God's sake, come, and live with men: Consider, mice, like men, must die, Both small and great, both you and I: Then spend your life in joy and sport. (This doctrine, friend, I learn'd at court.)" The veriest hermit in the nation May yield, God knows,... One Hundred Fables in verse; by various authors. Selected and revised by J ... - Page 7by One hundred fables, James Plumptre - 1825Full view - About this book
| Epictetus, Samuel Croxall, John Gay, William Cowper, Alexander Pope, Jean de La Fontaine, Ignacy Krasicki, James Merrick, Charles Denis, John Tapner - 1832 - 388 pages
..." I vow, you're mighty neat ! But, lord, my friend, this savage scene ! — For mercy's sake, come, live with men : Consider, mice, like men, must die,...life in joy and sport ; (This doctrine, friend, I learn "d at court.)" The veriest hermit in the nation May yield, we know, to strong temptation. Away... | |
| Anne Parker - 1835 - 302 pages
...way sparing, He eat himself the rind and paring. Our courtier scarce could touch a bit, But showed his breeding and his wit; He did his best to seem...your life in joy and sport. (This doctrine, friend, I learned at court.)" The veriest hermit in the nation May yield, we know, to strong temptation. Away... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1835 - 382 pages
...vow you're mighty neat : But lord, my friend, this savage scene! For God's sake come and live witl1 men : Consider, mice, like men, must die, Both small...court.') The veriest hermit in the nation May yield, God knows, to strong temptation. Away they came, through thick and thin, To a tall house near Lincoln's-inn,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1835 - 318 pages
...cried, ' I vow you 're mighty neat : But, Lord, my friend, this savage scene ! 175 For God's sake, come, and live with men : Consider, mice, like men,...sport : This doctrine, friend, I learn'd at court.' 180 The veriest hermit in the nation May yield, God knows, to strong temptation. Away they come, through... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1836 - 320 pages
...eat, And eried, ' I vow you're mighty neat ; But, lord, my friend, this savage scene ! For God's sake come, and live with men : Consider, mice, like men, must die, Both small and great, hoth you and I : Then spend your life in joy and sport ; (This ductrine, friend, I learn'd at court.')... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 pages
...eat. And cried, ' I vow yon're mighty neat ; But, lord, my friend, this savage scene ! For God's sake at's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, hoth you and I : Then spend your life in joy and sport ; (This doctrine, friend, I learn'd at court... | |
| Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...eat, And cried " I vow you're mighty neat : ' But, my dear friend, this savage scene ! ' I pray you, come and live with men : ' Consider, mice, like" men,...life in joy and sport ; ' (This doctrine, friend, I learned at court.)" The veriest hermit in the nation May yield, you know, to strong temptation. Away... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...eat, And cried, " I vow you're mighty neat. But Lord, my friend, this savage scene ! For God's sake, nstinct seizes, and transports away. None need a guide...of head : None want a place, for all their centre learnt at court.)" The veriest hermit in the nation May yield, God knows, to strong temptation. Away... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pages
...eat, And cried, •'! vow you're mighty neat. But Lord, my friend, this savage scene! For God's sake, present, commands his angels to make several alterations...perceiving his fallen condition, heavily bewails, rejects learnt at court") The veriest hermit in the nation May yield, God knows, to strong temptation. Away... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pages
...eat, And cried, •' I vow you're mighty neat Bat Lord, my friend, this savage scene! For God's sake, their flocks learnt at court") The veriest hermit in the nation May yield, God knows, to strong temptation. Away... | |
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