 | William Hogarth - 1808 - 346 oldal
...following lines: o " Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, " And the puff of a dunce,—he mistook it for fame; " Till his relish grown callous...disease, " Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. "• But let us be candid, and speak out our mind; " If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind." We... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 768 oldal
...foible was thus happily hit off by Goldsmith in his Retaliation. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow" d what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it for fame ; Till his relish i.rown callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. 2 M 4. The i,. The... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 oldal
...pack, For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it for fame t. 'Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest, was surest to please.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 oldal
...he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton.heswallow'd what came, And thepuff of a dunce he mistook it for fame ; Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease. Who pcpper'd the highest was surest to please. But l«t us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 oldal
...pack, For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it for fame; Till his relish grew callous, almost to disease, W1io pepper'd the highest, was surest to please. But let us be candid,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 oldal
...could whistle them back. Of praise a mere g1utton,he swallow' d what came, And the puff of a dunce be mistook it for fame; Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease. Who pi'pper'd the highest was surest to please. Tint let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces... | |
 | 1812 - 474 oldal
...actor. Goldsmith's lines in Retaliation are a true portrait. " OF praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, " And the puff of a dunce — he mistook...disease, " Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. " Bat let us be candid, and speak out our mind, " If dunces applauded, Ke paid them in kind: «« Ye,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 oldal
...pack, For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallowM what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it...disease, Who pepper'd the highest, was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind,' If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 oldal
...pack, For he knew^vhen he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a move glutton, he swallow'd what , came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it...disease^ Who pepper'd the highest, was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 oldal
...pack, For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce he mistook it for...disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kino. 78 Ye Kenricks,... | |
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Though secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they were not his own by finessing and trick: He cast off his friends as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallowed what came,... 
