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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... "
The Monthly Review ;or Literary Journal.VOLUME XXI. - Page 200
by Several Hands - 1759
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The Student: Or, The Oxford and Cambridge Monthly Miscellany

Christopher Smart - College students' writings, English - 1751 - 448 pages
...not talk, and then he writ. Let no coif'd ferjeant touch the facred juice, But leave it to the hards for better ufe : Let the grave judges too the glafs...their flames indulge the mellow fit, And lofe their fenfes in the fearch of wit: And when with claret fir'd they take the pen, Swear they can write, becaufe...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 21

Books - 1759 - 606 pages
...wit, Drank 'till he could not talk, and then he writ. Let no coif 'd Serjeant touch the fecred juke. But leave it to the Bards, for better ufe : Let the...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,...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged, Volume 21

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1759 - 608 pages
...wit, Drank 'till he could not talk, and then he writ* Let no coif'd Serjeant touch the facred juke, But leave it to the Bards, for better ufe: Let the grave Judges too the glafs forbear, Who neyer fmg, and dance, but once a year. This truth once known, our Poets take the hint* Get drunk or...
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The Poetical Calendar, Containing a Collection of Scarce and ..., Volumes 9-10

Francis Fawkes - English poetry - 1763 - 276 pages
...deriv'd his wit. Drank 'till he could not talk, and then he writ. Let no coif'd ferjeant touch the facred juice, But leave it to the bards for better ufe :...and dance but once a year. This truth once known, the poets take the hint, Get drunk or mad, and then get into print : To raife their flames indulge...
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The Oxford Sausage: Select Poetical Pieces

Thomas Warton - College verse - 1764 - 222 pages
...Wit, Drank till he could not talk, and then he writ. Let no coifd Serjeant touch the facred Juice, Bat leave it to the Bards for better Ufe : Let the grave...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...
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The Oxford Sausage: Or, Select Poetical Pieces

Thomas Warton - College verse - 1764 - 228 pages
...deriv'd his Wit, Drank till he could not talk, and then he writ. Let no coifd Serjeant touch the facred Juice, But leave it to the Bards for better Ufe :...dance but once a Year. This Truth once known, our Pbets take the Hint, Get drunk or mad, and then get into Print : To raife their Flames indulge the...
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The Oxford Sausage: Or, Select Poetical Pieces, Written by the Most ...

Oxford sausage - 1766 - 196 pages
...deriv'd his Wit, Drank till he could not talk, and then he wiit. Let no coifd Serjeant touch the facred Juice, But leave it to the Bards for better Ufe : Let the grave 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...
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Works: In English Verse, Volume 4

Horace - 1767 - 430 pages
...deriv'd his Wit, Drank 'till he could not talk, and then he writ. Let no coif'd Serjeant touch the facred Juice, But leave it to the Bards for better Ufe :...the grave 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...
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The Oxford Sausage, Or Select Poetical Pieces, Written by the Most ...

Thomas Warton - College verse, English - 1772 - 266 pages
...Wit, Drank till he could not talk, and then he writ. Let no coif 'd Serjeant touch the facred Juke, But leave it to the Bards for better Ufe : Let the...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...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical ..., Volumes 39-40

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 936 pages
...too the glafs forbear, Who 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...
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