 HERE continueth to rot The Body of FRANCIS CHARTRES, Who with an INFLEXIBLE CONSTANCY, and INIMITABLE UNIFORMITY of life, PERSISTED, In spite of AGE and INFIRMITIES, In the practice of EVERY HUMAN VICE; Excepting PRODIGALITY and HYPOCRISY; His insatiable...  History of John Bull. Essays. Poetry - Stran 461avtor: Jonathan Swift - 1801Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Alexander Graydon - 1846 - 530 strani
...The Epitaph is as follows; it conveys a moral, and no apology is offered for its insertion here : " Here continueth to rot the body of Francis Chartres,...uniformity of life, persisted, in spite of age and infirmi. ties, in the practice of every human rice, excepting prodigality and hypocrisy; his insatiable... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 904 strani
...Dr Arbuthnot's peculiar vein of talent : — " Here continueth to rot the body of Francis Charteris, who, with an inflexible constancy, and inimitable uniformity of life, persisted, in spite of age and inftrmities, in the practice of every human vice; excepting prodigality and hypocrisy; his insatiable... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 strani
...with it. The following epitaph contains his character, very justly drawn by Dr. Arbuthnot :— 1 1 KRE continueth to rot The body of FRANCIS CHARTRES, Who,...AGE and INFIRMITIES, In the practice of EVERY HUMAN VICB, Excepting PRODIGALITY and HYPOCRISY : His insatiable AVARICE exempted him from the first, B.... | |
 | William Cramp (author of The philosophy of language.) - 1850 - 126 strani
...letter to the Duke of Grafton : — " Chartres now and then deviated into honesty, and even Lord * Here continueth to rot The body of Francis Chartres, Who, with an indefatigable constancy And inimitable uniformity of life, Persisted, In spite of age and infirmities,... | |
 | William Cramp - 1850 - 206 strani
...letter to the Duke of Grafton : — " Chartres now and then deviated into honesty, and even Lord * Here continueth to rot The body of Francis Chartres, Who, with an indefatigable constancy And inimitable uniformity of life, . t > Persisted, In spite of age and infirmities,... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 strani
...and money-lender of the day, who was tried and condemned for one of the most revolting of crimes :— Here continueth to rot the body of Francis Chartres,...avarice exempted him from the first, his matchless impndence from the second. Nor was he more singular in the undeviating pravity of his manners than... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 586 strani
...unenviable immortality to his had name in the following inscription : — VOL. VIL— 24 "'Here contlnnetb to rot the body of FRANCIS CHARTRES, Who, with an...inimitable uniformity of life, persisted. In spite of ago and infirmities, in the practico of every human vice, excepting PRODIGALITY and iivrocmsv! His... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 586 strani
...immortality to his bad name in the fallowing inscription : — • VOL. VII.— 24 " ' Here contlnneth to rot the body of FRANCIS CHARTRES, Who, with an Inflexible constancy, anil Inimitable uniformity of life, persisted, in «pito of ago and Infirmities, in the practico of... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 strani
...for one of the most revolting of crimes : — Hero continueth to rot the body of Francis Chartrcs, who, with an inflexible constancy, and inimitable...human vice, excepting prodigality and hypocrisy ; his insiliable avarice exempted him from the first, his matchless impudence from the second. Nor was he... | |
 | John Saunders - 1858 - 806 strani
...Swift has commonly the merit of its authorship, but it was really composed by his friend Arbuthnot : " Here continueth to rot The body of Francis Chartres,...inflexible constancy And inimitable uniformity of Ufe, Persisted, In spite of Ago and Infirmities, In the practice of every human Vice, Excepting Prodigality... | |
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