 | Gilbert Burnet - 1850 - 996 strani
...fools, whom still he found too late ; He hod liiit jest, and they had his estate. He laughed himself from Court ; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left." Pope, in his... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1850 - 710 strani
...fools, whom still he found too late, He had his ject, and they had his estate ; He laugh 'd himself l. [Accomplishmtnit of IfutHltrai.] When civil dudgeon first grow F?r, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel : 'I'll us, wicked but... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 602 strani
...fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate ; He langlvd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties,...bereft, He left not faction, but .of that was left A milk-white hind, immortal and unchang'd, Fed on the lawns, and in the forest rang'd ; Without, unspotted... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 594 strani
...fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate ; He laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For. spite of him, the weigtit of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel ; Thus, wicked but in will, of means berea,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1852 - 378 strani
...fools, whom still he found too late; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh' d himself from court; then sought relief By forming parties,...could ne'er be chief: For spite of him the weight of bus' ness fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel: Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count), Charles II (King of England), Thomas Blount - 1853 - 568 strani
...fools, whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate : He laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties,...bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left." Absalom and Achitophel. Pope describes the last scene of this nobleman's life in these lines : —... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 strani
...laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief Вт forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; ¡ Frr, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom...bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left. [Shaftdbury'l Address to Monmoutli.} [From the aama] Auspicious prince, at whose nativity Some royal... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1853 - 838 strani
...fools, whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties,...him the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Aehitophel : Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left-f... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 346 strani
...fools, whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, but they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from court ; then sought relief By forming parties,...him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophol. Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left."... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1854 - 340 strani
...late; He laugh'd himself from court, then Bought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief. Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left." Absalom and Achitophel. There are only two or three high-finished satirical portraits that can enter... | |
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He laughed himself from court; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom, and wise Achitophel ; Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that... 
