 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...the fool The victim of his own tremendous choice, ' "' ' And taught a brute the way to safe revenge. I would not enter on my list of friends (Tho' grac'd with polish'd manners and fine sense, Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.... | |
 | Henry Siddons - 1806 - 848 pages
...would not reckon in my list of friends, " Though bless'd with polish'd manners and fine " sense, i " Yet wanting sensibility, the man, " Who needlessly...worm. " An inadvertent step may crush the snail " That idly crawls upon the midway path ; 44 But he that has humanity, forewarn'd, " Will tread aside and... | |
 | 1808 - 614 pages
...C*n find no warrant there." " I would not enter on my list of friends (Though grac'd with polish'd manners and fine sense, Yet wanting sensibility,) the- man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm." " The sum is this. If man's convenience, health, Or safety interfere, his rights and claims Are paramount,... | |
 | Harriet Corp - 1808 - 160 pages
...opinion of the poet Corvpfr, and would not enter oa my list of friends,, " (Though grac'd with polish'd manners and fine sense, "•Yet wanting sensibility)...the man "•Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm." " It is thy weak side, thou hast often made thyself miserable at these kind of accidents." " I feel... | |
 | 1808 - 604 pages
...no warrant there." " I would" not enter on my list of friends (Though grac'd with polish'd manner* and fine sense, Yet wanting sensibility,) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm ." " The sum is this. If man's convenience, health, Or safety interfere, his rights and claims •... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1810 - 426 pages
...ADDRESSED TO WILLIAM COWPER, ESQ. IN 1788, ON THE SARCASMS LEVELLED AT NATIONAL GBATITUDB IN THE TASK.* I WOULD not enter on my list of friends, " Tho' grac'd with polish'd manners," tho' endow'd With talents destin'd to immortal fame, But wanting generosity, the... | |
 | 1810 - 478 pages
...would not enter on «iy list of friend?, (Though gric,d with polisli'd manner* and fine sense, Tet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot...a worm. An inadvertent step may crush the ; snail j That crawls at evening in the public path; But he that hath humanity forewzrn'd. Will step aside,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pages
...made the fool The victim of his own tremendous choice, And taught a brute the way to safe revenge. I would not enter on my list of friends (Tho' grac'd with polish'd manners and fine sense, Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1813 - 276 pages
...Cruflty to Brutes eensured. I WOULD not enter on my list of friends, (Though grae'd with polis'i'd manners and fine sense, Yet wanting sensibility.)...needlessly sets foot upon a worm. An inadvertent step may erush the suail, That erawls at evening in the publie path,; But he that has humanity, forewarn'd,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...CRUELTY TO BRUTES CENSURED. T. WOULD not enter on my list of friends, .(Though grac'd with polish'd manners and fine sense Yet wanting sensibility,) the man, Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm. An irt&dver'ent step may erush the snail, That crawls-at evening in the public path; >jBiU he that has... | |
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I would not enter on my list of friends (Though graced with polished manners and fine sense, Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm. 
