 | Christopher Smart - College students' writings, English - 1751 - 448 pages
...judges too the glafs forbear, Who never fing and dance but once a year. This truth once known, our poets take the hint, Get drunk or mad, and then get...they can write, becaufe they drink, like BEN. Such mimick SWIFT or PRIOR to their coft, For in the rafh attempt the fools are loft. When once a genius... | |
 | Several Hands - 1759 - 602 pages
...Judges too the glafs forbear, Who never fing, and dance, but once a year. This truth once known, our Poets take the hint, Get drunk or mad, and then get...their flames indulge the mellow fit, And lofe their fcnfcs in the fearch of wit: And whert with Claret ffred they take the penj Swear they can write, becaufe... | |
 | Books - 1759 - 606 pages
...Judges too the glafs forbear, , Who never fing, and dance, but once a year. This truth once known, our Poets take the hint, Get drunk or mad, and then get...their flames indulge the mellow fit, And lofe their fcnfes in the fcarch of wit • And when with Claret fired they take the pen» Swear they can write,... | |
 | Thomas Warton - College verse - 1764 - 222 pages
...Judges too the Glafs forbear, Who never fing and dance but once a Year. This Truth once known, our Poets take the Hint, Get drunk or mad, and then get...their Flames indulge the mellow fit, And lofe their Senfes in the Search of Wit : And when with Claret fir'd they take the Pen, Swear they can write, becaufe... | |
 | Thomas Warton - College verse - 1764 - 228 pages
...Judges too the Glafs forbear, Who never fing and dance but once a Year. This Truth once known, our Pbets take the Hint, Get drunk or mad, and then get into...their Flames indulge the mellow fit, And lofe their Senfes in the Search of Wit : And when with Claret fir'd they take the Pen, Swear they can write, becaufe... | |
 | Oxford sausage - 1766 - 196 pages
...Judges too the glafs forbear, \Vho never fiag and dance but once a year. This truth once known, our poets take the hint, Get drunk or mad, and then get...print : To raife their Flames Indulge the mellow fit, Andlofe their fenfes in the fearchofwit. And when with claret fir'd they take -the pen, Swear they... | |
 | Horace - 1767 - 430 pages
...Judges too the Glafs forbear, Who never fmg, and dance but once a Year. This Truth once known, our Poets take the Hint, Get drunk or mad, and then get...their Flames, indulge the mellow Fit, And lofe their Senfes in the Search of Wit :. And when with Claret fir'd they take the Pen, Swear they can write,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 430 pages
...London. This truth once known, our poets take the hintj Get drunk or mad, and then get into print i To raife their flames indulge the mellow fit, , ' And lofe their fenfes in the fearch of wit i And when with claret fir'd they take the pen, Swear they can write, becaufe they drink, like Ben.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 936 pages
...never fing and dance but once a year. * Now Birtiop of London. C c 2. This This truth once known, our poets take the hint,' Get drunk or mad, and then get into printi To raife their flames indulge the mellow fit, And lofe their fenfes in the fearch of wit i And... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 364 pages
...judges too the glafs forbear, Who never fing and dance but once a year. This truth once known, our poets take the hint, Get drunk or mad, and then get...mellow fit, And lofe their fenfes in the fearch of wit : * Late r.illn.n of London. And And when with claret fir'd they take the pen, Swear they can write,... | |
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Twas from the bottle King deriv'd his wit, Drank till he could not talk, and then he writ. Let no coiPd ferjeant touch the facred juice, But leave it to the bards for better ufe : Let the grave judges too the glafs forbear, Who never fing and dance but... 