 | Benjamin Victor - 1761 - 288 strani
...new.blown Bubbles of the Day. Ah ! let not Cenfure term^ur Fate our Choice, The Stage but ecchoes b«K the public Voice, The Drama's Laws the Drama's Patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, rnuft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the-Foilies you decry, As Tyrants doom their Tools of guilt... | |
 | Collection - 1766 - 356 strani
...every meteor of caprice muft play, And chace the new-blown bubbles of the day. Ah! let not cenfu.?* term our fate our choice; The ftage but echoes back the public voice., The dram.a'9 laws the drama's patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe, to live. Then prompt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 strani
...And chace the new-blown Bubbles of the Day. Ah! let not Cenfure term our Fate, our Choice: The Stage but echoes back the public Voice, The Drama's Laws,...Drama's Patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafc to live. Then 3 Then prompt no more the Follies you decry, As Tyrants doom their Tools of Guilt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 strani
...And chace the new-blown Hubbies of the Day. Ah! let not Cenfure term our Fate, our Choice: The Stage but echoes back the public Voice, The Drama's Laws, the Drama's Patrons give, For we that live to pleafc, muft pleafc to live. Then 3 Then prompt no more the Follies you decry, As Tyrants doom their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 strani
...And chace the new-blown Bubbles of the Day. Ah! let not Cenfure term our Fate, our Choice: The Stage but echoes back the public Voice, The Drama's Laws, the Drama's Patrons g|ve, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the Follies you decry, As... | |
 | Thomas Davies - 1780 - 372 strani
...tafte j With every meteor of caprice muft play. And chace the new-blown bubbles of the day. Ah! Jet not cenfure term our fate our choice, The ftage but echoes back the public voice; * A famous rope-dancer and prajjlifer of legerdemain • Picks. : ' TJJF J The drama's laws, the drama's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 strani
...plac'd, Muft watch the wild viciflitudes of tafte ; With every meteor of caprice rnuft play, And chafe the new.blown bubbles of the day. Ah ! let not cenfure...drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that Kve to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants do/>m their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 strani
...rope-dancer, a real or pretended Turk, that exhibited rji Covcnt-garden ftage a winter or two before. ' Ah ! let not cenfure term our fate our choice, * The...' For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. c Then prompt no more the follies you decry, ' As tyrants doom their tools of guilt to die ; c 'Tis... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 strani
...rope-dancer, a real or pretended Turk, that exhibited on Covent-garden ftagc a winter or two before. O3 'Ahl ' Ah ! let not cenfure term our fate our choice, ' The...voice ; ' The drama's laws the drama's patrons give, c For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. ' Then prompt no more the follies you decry, ' As... | |
 | Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 634 strani
...rope-dancer, a real or pretended Turk, that exhibited on Covent-garden ftage u winter or two before. ' Ah ! let not cenfure term our fate our choice, ' The ftage but echoes back the public voice ; 1 The drama's laws the drama's patrons give, , * For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live.... | |
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Ah ! let not Censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live. 
