 | 1787 - 446 páginas
...POETICAL WORKS or DR. JONATHAN SWIFT. VOL. IV. CONTAINING HIS MISCELLANEOUS PIECES FROM 1730 TO 1739. Perhaps I may allow the Dean Had too much satire in his vein, And seem'd dctermin'd not to starve it, Because no age could more deserve it: Yet malice never was his aim ; He... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 páginas
...gaol or turnpike to repair ; And turn the tax for pubiick roads, Commodious to their own abodes. " Perhaps I may allow the Dean Had too much satire in his vein ; And seem'd determin'd not to starve it, Because no age could more deserve it. Yet malice never was his aim; He... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 páginas
...A gaol or turnpike to repair ; And turn the tax for public roads, Commodious to their own abodes. " Perhaps I may allow the Dean Had too much satire in his vein ; And seem'd determin'd not to starve it, Because no age could more deserve it. Yet malice never was his aim ; He... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 páginas
...satires, libels, lying travels ! Not sparing his own clergy-cloth, Eut eats into it like a moth !' ' Perhaps I may allow the Dean Had too much satire in his vein, And seem'd determin'd not to starve it, Because oo age could more deserve it ; Yet malice never was his aim ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 562 páginas
...satins, ii/icls, fy/rcg travels ; Not sparing his own clergy clatht But eats into it, like a moth !" " Perhaps I may allow the dean Had too much satire in his vein, And secm'd detRrmin'd not to starre it, Because no age couM more deserve it. Yet malice never was his aim... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 páginas
...satires, libels, lying travels, not sparing his own clergy cloth, 14* but eats into it, like a moth!" " Perhaps I may allow the Dean had too much satire in his vein, and seem'd determin'd not to starve it, because no age could more deserve-it. Yet malice never was his aim; he... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 832 páginas
...A jail or turnpike to repair ; And turn the tax for public roads, Commodious to their own abodes. " Perhaps I may allow the Dean Had too much satire in his vein ; And seem'd determin'd not to starve it, Because no age could more deserve it. Yet malice never was his aim; He... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 534 páginas
...A gaol or turnpike to repair ; And turn the tax for public roads, Commodious to their own abodes. " Perhaps I may allow the Dean Had too much satire in his vein; And seem'd determin'd not to starve it, Because np age could more deserve it. Yet malice never was his aim ; He... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 páginas
...like a moth !" " Perhaps I may allow the Dean Hud too much satire in his vein, And seem'd determin'd not to starve it. Because no age could more deserve...Yet malice never was his aim ; He lash'd the vice, but spar'd the name. No individual could resent, Where thousands equally were meant : His satire points... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 páginas
...libels, lying travels ; Not sparing his own clergy cloth, But eats into it, like a moth /" " Perhaps 1 st covet life, and be deceiv'd ; Your very fear of death shall dctermin'd not to starve it, Because no age could more deserve it Yet malice never was his aim ; He... | |
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Perhaps I may allow the Dean, Had too much satire in his vein; And seem'd determined not to starve it, Because no age could more deserve it. Yet malice never was his aim; He lash'd the vice, but spared the name, No individual could resent, Where thousands... 
