 Doth a man stutter, look a-squint, or halt ; — Mimics draw humour out of Nature's fault ; With personal defects their mirth adorn, And hang misfortunes out to public scorn. E'en I, whom Nature cast in hideous mould, Whom, having made, she trembled to...  Sketches and scraps, by Y.S. - Pagina 72door Y. S - 1854 - 103 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1809 - 418 pagina’s
...then gladly quit this worthless subject. " Doth a man stutter, look a-squint, or halt * Mimics draat humour out of Nature's fault, With personal defects their mirth adorn, And hang misfortunes out to public scorn." June SO. JAQUBS. ROUSSEAU'S CONFESSIONS. " What booby in his own... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 622 pagina’s
...sport, Are all confain'd in this one word, JJutort. Doth л man stutter, look a-squint, or halt ? Mimics draw humour out of Nature's fault, With personal defects their mirth adorn, Anil hang misfortunes out to public scorn. F.'en I, whom Nature east in hideous mould, Whom, having... | |
 | 1839 - 894 pagina’s
...him, laid the lash, in these vigorous lines : — " Doth a man stutter, look asquint, or halt, Mimics draw humour out of nature's fault, With personal defects their mirth adorn, And hang misfortune out to public scorn. Even I, whom nature cast in hideous mould, And having made, she trembled to behold, Beneath... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 412 pagina’s
...sport, Arc all contain'd in this one word, .Distort. Doth a man stutter, look a-squint, or halt ? Mimics draw humour out of Nature's fault, With personal defects their mirth adorn, And hang misfortunes out to public scorn. E'en I, whom Nature cast in hideous mould, Whom, having made, she... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pagina’s
...Are all contain'd in this one word — distort. Doth a man stutter, look a-squint, or halt? Mimies ny a famous realm And country, whereof here needs no account ; But rather to tell ho misfortunes out to public scorn. Ey'n I, whom nature cast in hideous mould, Whom, having made, ehe... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 pagina’s
...retained at the same time. — Shenstane. MLXXXm. Doth a man stutter, look asquint, or halt? Mimics draw humour out of nature's fault; "With personal defects their mirth adorn, And hang misfortunes out to public scorn. . Churchill. MLXXXlV. The manner of saying or of doing any thing goes... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pagina’s
...retained at the same time. — Shenstone. MLXXXin. Doth a man stutter, look asquint, or halt? Mimics draw humour out of nature's fault; With personal defects their mirth adorn, And hang misfortunes out to public scorn. Churcfiill. MLXXXIV. The manner of saying or of doing any thing goes... | |
 | 1831 - 790 pagina’s
...sport, Are all coutain'd in this one word, distort, Doth a man stutter, look a-squint, or halt*? Mimics draw humour out of nature's fault : With personal defects their mirth adorn, And hang misfortunes out to public scorn. Even I, whom nature cast in hideous mould, Whom having made she trembled... | |
 | 1839 - 894 pagina’s
...him, laid the lash, in these vigorous lines : — " Doth a man stutter, look asquint, or halt, Mimics draw humour out of nature's fault, With personal defects their mirth adorn, And hang misfortune out to public scorn. Even I, whom nature cast in hideous mould, And having made, she trembled to behold, Beneath... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1839 - 906 pagina’s
...Churchill with great judgment and feeling observes, " Doth a man stutter, look asquint, or halt, Mimics draw humour out of Nature's fault ; With personal...defects their mirth adorn, And hang misfortune out to public scorn. Even I," (he adds,) " whom Nature cast in hideous mould, And, having made, she trembled... | |
| |
