 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 278 pages
...Dryden's Fables. The truth once told (and wherefore fhould we lie ?) The Queen of Midas flept, and Ib may I. You think this cruel ? take it for a rule, No creature fmarts fo little as a fool. Let peals of laughter, Codrus ! round thee break, 85 Thou unconcern'd canft... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 288 pages
...vifible. io PROLOGUE The truth once told (and wherefore fhould we lie ?) The Queen of Midas flept, and ib may I. You think this cruel ? take it for a rule, No creature fmarts fo little as a fool. Let peals of laughter, Codrus ! round thee break, 85 Thou unconcern'd canft... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 286 pages
...are vifible. ' The truth once told (and wherefore fhould we lie ?) The Queen of Midas flept, and ib may I. You think this cruel ? take it for a rule. No creature fmarts fo little as a fool. Let peals of laughter, Codrus ! round thee break, 85 Thou unconcerned canft... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 434 pages
...he's an Afs : 80 The truth once told (and wherefore fhould we lie ?) The queen of Midas flept, and fo may I. You think this cruel ? take it for a rule, No creature fmarts fo little as a fool. Let peals of laughter, Codrus ! round thee break, 8 5 Thou unconcern'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 278 pages
...he's an Afs : 80 The truth once told (and wherefore fhould we lie ?) The queen of Midas flept, and fo may I. You think this cruel ? take it for a rule, No creature fmarts fo little as a fool. JL,et peals of laughter, Codrus! round thee break, 85 Thou unconcern'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 394 pages
...queen of Midas fiept, and fo may I. You think this cruel ? take it for a rule, No creature fmarts fo little as a fool. Let peals of laughter, Codrus ! round thee break, 85 Thou unconcern'd canft hear the mighty crack : Pit, box, and gall'ry in convulfions hurl'd, Thou ftand*!!... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 414 pages
...Queen of Midas flept, and fo may I. . You think this cruel ? Take it for a rule, No creature finarts fo little as a foo"l. • Let peals of laughter, Codrus ! round thee break, 85 Thou unconcern'd canft hear the mighty crack : F:t, VARIATION. Ver. 60. in the former Ed. Cibbcr and I are... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...he's an Afs : 80 The truth once told (and wherefore ihould we lie ?) The Queen of Midas flept, and fo may I. You think this cruel ? Take it for a rule, No creature fmarts fo little as a fool. Let peals of laughter, Codrus ! round thee break, 85 Thou unconcern'd canft... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...he's an Afs : 80 The truth once told (and wherefore fhould we lie ?) The Queen of Midas flept, and fo may I. You think this cruel ? take it for a rule, No creature fmarts fo little as a fool. Let peals of laughter, Codrus ! round thee break, 85 Thou unconcern'd canft... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...he 's an Afs : 80 The truth once told (and wherefore mould we lie?) The Queen of Midas flept, and fo may I. You think this cruel? Take it for a rule, No creature fmarts fo little as a fool. Let peals of laughter, Codrus ! round thee break, 85 Thou unconcern'd carift... | |
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The truth once told (and wherefore should we lie?) The Queen of Midas slept, and so may I. You think this cruel? take it for a rule, No creature smarts so little as a fool. 
