 | Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 720 strani
...laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief By formin;-' parties, but could ne'er be chief ; Kor, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom...bereft, He left not faction , but of that was left. 2. Slingsby Bethel. 3. Shimei, whose youth did early promise bring Of zeal to God and hatred to his... | |
 | Wendell Phillips - 1863 - 582 strani
...service from his retainers. O no ! wait a few months, and his fate will be that of Buckingham : — " wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left." But even though he die or be shelved, the race of traitors will not be extinct; and it is a sickening... | |
 | W. Thomas - 1978 - 248 strani
...ne're be Chief: For, spight of him, the weight of Business fell [565] On Absalom and wise Achitopheh Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not Faction, but of that was left, In speaking of this character sketch, Dryden himself said, "I avoided the mention of great crimes,... | |
 | Richard Jenkyns - 1992 - 526 strani
...could ne'r be Chief: For, spight of him, the Weight of Business fell On Absalom and wise Arhitophei. Thus wicked but in Will, of Means bereft, He left not Faction, but of that was left. Yet Dryden's Absalom (1681), The Medall, MarFlerknoe, and the satirical parts of Religio Laid (all... | |
 | Alexandre Beljame - 1998 - 528 strani
...by fools whom he still found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed himself from Court; then sought relief By forming parties,...Achitophel ; Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He lelt not faction, but of that was left." 1 111 This second edition appeared with four sets of verses,... | |
 | Paul Hammond - 2002 - 484 strani
...by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties,...bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left. Titles and names 'twere tedious to rehearse Of lords below the dignity of verse. 570 Wits, warriors,... | |
 | John Dryden - 2003 - 1024 strani
...by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed himself from court; then sought relief By forming parties,...bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left. Titles and names 'twere tedious to rehearse Of lords, below the dignity of verse. 570 Wits, warriors,... | |
 | Joseph Roach - 2007 - 284 strani
...poet's rage the portrait of "Zimri" may well have been; it was certainly evidence of his deadly skill: Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not Faction, but of that was left.4 4 (Conflating the ruin of Buckingham's finances with his political isolation in the bitter denouement... | |
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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... 
