| John Bell - 1796 - 480 pages
...Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, 515 As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes,...toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, *32O In puns, or politics, or talcs, or lies, Cr spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies; His wit... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...the way. Whether in florid impotence he ¡peaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet fqueaks: Or at the ear of Eve, familiar toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits bimfclf abroad, In puns, or politics, or talcs, or lies, Or fpiie, or fmur, or rhymes or blalphcmies.... | |
| William Coxe - 1800 - 522 pages
...all~the way. Whether in florid impotence he i'peaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet fqueaks , Or at the ear of Eve, familiar toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad, &c. Amphibious thing ! that acting either part, The triffing head, or the corrupted... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, 315 As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And as the prompter breathes...toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, 320 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies ; His wit... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...dimpling nil the way. Whether in florid impotence he (peaks, And,aslbeprompterbreathes,thepuppetiqueaks Or at the ear of E-ve, familiar toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits himlelf abroad, Jn puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or (pite, or (mut, or rhymes, or blai'phemies.... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 504 pages
...the way. Whether in florid impotence he fpeaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet fqueaks ; Or at the ear of Eve, familiar Toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad, 320 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or fpite, or fmut, or rhymes, or... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 508 pages
...the way. Whether in florid impotence he fpeaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet fqueaks ; Or at the ear of Eve, familiar Toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad, 320 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or fpite, or fmut, or rhymes, or... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 550 pages
...the way. Whether in florid impotence he fpeaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet fqueaks ; Or at the ear of Eve, familiar Toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad, 320 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or fpite, or fmut, or rhymes, or... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...Eternal smiles his emptiness hetray, Slfi As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And as the prompter breathes...toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, 320 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies; His wit... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, 31j As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes,...toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, 320 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spue, or smut, or rbymes, or blasphemies ; His wit... | |
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