 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...with л " fritnd, a worthy but melancholy man, I " read him, out of a book, the following " paffage " In our time it may be fpoken more " truly than of...gone ; the " church is under foot ; the clergy is in " nror ; the devil reigneth, &c. &c. My " friend interrupted me with a figh, and " fad, Alas ! how... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 472 pages
...friend, a worthy but melancholy man, I read him, out of a book, the following paflage : In our times it may be fpoken more truly than of old, that virtue...friend interrupted me with a figh, and faid, Alas! how true! Howjuft a picture of the times! I aflced him, Of what times ? Of what times ? replied he,... | |
 | English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...friend, a worthy but melancholy man, I " read him, out of a book, the following " paifcge " ln o«r time it may be fpoken more " truly than of old, that...clergy is in "error; the devil reigneth, &c. &c. My " fr:end interrupted me with a fiph, and " faid, Alas ! how true ! How juil a pic" ture of the times... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...melancholy man, «' I read him out of a book, the follow" ing passage " In our time it may be spoken more " truly than of old, that virtue is gone ; the " church is underfoot; the clergy is in " error; the devil reigneth, &c. See. My " friend interrupted me with a... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 468 pages
...but melancholy man, I read him, out of a book, the following passage: In our times it may be spoken more truly than of old, that virtue is gone ; the...reigneth, &c. &c. My friend interrupted me with a sigh, and said, Alas! how true ! How just a picture of the times ! I asked him, Of what times? Of what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 pages
...but melancholy man, I read him, out of a book, the following passage : In our times it may be spoken more truly than of old, that virtue is gone ; the...reigneth, &c. &c. My friend interrupted me with a sigh, and said, Alas ! how true ! How just a picture of the times ! I asked him, Of what times ? Of... | |
 | Henry Kett - English wit and humor - 1825 - 298 pages
...book, the following passage : ' In our timeit may be spoken more truly than of old, that virtue i; gone, the church is under foot, the clergy is in error, the devil reigneth.' My friend interrupted me with a sigh, and said, ' Alas, how true, how just a picture oi the times !'... | |
 | Literature - 1826 - 556 pages
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 | James Harris - 1841 - 652 pages
...but melancholy man, I read him out of a book the following passage. " ' In our time it may be spoken more truly than of old, that virtue is gone ; the...the clergy is in error ; the devil reigneth,' &c. My friend interrupted me with a sigh, and said, 'Alas ! how true ! How just a picture of the times... | |
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In our time it may be spoken more truly than of old, that virtue is gone ; the church is under foot ; the clergy is in error ; the devil reigneth, 
