 ON ONE DELACOURT's COMPLIMENTING CARTHY ON HIS POETRY. CARTHY, you say, writes well — his genius true, You pawn your word for him — he'll vouch for you. So two poor knaves, who find their credit fail, To cheat the world, become each other's bail.  Letters: Life of Mr. Wilkes. Poems - Page 183by John Wilkes - 1804Full view - About this book
 | 1794 - 428 pages
...well : — fuppofe it true ; You pawn your word for him, who'll vouch forjrou ? So, two poor knaves, who find their credit fail, To cheat the world, become each other's bail. o« DR. TRAPP'S TRANSLATION OF VIRGIL. JVllND but thy preaching, Trapp ; tranflate no further : Is... | |
 | Select epigrams - 1797 - 224 pages
...CARLO, you fay, writes well ; fuppofe it true — You pawn your word for him, who'll vouch for you; So two poor rogues, who find their credit fail, To cheat the world, become each other's bail. THE ANTIDOTE. WHEN LESBIA firft I faw, fo heavenly fair, With eyes fo bright, and with that awful air,... | |
 | 1806 - 274 pages
...well — suppose it true ; You pawn your word for him — who'll vouch for you. So, two poor knaves, who find their credit fail, To cheat the world, become each other's bail. , CXVI. ON A BAD TRANSLATION OF HORACE. ONCE Horace fancy "d, from a man, He was transform'd into a... | |
 | 1807 - 218 pages
...writes well : suppose it true; You pawnyourword for him, who'll vouch for you : So two poor knaves, who find their credit fail, To cheat the world, become each other's bail. MARTIAL, EP. 1000. WHEN in the dark on thy soft hand I hung, And heard the tempting syren in thy tongue... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 pages
...writes well — his genius true, You pawn your word for him — he'll vouch for you. So two poor knaves, who find their credit fail, To cheat the world, become each other's bail. CA.NtATA. A CANTATA.* slew you ex cell, Suityour words to your musick -well, musick luell, musick ivell,... | |
 | Panorama - 1809 - 368 pages
...well — suppose it true ; You pawii your word for him — who'll vonch for you. So, two poor knaves, who find their credit fail, To cheat the world, become each other's bail. CONCEIT JUSTIFIED. 'CAUSE Charles delights to hear himself, You call him a conceited elf; From ceusure... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 544 pages
...well — his genius true ; You pawn your word fer him — he'll vuuch for you. So two poor knaves, who find their credit fail. To cheat the world, become each other's bail," De La Cpur, very confidently, " I'll tell you the precise day; it will be on the 14th of August next.?'... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 832 pages
...well — his genins true ; You pawn your word for him — he'll vouch for you. So two poor kuaves, who find their credit fail, To cheat the world, become each other's bail. * Carthy, a scribbling schoolmaster, wrote some severe lines on Dr. Swift and his friends. F. END OP... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 534 pages
...writes well — his genius true, You pawn your word for him — he'll vouch for you. So two poor knaves, who find their credit fail, To cheat the world, become each other's bail. * Carthy, a scribbling schoolmaster, wrote some severe lines on Dr Swift and his Friends.— F. EPITAPH,... | |
 | 1821 - 670 pages
...writes well — his genius true ; You pawn your word for him— he '11 vouch for you. So two poor knaves who find their credit fail To cheat the world, become each other's bail." A gentleman one day meeting the doctor in a bookseller's shop, during the siege of the Havannah, asked... | |
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