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" We are for a just partition of the world, for every man hath a right to enjoy life. Matt. We retrench the superfluities of mankind. The world is avaritious, and I hate avarice. A covetous fellow, like a Jack-daw, steals what he was never made to enjoy,... "
Illustrations of Sterne: With Other Essays and Verses - Page 198
by John Ferriar - 1812
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The Beggar's Opera: As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn-Fields

John Gay - Ballad operas - 1728 - 102 pages
...him for his Interett? \ Mat. Show me a Gang of Courtiers that can fay as much. Ben. We are for a juft Partition of the World, for every Man hath a Right to enjoy Life. Mat. We retrench the Superfluities of Mankind. The World is avaritious, and I hate Avarice. A covetous...
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The Works of Mr. John Gay: In Four Volumes. To which is Added an Account of ...

John Gay - English poetry - 1770 - 372 pages
...hisintereft? Matt. Show me a gang of courtiers that can fay as much. E 3 Ben. Ben. We are for a juft partition of the world, for every man hath a right to enjoy life. Malt. We retrench the fuperfluities of mankind. The world isavaritious, and I hate avarice. A covetous...
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Plays

John Gay - English drama - 1772 - 386 pages
...him for his intereft ? Matt. Show me a gang of courtiers that can fay as much. Ben. We are for a juft partition of the world, for every man hath a right to enjoy life. Matt. We retrench the fuperfluities of mankind. The world is avaritious, and I hate avarice. A covetous...
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Plays Written by Mr. John Gay: Viz. The Captives, ... The Beggar's Opera ...

John Gay - 1772 - 346 pages
...him for his intereft ? Matt. Show me a gang of courtiers that can fay as much. Ben. We are for a juft partition of the world, for every man hath a right to enjoy life. Matt. We retrench the fuperfluities of mankind. The world is avaritious, and I hate avarice. A covetous...
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Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays

John Bell - English drama - 1777 - 374 pages
...for "his intereft? Matt. Shew me a gang of courtiers that can fay a» much. Ben. We are for a ju ft partition of the world; for every man hath a right to enjoy life. Matt. We retrench the fuperfluitics of mankind. The world is avaricious, and I hate avarice. A covetous...
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Comus: A Mask

John Milton, John Dalton - English drama - 1791 - 498 pages
...Mot. Shew me a gang Of courtiers that can say as much. ' : 'u •. j ., -i, n .-.... Ben. We are for a just partition of the world, for every man hath a right to enjoy life. Mat. We retrench the superfluities pf mankind. The world is avaricious, and I hate avarice. A covetous...
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Jones's British Theatre, Volume 3

William Jones - English drama - 1795 - 468 pages
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The Anti-Jacobin Review and Protestant Advocate: Or, Monthly ..., Volume 3

Literature, Modern - 1799 - 622 pages
...I will treat you with a fentiment, which I derive from a dear friend of Swift. ' We are for a juft partition of the world, for every man hath a right to enjoy life. We retrench the fuperfluities of mankind. The world is avaricious, and we hate avarice. Д covetous fellow, like a...
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The British Critic: A New Review, Volumes 12-13

English literature - 1799 - 746 pages
...p. 161. Ц See the Voyage to the Houynhms." S frejp from a dear friend of Swift. " We are for a joft partition of the world, for every man hath a right to enjoy life. We retrench the fuperiuitiea of mankind. "I lie world is avaricious, and we hate «varice. A covetous fellow, like...
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The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volumes 12-13

Books and bookselling - 1799 - 510 pages
...juft partition of the world, for every man hath a right to «njoy life. We retrench the fuperfluities of mankind. The world is avaricious, and we hate avarice. A covetous fellow, like a jack daw, fteals what he was never made to enjoy, for the fake of hiding it. Thefe are the robbers...
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