Bartering his venal wit for sums of gold, He cast himself into the saint-like mould ; Groan'd, sigh'd, and pray'd, while godliness was gain, The loudest bagpipe of the squeaking train. The Life of John Locke - Página 133por Henry Richard Fox Bourne - 1876 - 506 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 720 páginas
...to his prince began. Next this, how widely will ambition steer! A vermin wriggling in the usurpees ear. Bartering his venal wit for sums of gold, He...and pray'd, while godliness was gain, The loudest hag-pipe of the squeaking train. (The Medal.) 1. Tbe nation is in too high a ferment for me to expect... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 738 páginas
...rebel, e'er a man : So young his hatred to his prince began. Ne«t this, how widely will ambition steer! A vermin wriggling in the usurper's ear. Bartering his venal wit for sums ot gold, He cast himself into the saint-like mould, Groan'd, sigh'd, and pray'd, while godliness was... | |
| Edward Foss - 1864 - 432 páginas
...apparent truth, describes him at this time as, A vermin, wriggling in th' usurper's ear ; Bart'ring his venal wit for sums of gold, He cast himself into...gain, The loudest bagpipe of the squeaking train. But soon another change took place. From the supporter, he became the enemy of Cromwell, who, according... | |
| Edward Foss - 1864 - 436 páginas
...apparent truth, describes him at this time as, A vermin, wriggling in th' usurper's ear ; Bart'ring his venal wit for sums of gold, He cast himself into...gain, The loudest bagpipe of the squeaking train. But soon another change took place. From the supporter, he became the enemy of Cromwell, who, according... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1866 - 442 páginas
...rebel, e'er a man : So young his hatred to his prince began. Next tins, how widely will ambition steer! A vermin wriggling in the usurper's ear. Bartering...gain, The loudest bag-pipe of the squeaking train. (The Medal.) licisme bigot du prince et par les craintes justifiées de la nation. Le poète, qui,... | |
| John Dryden - 1866 - 348 páginas
...ere a man: So young his hatred to his prince began. Next this, (how wildly will ambition steer!) so A vermin wriggling in the Usurper's ear. Bartering...gain, The loudest bagpipe of the squeaking train. 35 But, as 'tis hard to cheat a juggler's eyes, His open lewdness he could ne'er disguise. There split... | |
| John Dryden - 1866 - 346 páginas
...e'er a man : So young his hatred to his prince began. Next this, (how wildly will ambition steer !) so A vermin wriggling in the Usurper's ear. Bartering...of gold, He cast himself into the saint-like mould; [gain, Groan'd, sigh'd, and pray'd, while godliness was The loudest bagpipe of the squeaking train.... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1866 - 446 páginas
...in the usurper's ear. Bartering his venal wit for sums of gold, He cast himself into the saint-hke mould, Groan'd, sigh'd, and pray'd, while godliness...gain, The loudest bag-pipe of the squeaking train. (The Medal.} licisme bigot du prince et par les craintes justifiées de la nation. Le poete, qui, dans... | |
| 1866 - 586 páginas
...Wareham, Blandford and Abbotsbury. During the Protectorate he sat in the Barebones Parliament, and ' Bartering his venal wit for sums of gold, He cast himself into the saint-like mould : Groan'd, sighed, and prayed while godliness was gain, The loudest bagpipe of the squeaking train.' He joined... | |
| 1882 - 972 páginas
...its time in seeking the Lord. It is to that Dryden refers when he writes in the " Medallion " : — Bartering his venal wit for sums of gold. He cast himself into the saint-like mould ; Oroaned, sighed, and prayed, while godliness was gain, The loudest bag-pipe of the squeaking train.... | |
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