 He never thought an honour done him, Because a duke was proud to own him: Would rather slip aside, and choose To talk with wits in dirty shoes: Despis'd the fools with stars and garters, So often seen caressing Chartres.  Unpublished Letters of Dean Swift - Pagina 74door Jonathan Swift - 1899 - 269 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 pagina’s
...the fpol, and lash'd the knave. To steal a hint was never known, But what he writ was all his own.' " He never thought an honour done him,, Because a duke was proud to own him 3 Would rather slip aside, and choose To talk with wits in dirty shoes; Despis'd the fools with stars... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 pagina’s
...the fool, and lash'd the knave. To steal a hint was never known, But what he writ was all his own. " He never thought an honour done him, Because a duke...stars and garters, So often seen caressing Chartres, VOL. XVII. O Kfc He never courted men in station, Nor persons held in admiration ; Of no man's greatness... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pagina’s
...public roads Commodious to their own abodes. ' He never thought an honour done him, Because a peer was proud to own him; Would rather slip aside, and choose To talk with wits in dirty shoes : And scorn the tools with stars and garters, So often seen caressing Chartres. He never courted men... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 562 pagina’s
...public roads Commodious to their own abodes. " He never thought an honour done him, Because a peer was proud to own him ; Would rather slip aside, and choose To talk witli wits in dirty shoes; And scorn the tools with stars and garters, So often seen caressing Chartres.... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pagina’s
...to public roads commodious to their own abodes. He never thought an honour done him, because a peer was proud to own him, would rather slip aside, and choose to talk with wits in dirty shoes; and scorn the tools with stars and garters, so often seen caressing Chartres. He never courted men... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 832 pagina’s
...the fool, and lash'd the knave. To steal a hint was never known, But what he writ was all his own. " He never thought an honour done him Because a duke...stars and garters, So often seen caressing Chartres. He never courted men in station, Nor persons held in admiration ; Of DO man's greatness was afraid,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 420 pagina’s
...the fool, and lash'd the knaves To steal a hint was never known, But what he writ was all his own. " He never thought an honour done him Because a duke was proud io own him ; Would rather slip aside, and choose To talk with wits in dirty shoes ; Despis'd the fools... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 534 pagina’s
...the fool, and lash'd the knave. To steal a hint was never known, But what he writ was all his own. " He never thought an honour done him, Because a duke...stars and garters, So often seen caressing Chartres. He never courted men in station, Nor persons held in admiration; Of no man's greatness was afraid,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pagina’s
...to public roads Commodious to their own abodes. " He never thought an honor done him Because a peer was proud to own him ; Would rather slip aside, and choose To talk with wits in dirty shoes; And scorn the tools with stars anU garters, So often seen caressing Chartres. He never courted men... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pagina’s
...public roads Commodious to their own abodes. " He never thought an honour done him, Because a peer Thus then to man the voice of Nature spake— " Go, fro ; And scorn the tools with stars and garters; So often seen caressing Chartros. He never courted men... | |
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