 | John Dryden - 1760 - 448 pagina’s
...he's the poet's horfe. A double noofe thou on thy neck doft pull For writing treafon, and for writing dull ; To die for faction is a common evil, But to...is the devil : Hadft thou the glories of thy king expreft, Thy praifes had been fatyr at the beft ; But thou in clumfy verfe, unlickt, unpointed, Haft... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 318 pagina’s
...double noofe thou on thy neck doft pull For writing treafon, and for writing dull; To die for faftion is a common evil, But to be hang'd for nonfenfe is the devil: Iladft thou the glories of thy king expreft, Thy praifes had been fatire at the beft ; But thou in... | |
 | John Dryden - 1773 - 260 pagina’s
...thou on thy neek dofl pull, For writing treafon, and for writing dull. To die for faftion is a eommon evil ; But to be hang'd for nonfenfe is the devil. Hadft thou the glories of thy king expreft, Thy praifes had been fatires at the beft ; But thou in elumfy verfe, unliek'd, unpointed,... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pagina’s
...he's the poet's horse. A double noose thou on thy neck dost pull, For writing treason and for writing dull: To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hang'd for nonsense is the devil. 500 Hadst thou the glories of thy king exprest, Thy praises had been satire... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 336 pagina’s
...double noofe thou on thy neck doft pull For writing treafon, and for writing dull ; To die for faftion is a common evil, But to be hang'd for nonfenfe is the devil : Hadft thou the glories of thy king expreft, Thy praifes had been fatyr at the beft ; But thou in clumfy verfe, unlickt, unpointed, Haft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 pagina’s
...'s the poet's horfe. A double noofe thou on thy neck doft pull For writing treafon, and for writing dull ; To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hang'd for nonfenfe is the devil : Hudil thou the glories of thy king expreft, Thy praifes had been fatyr at the beS ; But thou in clumfy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 pagina’s
...'s the poet's horfe. A double noofe thou on thy neck (loft pull For writing treafon, and for writing dull ; To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hang'd for nonftnfe is the devil : Hadft thou the glories of thy king expreft, Thy praifes had been fatyr at the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pagina’s
...double noofe thou on thy neck doft pull For writing treafon, and for writing dull , To die for faftion is a common evil, But to be hang'd for nonfenfe is the devili Hadft thou the glories of thy king expreft, Thy praifes had been fatyr at the beft; But thou... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pagina’s
...double noofc thou on thy neck dolt pv.11 For writing trcafon, and for writing dull: To die for faélion is a common evil ; But to be hang'd for nonfenfe is the devil. Hadft thou the glories of thy king exprels'd. Thy praifes had been latiré at the beft j But thou in clumfy verfe, unlick'd, unpointed,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pagina’s
...he's the poet's horse. A double noose thou on thy neck dost pull, For writing treason, and for writing dull : To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hang'd for nonsense, is the devil. Hadst thou the glories of thy king exprest, Thy praises had been satire at... | |
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A double noose thou on thy neck dost pull, For writing treason, and for writing dull: To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hanged for nonsense is the devil. 
