 | Collection - 1702 - 476 páginas
...Infancy: Sharp to the World, But thoughtlefs of Renown, They Plot not on the Stage, but on the Town j And in Defpair their empty Pit to fill, Set up fome Foreign Monfter in the Bill. Thus they jog on, ftill tricking, nevet thriving, Andmur'dring Plays, which they mifcall,... | |
 | 1702 - 472 páginas
...Infancy : Sharp to the World, But thoughtlefs of Renown, They Plot not on the Stage, but pn the Town j And in Defpair their empty Pit to fill, .''..' Set up fome Foreign Monfter in the Bill/") «K- i Thus they jog on, ftill tricking, nevet thriving, And mur'dring Plays, which they... | |
 | George Granville (baron Lansdowne.) - 1752 - 250 páginas
...redue'd to feeond infaney. Sharp to the world, but thoughtlefs of renown, They plot not on the ftage, but on the town, And in defpair, their empty pit to...foreign monfter in a bill : Thus they jog on; ftill trieking, never thriving; And murd'ring plays, whieh they mifeall reviving. Our fenfe is nonfenfe,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 páginas
...reduc'd to fecond infancy. Sharp to the world, but thoughtlefs of renown, They plot not on the ftage, but on the town, And, in defpair their empty pit to fill, Set up fome foreign 'monfter in a bill. *;r '.:•' Thus they jog on, ftill tricking, never thriving, And murd'ring plays, which they mifcal... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 326 páginas
...reduc'd to fecoml infancy. Sharp to the world, but thoughtlefs of renown, They plot not on the ftage, but on the town, And, in defpair their empty pit to...Thus they jog on, ftill tricking, never thriving, And murdering plays, which they mifcall reviving. Our fenfe is nonfenfe, through their pipes convey'd ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 páginas
...reduc'd to fecond infancy. Sharp to the world, but thotightlefs of renown, They plot not on the ftage, but on the town, And, in defpair their empty pit to fill, Setup fome foreign monfter in a bill. Thus they jog on, ftill tricking, never thriving, And murdering... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 páginas
...reduc'd to fecond infancy. Sharp to the world, but thoughtlefs of renown, They plot not on the ftage, but on the town, And, in defpair their empty pit to fill, Set up fome foreign monfter in a bin. Thus they jog on, ftill tricking, never thriving, And murdering plays, which they mifcall reviving.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 páginas
...see " Players and plays reduced to second infancy. " Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown, " They plot not on the stage, but on the town ; " And in despair their empty pit to fill, " Set up some foreign monster in a bill : " Thus they jog on, still... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 páginas
...see " Players and plays reduced to second infancy. " Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown, " They plot not on the stage, but on the town ; " And in despair their empty pit to fill, " Set up some foreign monster in a bill : " Thus they jog on, still... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 páginas
...reduc'd to fécond infancy. Sharp to the world, but thoughtlefs of renown, They plot Tiot on the rtagc, but on the town, And, in defpair their empty pit to fill, Set up fo-nc fO'eign monfter in a bill. Thus they joj on, ftill tricking, never thriving. And murdering plays,... | |
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Which so declines, that shortly we may see Players and plays reduced to second infancy. Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown, They plot not on the stage, but on the town, And, in despair their empty pit to fill, Set up some foreign monster in... 
