He says but little, and that little said Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His wit invites you by his looks to come, But when you knock it never is at home: 'Tis like a parcel sent... Poems - Page 159by William Cowper - 1803 - 363 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...true choice spirit we admit; With wits a fool, with fools a wit.' Churchill's Duellist, Book iii. ' The solemn fop, significant and budge ; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge.' Cowper's Poems, Conversation, \. 299. According to Rebecca Warner (Original Letters, p. 204), Johnson... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...true choice spirit we admit; With wits a fool, with fools a wit." Churchill's Duellist, Book iii. ' The solemn fop, significant and budge ; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge.' Cowper's Poems, Conversation, \. 299. According to Rebecca Warner (Original Letters, p. 204), Johnson... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...keep himself away. A graver coxcomb we may sometimes see, Quite as absurd, though not so light as ha: A shallow brain behind a serious mask, An oracle within...all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His wit inyites you by his looks to come, But when you knock it never is at home; Tis like a parcel sent you... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 422 pages
...cogence, we may say, Why such a one should keep himself away. A graver coxcomb we may sometimes see, Quite as absurd, though not so light as he: A shallow...He says but little, and that little said Owes all it's weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His wit invites you by his looks to come, But when you knock... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...cogence, we may say, Why such a one should keep himself away. A graver coxcomb we may sometimes see, Quite as absurd, though not so light as he : A shallow...He says but little, and that little said Owes all it's weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His wit invites you by his looks to come, But when you knock... | |
| William Cowper - 1812 - 396 pages
...cogence, we may say, Why such a one should keep himself away. A graver coxcomb we may sometimes see, Quite as absurd, though not so light as he: A shallow...He says but little, and that little said Owes all it's weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His wit invites you by his looks to come, But when you knock... | |
| William Cowper - 1814 - 496 pages
...we may sometimes see, Qnite as absnrd, thongh not so light as he : A shallow brain behind a serions mask* An oracle within an empty cask, The solemn fop ; significant and bndge ; A fool with jndges, amongst fools a jndge; He says bnt little, and that little said Owes all... | |
| 1817 - 314 pages
...cogence, we may say, Why such a one should keep himself away. A graver coxcomb we may sometimes see r Quite as absurd, though not so light as he: A shallow...little said Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to le&d. His wit invites you by his looks to come, But when you knock it never is at home; Tis like a... | |
| William Cowper - 1817 - 230 pages
...cogence, we may say, Why such a one should keep himself away. A graver coxcomb we may sometimes see, Quite as absurd, though not so light as he: A shallow...fool with judges, amongst fools a judge ; He says bnt little, and that little said Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His wit invites you... | |
| William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...cask, The solemu fop ; siguificant and hndge , A fool with jndges, amongst fools a jndge ; He says hut little, and that little said Owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead. His wit invites yon hy his looks to come, But when you knock it never is at home : Tis like a parcel sent yon hy the... | |
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