A duchess, or a suburb wench Or oft, when epithets you link In gaping lines to fill a chink ; Like stepping-stones, to save a stride, In streets where kennels are too wide ; Or like a heel-piece, to support A cripple with one foot too short ; Or like... A New Miscellany for the Year 1734 - Page 14by Jonathan Swift - 1734 - 23 pagesFull view - About this book
| Jonathan Swift - 1744 - 416 pages
...Wench. Or oft when Epithets you link, In gaping Lines to fill a Chink ; Like Stepping-ftones to fave a Stride, In Streets where Kennels are too wide : Or, like a Heel-piece to fuppdrt A Cripple with one Foot too fhort : Or, like a Bridge that joins a Marifh To Moorlands of ad... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 288 pages
...epithets you link In gaping lines to fill a chink; Like ftepping-ftones to fave a ftride In ftreets where kennels are too wide ; Or like a heel-piece, to fupport A cripple with one foot too Short ; Or like a bridge that joins a marifh To moorlands of a diff'rent parifh. So have I feen ill-coupled... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 294 pages
...lines to fill a chink; Like ftepping-ftones to fave a firide In ftreets where kennels are too wide 5 Or like a heel-piece, to fupport A cripple with one foot too fhort ; Or like a bridge that joins a marim To moorlands of a diff'rent parifh. So have I feen ill-coupled... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 404 pages
...fill a chink ; Like ftepping-ftor.es,' to fave a ft ride, In flreets where kennels are too wide.; 170 Or like a heel-piece, to fupport A cripple with one foot too fliort; Or like a bridge, that joins a marifli To moorlands of a different parifli. VOL. II. X Sa So have I fcen ill-coupled hounds 1 75 Drag... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 398 pages
...fill a chink ; Like ftepping-ftones, to fave a ftride, In ftreets where kennels are too wide ; 1 70 Or like a heel-piece, to fupport A cripple with one foot too fhort ; Or like a bridge, that joins a marifh To moorlands of a different parifti. So have I feen ill-coupled... | |
| 1787 - 446 pages
...Jew." Or oft', when epithets you link In gaping lines to fill a chink, 17o Like stepping-stones to save a stride In streets where kennels are too wide; Or like a heel-piece to support A cripple with one foot too short; Or like a bridge that joins a marish 175 To moorlands of... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 326 pages
...fill a chink; Like ftepping-ftones to fave a ftride, In ftreets where kennels are too wide; • 170 Or like a heel-piece, to fupport A cripple with one foot too fhort ; Or like a bridge, that joins a marilb. To moorlands of a different parifh. £3 Sq So have I... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 pages
...epithets you link In gaping lines to fill a chink -. Like ftcpping-ftones to fave a'ftride, In ftreets where kennels are too wide ; Or like a heel-piece, to fupport A cripple with one foot too fhort ; Or like a bridge, thatjoins a mania To moorland of a difierent pariih. So have I fccn ill-coupled... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 516 pages
...to fill a chink ; Like ftepping-llones to five a UrUe, In lireit* where kcnnoli are too wiJc ; X"O Or like a heel-piece, to fupport A cripple with one foot too fnort ; • Or like a bridge, that j->ins amarifh To moorlands of a different p.irifh. o have I fcen... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 pages
...suburbwench : Or oft, when epithets you link In gaping lines to fill a chink; Like steppingstones, to save a stride, In streets where kennels are too wide ; Or like a heel-piece, to support A cripple with one foot too short ; Or like a bridge, that joins a marish To moorlands of a... | |
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