 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - Aristocracy (Social class) - 1812 - 828 pages
...The memorable verses1 Which satirize him, cannot be forgot. " For close designs and crooked councils fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit : Restless,...principles and place ; In power unpleas'd, impatient in disgrace; A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay ; And o'er-inform'd... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 824 pages
...memorable verses, which satiri2e him, cannot be forgot. s " For close designs and crooked councils fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit : Restless,...principles and place ; In power unpleas'd, impatient in disgrace; A fiery soul. which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay; And o'er-intbrm'd... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1812 - 876 pages
...designs, and crooked cotmseli fit; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit: Restless, unfix'd in principle and place; In power unpleas'd, impatient of disgrace; A fiery soul, which, working out its way,-) Fn-tted the pigmy body to decay : > And o'er inform'd the tenement of clay. •* A daring pilot in... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 536 pages
...of the execution. " Of these the false Achitophel was first; A name to all succeeding ages curst : For close designs and crooked counsels fit ; Sagacious,...Restless, unfix'd in principles and place ; In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace : A fiery soul which, working out it's way, Fretted the pigmy body... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...brilliancy of the execution. " Of these the false Achitophel was first; A name to all succeeding ages curst: For close designs and crooked counsels fit; Sagacious,...Restless, unfix'd in principles and place; In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace: A fiery soul which, working out it's way, Fretted flie pigmy body... | |
 | Lewis Innes, Thomas Innes, James Stanier Clarke, James II (King of England) - Great Britain - 1816 - 838 pages
...to the Character of Lord Shqftsbury, the leading Enemy of CHARLES THE SECOND. (Vol. ix. p. 222.) " For close designs, and crooked Counsels fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit. In Friendship false, implacable in hate, Resolved to ruin or to rule the State." " The Earl of Shaftesbury,"... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1819 - 584 pages
...force of colouring: — " Of these the false Achitophel was first; A name to all succeeding ages curst, For close designs, and crooked counsels fit; Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit: Restless, unfix'd in principle and place ; HUDtBRAS. A fiery soul, which, working out its way, > Fretted the pigmy body... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 474 pages
...ungrateful men could tie. Of these the false Achitophel* was first ; A name to all succeeding ages curst : For close designs, and crooked counsels fit ; Sagacious,...Restless, unfix'd in principles and place ; In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul, which, working out its way, ") Fretted the pigmy body... | |
 | Scotland - 1821 - 800 pages
...of Lord Shaftesbury. " A name to all succeeding ages cursed ; For close designs and crooked councils fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfix'd in principles and place ; In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 314 pages
...ungrateful men could tie. Of these the false Achitophel was first, A name to all succeeding ages cursed; For close designs and crooked counsels fit, Sagacious,...Restless, unfix'd in principles and place, In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace; A fiery soul, which, working out, its way, Fretted the pigmy body... | |
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Of these the false Achitophel was first, A name to all succeeding ages curst : For close designs and crooked counsels fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit... 
