 Wharton, the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling Passion was the Lust of Praise; Born with whate'er could win it from the Wise, Women and Fools must like him or he dies; Tho' wond'ring Senates hung on all he spoke, The Club must hail him master...  Selected Poems of Alexander Pope - Page 116by Alexander Pope - 1926 - 271 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...rest, The prospect clears, and Wharton stands confest. Wharton, the scorn and worder of our days ! ife Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise ; Born...or he dies : Tho' wond'ring senates hung on all he spo!;es Theclub must hail him master of the joke. ll5 Shall par is, so various* aim at nothing new... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Anglesey (Wales) - 1801 - 474 pages
...Essays. * WHARTON, the scorn and wonder of our days. Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise; Bom with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies. Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. Shall parts... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Anglesey (Wales) - 1801 - 512 pages
...WHARTON, the scorn and wonder of our day$, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise; Born with wbate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies. Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. Shall parts... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1801 - 496 pages
...wise. •«•» * >i ' -Worncn and fools mnst'like him, or he dies. ' •'* • -'Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. 1. u. .. ;• Shal I parts so various aim at nothing new ; Jle'll shine a T|)lly nnd a Wiltpot too;... | |
 | George Alexander Cooke - England - 1817 - 330 pages
...been finely described by Pope in his Moral Es» says : " Wharton, tlie scorn and wonder of our days, .Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women or fools must like him, or he dies. Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 540 pages
...the vivid pencil of Pope : " Wharton, the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was a lust of praise: Born with whate'er could win it from...the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies : Though raptur'd senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. Shall parts... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 534 pages
...with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies : Though raptur'd senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. Shall parts so various aim at nothing new ? He '11 shine a Tully and a Wilmot too: Enough if all around... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 546 pages
...Wharton, the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was a lust of praise : Born with xvhate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies : Though raptur'd senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. Shall parts... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...rest, The prospect clears, and Wharton stands confest. Wharton, the scorn and wonder of our days ! 180 Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise ; Born...the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies : Though wond'ring senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. 185 Shall... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...rest. The prospect clears, and Wharton stands confest. Wharton ! the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise ; Born...the wise. Women and fools must like him, or he dies; Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke. The cluh must hail him master of the joke. Shall parts... | |
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