 | John Oldham - 1703 - 624 strani
...flippery place, (Race. While his young Friend performed and won the O early ripe ! to thy abundant ftore What could advancing Age have added more ? It might...Have taught the numbers of thy native Tongue. But Satyr needs not thofe, and Wit will fhine Through the harfh cadence of a rugged line. A noble Error... | |
 | Giles Jacob - 1720 - 418 strani
...While his young Friend perjorm'd and won thf Rtct. О early ripe ! to thy abundant Store , ._ ч IVhat could advancing Age have added more ? It might (what Nature never gives the Toung.) Have taught the Numbers of thy Native Tongue. But Satire needs nit thofe, and Wit rtillfiine... | |
 | William Walsh - 1721 - 392 strani
...arrive. Thus Nifus fell upon the flipp'ry Place, While his young Friend perform'd, and won the * (Race. O early ripe! to thy abundant Store, What could advancing...Have taught the Numbers of thy Native Tongue. But Satyr needs not Thofe, and Wit will mine Thro' the harm Cadence of a rugged Line. ' .f A npble Error,... | |
 | Giles Jacob - 1723 - 402 strani
...i"' While his young Friend performd and won the O early ripe ! to thy abundant Store ' ; • IVhat could advancing Age have added more ? It might (what Nature never gives the Toung) ,^__ Have taught the Numbers of thy Native Tongue'^ ' But Satire needs tut thofi, and Wit willflune.:... | |
 | John Dryden - 1743 - 352 strani
...Whilft his young Friend perform'd, and won the Race. O early ripe ! to thy abundant Store What cou'd advancing Age have added more ? It might (what Nature never gives the Young) Have taught the Smoothnefs of thy native Tongue. But Satire needs not thofe, and Wit will fhiae Thro' the harfh Cadence... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 strani
...place, While his young friend performed and won the race. O early ripe ! to thy. abundant ftore, ." , What could advancing age have added more ? It might, what nature never gives the young, flave taught the numbers of thy native tongue. But fatire needs not thofe, and wit will fhine, Thro'... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 strani
...flipp'ry place, Whilft his young friend perform'd, and won the race. 0 early, ripe ! to thy abundant ftore What could advancing age have added more ? It might...(what nature never gives the young) Have taught the fmoothnefs of thy native tongue, Butfatire needs notthofe, and wit will mine Thro the harm cadence... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 strani
...flipp'ry place, Whilft his young friend perform'd, and won the race. 0 early ripe ! to thy abundant ftore What could advancing age have added more ? It might...(what nature never gives the young) Have taught the fmoothnefs of thy native tongue. But fatire needs not thofe, and wit will fhine Thro the harfh cadence... | |
 | 1762 - 438 strani
...drive $ The laft fet out, the fooneft did arrive. O early ripe ! to thy abundan' ft. re What cou'd advancing age have added more ? It might, what nature never gives the young, Have taught the fmoothneis of thy na'ive tongue : But fatire needs not thofe ; and wit will mine Thro' the harfli cadence... | |
 | 1762 - 438 strani
...fet out, the fooneft did arrive. O early ripe ! to thy abundau ftife What cou'd advancing age hjve added more ? It might, what nature never gives the young, Have taught the fmoothnei's of thy nj'ive tongue : Bat fatire needs not thofe ; and wit will mine Thro' the harfh cadence... | |
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O early ripe! to thy abundant store What could advancing age have added more? It might (what Nature never gives the young) Have taught the numbers of thy native tongue. But satire needs not those, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged... 
