 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 524 oldal
...Hundred Pound. " Had he but fpar'd his Tongue and Pen, " He might have rofe like other Men : " But, Pow'r was never in his Thought, " And Wealth he valu'd not a Groat : " Ingratitude he often found, " And pity'd thofe who meant the Wound : " But kept the Tenor «of his Mind, " To merit well of human Kind... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 440 oldal
...for fix hundred pound. HAD he but fpar'd his tongue and pen, He might have rofe like other men : 420 But power was never in his thought, And wealth he...valu'd not a groat : Ingratitude he often found. And pity'd thofe who meant the wound: Bat kept the tenor of his mind, 425 To merit well of human kind r... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 410 oldal
...for fix hundred pound. Had he but fpar'd his tongue and pen, He might have rofe like other men : 420 But power was never in his thought, And wealth he...valu'd not a groat : Ingratitude he often found, And pity'd thofe who meant the wound : But kept the tenor of his mind, 425 To merit well of humankind :... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 422 oldal
...and vol. iii. p. 411. Had he but fpar'd his tongue and pen, He might have rofe like other men : 420 But power was never in his thought, And wealth he...valu'd not a groat : Ingratitude he often found, And pity'd thofe who meant the wound ; But kept the tenor of his mind, 425 To merit well of human-kind... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 398 oldal
...To fell him for fix hundred pound. " Had he but fpar'd his tongue and pen, 360 " He might have rofe like other men : *' But power was never in his thought^ " And wealth he valued not a groat ; " Ingratitude he often found, " And pity'd thofe who meant the wound : 365 " But... | |
 | 1787 - 446 oldal
...faftion led, 415 " But not a traitor could be found " To sell him for six hundred pound. " Had he but spar'd his tongue and pen, " He might have rose like other men ; 410 " Ingratitude he often found, .;s:ss " And pity'd those who meant the wound, " But kept the tenor... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 oldal
...found, To fell him for fix hundred pound. " Had he but fpar'd his tongue and pen, He might have rofe like other men : But power was never in his thought. And wealth he valued not a groat : Ingratitude he often found, And pity'd thofe who meant the wound ; But kept the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 516 oldal
...found, To fell him for Ox hundred pound. " Had he hut fpar'd his tongue and pea, He mighp have rofe like other men: * " But power was never in his thought, " And wealth he valued not a groat : " Ingratitude he often found, " And pity'd thofe who meant the wound; " But kept... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 oldal
...could be found, To sell him for six hundred pound. " Had be but spar'd his tongue and pen, He ought have rose like other men : But power was never in his thought, And wealth he valu'd not a groat : * Dr. Delany, in the close of his eighth letter, afar having enumerated the friends with whom the... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 oldal
...price upon his head : But not a traitor could be found To sell him for six hundred pound. * Had he but spar'd his tongue and pen, He might have rose like other men ; But pow'r was never in his thonght, And wealth he valued not a groat. Ingratitude he often found, And pitied... | |
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Two kingdoms, just as faction led, Had set a price upon his head; But, not a traitor could be found, To sell him for six hundred pound. 'Had he but spar'd his tongue and pen, He might have rose like other men... 
