Tis avarice all, ambition is no more ! See, all our nobles begging to be slaves ! See, all our fools aspiring to be knaves ! The wit of cheats, the courage of a whore, Are what ten thousand envy and adore ! All, all look up with reverential awe, At crimes... Political Essays, with Sketches of Public Characters ... - xxxvi 페이지저자: William Hazlitt - 1819 - 439 페이지전체보기 - 도서 정보
| 1809 - 402 페이지
...aspiring to be knaves ! The wit of cheats, the courage of a whore, Arc what ten thousand envy and adore : All, all look up, with reverential awe, At crimes, that 'scape or triumph o'er tbe law; While truth, worth, wisdom, daily they decry : tl Nothing is sacred now but villany." Yd iviiiy... | |
| 1809 - 536 페이지
...adore : All, all look up, with reverential awe, A t crimes that 'scape, or triumph o'er I he Ltai ; While truth, worth, wisdom, daily they decry — Nothing is sacred now but ii'lmay. Yet inny this verse (if such a verse remain) Shew there was one who held it in disdain. This... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 페이지
...aspiring to be knaves ! The wit of cheats, the courage of a whore, Are what ten thousand envy and adore : All, all look up, with reverential awe, At crimes...sacred now but villainy." Yet may this verse (if such a x'erse remain) Show there was one who held it in disdain. DIALOGUE it. Fr. 'Tis all a libel — Paxton... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 페이지
...aspiring to be knaves ! The wit of cheats, the courage of a whore, Are what ti-n thousand envy and adore : All, all look up, with reverential awe, At crimes that 'scape, or triumph o'er the law : While troth, worth, wisdom, daily they decry— " Nothing is sacred now but villainy." Yet may this verse... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 페이지
...to be knaves ! The wit of cheats, the courage of a whore, 165 Are what ten thousand envy and adore : All, all look up, with reverential awe, At crimes...villainy." Yet may this verse (if such a verse remain) Chow, there was one who held it in disdain. EPILOGUE TO THE SATIRES. DIALOGUE U. FJU >rpIS all a libel—... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 페이지
...to be knaves ! The wit of cheats, the courage of a whore, 165 Are what ten thousand envy and adore : All, all look up, with reverential awe, At crimes that 'scape or trinmph o'er the law : While truth, worth, wisdom, daily they decry.... " Nothing is sacred now but... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1818 - 354 페이지
...aspiring to be knaves! 'Hie wit of cheats, the courage of a whore, Are what ten thousand envy and adore : All, all look up with reverential awe, At crimes that...wisdom, daily they decry : Nothing is sacred now but vilhiiny. Yet may this verse (if such a verse remain) Show there was one who held it in disdain." His... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1818 - 338 페이지
...the courage of a whore, Are what ten thousand envy and adore: All, all look up with reverential aw^j, At crimes that 'scape or triumph o'er the law; While...is sacred now but villainy. Yet may this verse (if sue]} a verse remain) Show there was one who held it in disdain." His Satires are not in general so... | |
| 1822 - 290 페이지
...aspiring to be knaves! The wit of cheats, the courage of a whore, Are what ten thousand envy and adore: All, all look up, with reverential awe, At crimes...wisdom, daily they decry— ' Nothing is sacred now but villany.' Yet may this verse (if such a verse remain) Show there was one who held it in disdain. DIALOGUE... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 294 페이지
...aspiring to be knaves! The wit of cheats, the courage of a whore, Are what ten thousand envy and adore: All, all look up, with reverential awe, At crimes...wisdom, daily they decry^' Nothing is sacred now but villany.' Yet may this verse (if such a verse remain) Show there was one who held it in disdain. DIALOGUE... | |
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