 To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools, by fools mistook for pride ; From thee whatever virtue takes its rise, Grows a misfortune, or becomes...  Letters. Index - Stran 419avtor: Jonathan Swift - 1801Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 490 strani
...greatest foe is fled Despair and he lodge ever in its stead ; March o'er the ruin'd plain with motion s Still scatt'ring desolation where they go. To thee...to hide, That scorn of fools, by fools mistook for p From thee whatever virtue takes its rise, Grows 'a misfortune, or becomes a vice ; Such were thy... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 686 strani
...footsteps find. To thee I owe that fatal bend of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclia'd ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn...were thy rules to be poetically great, Stoop not to interest, flattery, or deceit ; Nor with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid; Learn to disdain their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 676 strani
...• i To thee I owe that fatal bend of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclin'd : To thec, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools,...were thy rules to be poetically great, Stoop not to interest, flattery, or deceit ; Nor with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid ; Learn to disdain their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1824 - 556 strani
...footsteps find. To thee I owe that fatal hent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn...rules to be poetically great : — ' Stoop not to interest, flattery, or deceit ; Nor with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid ; Learn to disdain their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1826 - 334 strani
...footsteps tind. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn...rules to be poetically great : — ' Stoop not to interest, flattery, or deceit ; Nor with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid ; Learn to disdain their... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 560 strani
...footsteps find. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn...rules to be poetically great : — ' Stoop not to interest, flattery, or deceit ; Nor with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid ; Learn to disdain their... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 550 strani
...footsteps find. To thee I owe that fatal hent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools, hy fools mistook for pride ; From thee whatever virtue takes its rise, Grows a misfortune, or hecomes... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 380 strani
...footsteps find. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts Inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn...rules to be poetically great : — ' Stoop not to interest, flattery, or deceit ; | Nor with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid ; Learn to disdain their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1833 - 386 strani
...where they go. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools, hy fools mistook for pride ; From thee whatever virtue takes its rise, Grows a misfortune, or becomes... | |
 | 1910 - 862 strani
...of all my woes. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind. Still to unhappy restless thoughts Inclined ; To thee what oft I vainly strive to hide. That scorn of fools, by fools mistook for r>ride. But scorn, whatever It may be mistaken for. Is not an endearing or necessarily a profound emotion.... | |
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