 Of these the false Achitophel was first, A name to all succeeding ages curst: For close designs and crooked counsels fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit; Restless, unfixed in principles and place, In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery...  The Literature of Society - Pagina 32door Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1862Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pagina’s
...throne, Were rais'd in power and public office high ; Strong bands, if bunds ungrateful men could tie. For close designs and crooked counsels fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, imfiv'd hi principles and place, In pow'r unpleas'd, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 498 pagina’s
...extraordinary personage. Anecd. vol.vp 54. J . 3 [Dryden characterizes him in his well-known satire; " For close designs and crooked counsels fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit: Restless, unfixt in principles and place ; In pow'r unpleas'd, impatient of disgrace. in him to brag... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 pagina’s
...VII. Were raised in power and public office high ; Strong bands, if bands ungrateful men could tie. Of these the false Achitophel * was first ; A name...counsels fit; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Kestless, unfixed in principles and place; In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 pagina’s
...high ; Strong bands, if bands ungrateful men could tie. Of these the false Achitophel * was first ; "K A name to all succeeding ages curst : For close designs,...counsels fit ; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfixed in principles and place; In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul,... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pagina’s
...throne, Were rais'd in power and public office high ; Strong bands, if bands ungrateful men could tie. For close designs and crooked counsels fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit; Restless, unfix'd in principles and place, In pow'r uupleas'd, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery sonl,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pagina’s
...throne, Were rais'd in |>ow'r and jniUic orlicc high ; Strong bands, if bands ungrateful men could lie. d him twice: To the same life none ever twice awoke....though still more rapid in its flow ; Nor mark the ; Hcsiless, unfix'd in principles and place; In pow'r ilnpleas'd, impatient of disgrace: A fiery attul,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1832 - 644 pagina’s
...(with some reservation, however,) as Dryden did of his predecessor — ' Of these the false Achitoplicl was first — A name to all succeeding ages curst;...counsels fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit; Restless, unfixed in principles and place, In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace But praise deserved... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pagina’s
...pnhlic oflice kigni Strong bands, 'it bands ongrateful men could tie. Of these the false Achitnphel was first; A name to all succeeding ages curst: For close designs and crooked couusclt fit; Sagacious, hold, and turbulent of nit ; Restless, unfix' d in principles and place; In... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pagina’s
...throne, Were rais'il in pmrer and public office high; Strong bands, if band^ ungrateful men could tie. Of these the false Achitophel was first; A name to all succeeding aces curst: For close designs, and crooked counsels fit; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 pagina’s
...his character in his Poem of Absolom and Achitophel with great strength and force of colouring : " Of these the false Achitophel was first; A name to...succeeding ages curst, For close designs, and crooked cotmseli fit; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit: Restless, unfix'd in principle and place; In power... | |
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