A fiery soul, which working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high, He sought the storms ; but for a calm unfit, Would steer... Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Pagina 2941821Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | ...wit, lit -tit'", unfixed in principles and place, In pow'r iinpleau'd, impatient of disgrace ; A 6ery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity; Pleas'd with the danger when the... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835
...effecting them at the properest season, and in the best manner : For close designs and crooked counsels fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfix'd in principles and place, In power unpleas'd, impatient of disgrace : In friendship false, implacable in hate, Resolv'd to ruin, or to... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835
...effecting them at the properest season, and in the best manner : For close designs and crooked counsels fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfix'd in principles and place, In power unpleas'd, impatient of disgrace : In friendship false, implacable in hate, Resolv'd to ruin, or to... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837
...Achitophel was first ;* A name to all succeeding agea curst : For close designs, and crooked counsels fit ; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfix'd in principles and place ; In power unpleas'd, impatient of disgrace : A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837
...Sagacious, hold, and turhulent of wit ; Restless, unftYd in principles and place ; ID power unpleas'd, impatient of disgrace : A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy hody to decay, And o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity ; [high Pleas'd... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1837
...madhouse ; or, at best, succeed to the delusions, without the cheerful intervals of Cowper. CHAPTER XV. " Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit, Restless — unfix'd in principles and place." DRYDEN. " Whoever acquires a very great number of ideas interesting to the society in which he lives,... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1838
...madhouse ; or, at best, succeed to the delusions, without the cheerful intervals of Cowper. CHAPTER XV. " Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit, Restless — unfix'd in principles and place." DRYDZH. " Whoever acquires a very great number of ideas interesting to the society in which he lives,... | |
 | 1839
...Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, imiix'd in principles and place ; In power unpleas'd, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul, which working out its way Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er inform'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleas'd with the danger when... | |
 | Johnstone - 1840
...of Achitophel : — " Of these the false Achitophel was first, A name to all succeeding ages curst; For close designs and crooked councils fit; Sagacious,...working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleased with the danger when... | |
 | 1840
...Achitophel was first, A name to all succeeding ages cursed ; For close designs and crooked counsels fit ; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless,...working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er inform'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleased with the danger when... | |
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