 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 474 strani
...strange impropriety of conduct, have been finely described by Pope in his Moral Essays. * WHARTON, the scorn and wonder of our days. Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise; Bom with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies. Though wondering... | |
 | George Alexander Cooke - 1817 - 330 strani
...of the duke's character, has been finely described by Pope in his Moral Es» says : " Wharton, tlie scorn and wonder of our days, .Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women or fools must like him, or he dies. Though wondering... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 strani
...This clue once found uuravels all the rest. The prospect clears, and Wharton stands confest. Wharton ! the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise ; Born with whate'er could win it from the wise. Women and fools must like him, or he dies; Though... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 strani
...clue once found uuravels all the rest, The prospect clears, andWhartou stands confess 'd. Wharton ! the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies : Though... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 strani
...clue once found unravels all the rest, The prospect clears, andWharton stands confess 'd. Wharton! tbe scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with wlmte'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies : Though... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 496 strani
...buried in St. Pancras church-yard. Pope has drawn his character in these masterly lines : " Wharton, the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him or he dies . Tho' wond'ring... | |
 | James Sargant Storer - 1817 - 456 strani
...vigour of talent and strange impropriety of conduct have been finely described by Pope— Wharton, the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the love of praise : Boni with wliate'rr could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or... | |
 | James Storer - 1818 - 226 strani
...vigour of talent and strange impropriety of conduct bave been finely described by Pupe — Wharton, the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the love of praise : VOL. VII. H Born with wbate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1854 - 580 strani
...hastening, in his English history, to the time and events in which this hero nourished. " Wharton ! the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies : Though... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 strani
...This clue once found, unravels all the rest, The prospect clears, and Wharton stands confest. Wharton, the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise ; Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, 'Women and fools must like him, or he dies : Though... | |
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Wharton, the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise: Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him or he dies; Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master... 
