| Great Britain - 1804 - 528 strani
...merit nuift with her prevail ! Hc'never knew lier judgment fail! 755 She noted all (he ever read 1 And had a moft difcerning head ! 'Tis an old maxim in the fchools, That flattery 'ä the food of fool?; Yet now and then your men of wk 760 Willcondefcend to take a bit. So,... | |
| George Crabbe - 1808 - 280 strani
...egomet mihi Omnia assentari. TERENT. in Eunuch. It has been held in antient Rules, That Flattery is the Food of Fools ; Yet now and then your Men of Wit Will condescend to taste a Hit. SWETT. MUSE of my Spencer, who so well could sing, The Passions all, their... | |
| George Crabbe - 1808 - 276 strani
...mihi Omnia assejnari. TERENT. in Munuch, ' '. . It has been held in antient Rules, That Flattery is the Food of Fools ; Yet now and then your Men of Wit Will condescend to taste a Bit. SWIJT. MUSE of my Spencer, who so .well could sing, The Passions all, their... | |
| George Crabbe - 1808 - 280 strani
...imperavi egomet mihi Omnia assentari. TERBNT. in EunuchIt has been held in antient Rules, That Flattery is the Food of Fools ; Yet now and then your Men of Wit Will condescend to taste a Bit. SWIFT. .IVf USE of my Spencer, who so well could sing, The Passions all,... | |
| George Crabbe - 1808 - 302 strani
...Omnia assentari. TERENT. in Eunuch. , . • • • It has been held in antient Rules, That Flattery is the Food of Fools ; • ' :•"• '• ^Yet now and then your Men of Wit * • .1 Will condescend to taste a Bit. SWIFT. . • • -•,! MuSE of my Spencer, who so well could... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 strani
...she ever read ! And had a most discerning bead ! 'Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery 's the food of fools , Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit. So, when Cadenus could not hide, He chose to justify, his pride ; Construing... | |
| William Somervile - 1811 - 312 strani
...she ever read, and had a most discerning head ! 'Tis an old maxim in the schools, that flattery 's the food of fools; yet now and then your men of wit will condescend to take a bit. So, when Cadenus could not hide, he chose to justify, his pride ; conslr'ing... | |
| George Crabbe - 1812 - 240 strani
...egomet mihi Omnia assentari. Terent. in Eunuch. It has been held in antient rules, That flattery is the food of fools ; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to taste a bit. Swift.. MUSE of my Spenser, whoso well could sing. The passions all, their... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 534 strani
...she ever read ! And had a most discerning head ! 'Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery's the food of fools ; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit. So, when Cadenus could not hide, He chose to justify his pride ; Construing... | |
| George Crabbe - 1816 - 306 strani
...egomet mihi Omnla assentari. Terent. in Eunuch. It has been held in antient rales, That flattery is the food of fools ; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to taste a bit. Swift. MUSE of my Spenser, who so well could'sing, The passions all, their... | |
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