Consistent in our follies and our sins, Here honest Nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last ; As weak, as earnest ; and as gravely out, As sober Lanesborow dancing in the gout. De Vere: Or, The Man of Independence - Stran 209avtor: Robert Plumer Ward - 1827Celotni ogled - O knjigi
| John Bell - 1796 - 524 strani
...225 Consistent in our follies and our sinr., Here honest Nature ends as she begins. . Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last ; As weak, as earnest ; and as gravely out, 230 As sober Lanesb'row dancing in the gout. Behold a rev'rend... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 strani
...sand. Consistent in our follies and our sins, Here honest nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last ; As weak as earnest, and as gravely out As sober Lanesb'rongh danchig in the gout. Behold a reverend... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 strani
...sand. Consistent in our follies and our sins, Here honest Nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last , As weak, as earnest, and as gravely out Ai sober Lauesb'row dancing in the gout. Behold a reverend... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 strani
...aaiid. Consistent in our follies and our sins, Here honest Nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last ; As weak, as earnest, and as gravely out As sober Lanesb'row dancing in the goat. Behold a reverend... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 strani
...sand. Consistent in onr follies and our sins, Here honest Nature, ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last ; As weak, as earnest ; and as gravely out, 2JO As sober Lam-sborow dancing in the gout. Behold a reverend... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1816 - 946 strani
...which may be • Lord Lancsborough is thus mentioned by Pope, Moral Enavs, I. ISO. Old politician! chew on wisdom past. And totter on in business to the last; As weak as earnest ; and as gravely out Ac sober Lanes'brow dancing in the gout. be described as forming... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 strani
...sand. Consistent in our follies and our sins, Here honest Nature ends as she begins. Old politicians h dew : fragrant the fertile Earth After soft showers ; an ; As weak, as earnest ; and as gravely out, As sober Lanesborow dancing in the gout. Behold a reverend... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 402 strani
...sand. Consistent in our follies and our sins, Here honest Nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last ; As weak, as earnest ; and as gravely out, As sober Lanesborow dancing in the gout. Behold a reverend... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 strani
...225 Consistent in our follies and our sins, Here honest Nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last ; COMMENTARY. of coming to the knowledge and characters of men, by a Principle certain and infallible,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 424 strani
...225 Consistent in our follies and our sins, Here honest Nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last ; COMMENTARY. of coming to the knowledge and characters of men, by a Principle certain and infallible,... | |
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