 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 pages
...There muft another Sett be found. For Poetry, he's paft his Prime ; He takes an Hour to find a Rhime : His Fire is out, his Wit decay'd, His Fancy funk, his Mufe a Jade.; I'd have him throw away his Fen ; Bat there's no talking to fome Men. And then, their Tendernefs appears, By adding largely to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 524 pages
...There muft another Sett be found. For Poetry, he's paft his Prime, He takes an Hour to find a Rhime : His Fire is out, his Wit decay'd, His Fancy funk, his Mufe a Jade, I'd have him throw away his Pen j But there's no talking to fome Men, N t And, VERSES on the And, then their Tendernefs appears, By... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 pages
...: In half the time he talks them round : There muft another fet be found. .. For poetry, he's paft his prime ; He takes an hour to find a rhyme : His fire is out, his wit decay 'd, His fancy funk, his mufe a jade. I'd have him throw away his pen ; — But there's no talking... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 404 pages
...another fet be found. " For poetry, he 's paft his prime : " He takes an hour to find a rhyme ; 100 " His fire is out, his wit decay'd, " His fancy funk, his Mufe a jade. " I *d have him throw away his pen ; — '' ?ut there 's no talking to fome men !" And then their temfernefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 400 pages
...another fet be found. " For poetry, he 's paft his prime : " He takes an hour to find a rhyme ; 100 " Hi< fire is out, his wit decay'd, * His fancy funk, his Mufe a jade. " I 'd have him throw away his pen ; — " But there 's no talking to fome men !" And then their tendernefi... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 326 pages
...another fet be found. " For poetry, he 's paft his prime : " He takes an hour to find a rhyme; ioO " His fire is out, his wit decay'd, " His fancy funk, his Mufe a jade. " I 'd have him throw away his pen ; — *' But there 's no talking to fome men !" And And then their... | |
 | 1793 - 376 pages
...There muff another fet be found. For poetry, he's paft his prime ; He talces an hour to find a rhime : His fire is out, his wit decay'd, His fancy funk, his mufe a jade. roo I'd have him throw away his pen ; But there's no talking to fome men. And then their tendernefs... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - English poetry - 1793 - 388 pages
...There muft another fet be found, For poetry, he's paft his prime ; He takes an hour to find a rhime : His fire is out, his wit decay'd, His fancy funk, his mufe a jade. 100 I'd have him throw away hia pen ; But there's no talking to fome men. And then their tendernefs... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...quarter : ^ In half the time he talks them round, There muft another fet be found. " For poetry, he's pad his prime ; " He takes an hour to find a rhyme ; | His fire is ont, hi« wit dccay'd, ' Hi» fancy funk, his mufe a jade. Jj I d have him throw away his pen ;—... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 pages
...quarter : In half the time he talks them round, There must another set be found. " For poetry, he's past his prime : He takes an hour to find a rhyme ; His fire is out, his wit decay'd, His fancy sunk, his Muse a jade. I'd have him throw away his pen ;— But there's no talking to some men I" And... | |
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To hear his out-of-fashion wit ? But he takes up with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. Faith ! he must make his stories shorter, Or change his comrades once a quarter ; In half the time he talks them round, There must another set be... 
