 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 páginas
...Fools, whom ftill he found too late : He had his Jeff, and they had his Eftate. He laugh'd himfelf from Court; then fought Relief By forming Parties, but could ne'er be Chief : Tor, fpight of him, the weight of Bufinefs fell On ^llj'alem, and wife ^icbitofhel : Thus, wicked... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 páginas
...by fools, whom ftill he found too. late, He had his jeft, and they had his efkie. He langht himfelf from court, then fought relief, By forming parties,...wicked, but in will, of means bereft, He left not faftion, but of that was left. It is allowed by the fevereft enemies of this nobleman, that he had... | |
 | Several Hands - 1759 - 602 páginas
...they had his eftate ' Bcggai'd by fools, 'whom ftill he found;too late, : • • He laught himfelf from' court, then fought relief, , . » ' By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief: , * Thus \vfcked, bur in will, of means bereft, 1 He left not fafticn, but of that was left.' - * > * or politics,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 448 páginas
...fools, whom ftill he found too late ; He had his jeft, and they had his eftate. He laugh'd himfelf from court ; then fought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief: For fpite of him the weight of bulinefs fell On Abfalom, and wife Achitophel : Thus, wicked but in... | |
 | 1762 - 560 páginas
...fools, whom ftill he found too late ; " He had his jqft, but they had bis clinic. " He laugh'd himfelf from court ; then fought relief " By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief : " For, fpite of him, the weight of bufmefs fell " On Abfalom and wife Achitophel. " Thus, wicked... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 318 páginas
...fools, whom ftill he found too late ; He had his jeft, and they had his eftate. He laugh'd himfelf from court; then fought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief: For fpite of him the weight of bufinefs fell On Abfalom, and wife Achitophel: Thus, wicked but in will,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1773 - 260 páginas
...fools, whom ftill he found too late ; He had his jeft, and they had h;s eftate. He laugh'd himfelf from court ; then fought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief : For, fpite of him, the weight of bufmefs fell On Abfalom, and wife Achitophel : Thus, wicked but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 664 páginas
...fools, whom ftill he found too late; He had his jeft, and - they had his eftate. He laugh'd himfelf from court; then fought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief: For Ipite of him the weight of bufme:'s fell On Abfalom, and wife Achitophel : Thus, wicked but in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 342 páginas
...fools, whom ftill he found too late ; He had his jeft, and they had his eftate. He laugh'd himfelf from court ; then fought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chiefi For fpite of him the weight of hufmefs fell On Abfalom, and wife Achitophcl i Thus, wicked but... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 páginas
...could ne'er be chief: For, fpite of him, the weight of bufinefs fell On Abfalom and wife Achitophcl : y name (hall like thy carcafc rot, In tickncfs fpurn'd, in death forgot. All-giving P Titles and names 'twere tedious to rchearfc, Of lords, below the dignity of verfe. [beft Wits, warrioK,... | |
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He laughed himself from court; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom, and wise Achitophel ; Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that... 
