| Christopher Smart - College students' writings, English - 1750 - 424 pages
...friend ; That moving fhade, that pendant at his ear, That two-legg'd dog, ftill pawing on the peer. Studying his looks, and watching at the board, He...droppings of my lord ; And tickled to the foul at ev'ry joke, Like a prefs'd watch, repeats what t'other fpoke : Echo to nonfenfe ! fuch .1 fcene to... | |
| Thomas Warton - College verse - 1764 - 228 pages
...Friend ; That moving Shade, that Pendant at his Ear, That two-legg'd Dog, ftill pawing on the Peer. Studying his Looks, and watching at the Board, He...catch the Droppings of my Lord; And tickled to the Soul at ev'ry Joke, Like a prefs'd Watch, repeats what t'other fpoke : Echo to Nonfenfe ! fuch a Scene... | |
| Oxford sausage - 1766 - 196 pages
...friend ; That moving fcade, that pendant at his ear, That two-legg'ddog, ftill pawing on the peer. Studying his Looks, and watching at the board, He...Droppings of my Lord ; And tickled to the foul at ev'ry Joke, Like a prefs'd Watch, repeats what t'other fpoke . Echo to Nonfenfe ! fuch a fcene to hear... | |
| Horace - 1767 - 430 pages
...H 2 That That moving Shade, that Pendant at his Ear, That two-legg'd Dog, ftill pawing on the Peer. Studying his Looks, and watching at the Board, He...catch the Droppings of my Lord ; And tickled to the Soul at every Joke, Like a prefs'd Watch repeats what t'other fpoke : Echo to Nonfenfe ! fuch a Scene... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 430 pages
...friend ; That moving made, that pendant at his ear, That two-legg'd dog, ftill pawing on the peer. Studying his looks, and watching at the board. He...t'other fpoke: Echo to nonfenfe ! fuch a fcene to hear ! is juft like Punch and his interpreter. On trifles feme are earneftiy abfurd, You'll think the world... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 936 pages
...friend ; That moving made, that pendant at his ear, That two-legg'd dog, ftill pawing on the peer. Studying his looks, and watching at the board, He...gapes to catch the droppings of my lord ; And, tickled t6 the foul at every joke, Like a pre&'d watch, repeats what t'other fpoke: Echo to notifcnfe ! fuch... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 364 pages
...friend ; That moving (hade, that pendant at his ear, That two-legg'd dog, ftill pawing on the peer. Studying his looks, and watching at the board, He...hear ! 'Tis juft like Punch and his interpreter. On On trifles fome are earneftly abfurd, You'll think the world depends on ev'ry word. What, is not every... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...friend ; That moving shade, that pendant at liis ear, That two-lepg'd do;;, still pawing on the jwer. Studying his looks, and watching at the board. He gapes to catch the dropping* of my lord ; And, tickled to the soul at e\ery joke, Like a press'd wateh, repeats «Iiat... | |
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