Doeg, though without knowing how or why, Made still a blundering kind of melody; Spurred boldly on, and dashed through thick and thin Through sense and nonsense, never out nor in: Free from all meaning, whether good or bad, And, in one word, heroically... The Poetical Works of John Dryden., Esq: Containing Original Poems, Tales ... - Page 290by John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton - 1811Full view - About this book
| John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 416 pages
...Spurr'd boldly on, and dafli'd thro' Thick and Thin, Through Senfe and Non-fenfe, never out nor in ; Vree from all Meaning, whether Good or Bad, And in one Word, Heroically Mad : He^ttas-tOT warm on Picking-work to dwell, >.. But Faggotred his Norions as they fell, > And if they... | |
| Nathan Bailey - English language - 1756 - 716 pages
...HE HEROICAL, befitting inhere; herojck. HEROICALLY, after the way of an hero; fuitably to an hero. Free from all meaning whether good or bad ; And, in one word, bcnically mad. Dryacn. HEROICK (tenijut, Fr.) I. productive of heroes: 2. noble, fuitable to an hero,... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...; Spurr'd boldly on, and dafh'd thro thick and thin, Through fenfe and nonfenfe, never out nor in ; Free from all meaning, whether good or bad, And in one word, heroically mad : He was too warm on picking-work to dwell, But fagotted his notions as they fell, And if they rhim'd and rattl'd, all was... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...Spurr'd boldly on, and dafh'd thro' thick and thin, Through fenfe and nonfenfe, never out nor in ; Free from all meaning, whether good or bad, And in one word, heroically ma.d : He was too warm on picking-work to dwell, T But fagotted his notions as they fell, > And if they rhim'd and rattled, all... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1773 - 260 pages
...Spurr'd boldly on, and dafh'd through thick and thin; Through fenfe and nonfenfe, never out nor in ; Free from all meaning, whether good or bad, And, in one word, heroically mad : He was too warm on picking-work to dwell, But faggoted his notions as they fell, And if they rhim'd and rattled, all was... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 350 pages
...Spurr'd boldly on, and dafh'd through thick and thin, Through fenfe and nonfenfe, never out nor in ; Free from all meaning, whether good or bad, And in one word, heroically mad ; He was too warm on picking-work to dwell, But fagotted his notions as they fell, And if they rhym'd and rattled, all was... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...Spurr'd boldly on, and dafh'd through thick and thin, Through fenfe and nonfenfe, never out nor in ; Free from all meaning, whether good or bad, And in one word, heroically mad : He He was too warm on picking-work to dwell, ^ But fagotted his notions as they fell, > And if they rhym'd... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...Spurr'd boldly on, and dafh'd through thick and thin. Through fenfe and nonfenfe, never out nor in ; Free from all meaning, whether good or bad, And in one word, heroically mad i He was too warm on picking-work to dwell, But fagotted his notions as they fell, And if they rhym'd... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...; ipurrM boldly on, and daih'd thro' thick and thin, riiro' fenfe and nonfenlc, never out nor in j free from all meaning, whether good or bad, And in one word, heroically mad : He was too warm on picking-work to dwell, ~\ But fagottcd his notions as they fell, > And if they rhym'd and rattl'd,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...melody ; Spurr'd boldly on, and dalh'd thro' thick and thin, Thro' fenfc and nonfcnfe, never out nor in; y budding joys, juft promifing to blow, All nipt and wither'd by one envious : ,Hc was too warm on picking-work to dwell, ~\ But fagotted his notions as they fell, I And, if they... | |
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