 | George Crabbe - 1808 - 276 pages
...mihi Omnia assejnari. TERENT. in Munuch, ' '. . It has been held in antient Rules, That Flattery is the Food of Fools ; Yet now and then your Men of Wit Will condescend to taste a Bit. SWIJT. MUSE of my Spencer, who so .well could sing, The Passions all, their... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1808 - 280 pages
...egomet mihi Omnia assentari. TERENT. in Eunuch. It has been held in antient Rules, That Flattery is the Food of Fools ; Yet now and then your Men of Wit Will condescend to taste a Hit. SWETT. MUSE of my Spencer, who so well could sing, The Passions all, their... | |
 | George Crabbe - Engelse digkuns - 1808 - 302 pages
...Omnia assentari. TERENT. in Eunuch. , . • • • It has been held in antient Rules, That Flattery is the Food of Fools ; • ' :•"• '• ^Yet now and then your Men of Wit * • .1 Will condescend to taste a Bit. SWIFT. . • • -•,! MuSE of my Spencer, who so well could... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...she ever read ! And had a most discerning bead ! 'Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery 's the food of fools , Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit. So, when Cadenus could not hide, He chose to justify, his pride ; Construing... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pages
...she ever read, and had a most discerning head ! 'Tis an old maxim in the schools, that flattery 's the food of fools; yet now and then your men of wit will condescend to take a bit. So, when Cadenus could not hide, he chose to justify, his pride ; conslr'ing... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1812 - 240 pages
...egomet mihi Omnia assentari. Terent. in Eunuch. It has been held in antient rules, That flattery is the food of fools ; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to taste a bit. Swift.. MUSE of my Spenser, whoso well could sing. The passions all, their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 534 pages
...she ever read ! And had a most discerning head ! 'Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery's the food of fools ; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit. So, when Cadenus could not hide, He chose to justify his pride ; Construing... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1816 - 306 pages
...egomet mihi Omnla assentari. Terent. in Eunuch. It has been held in antient rales, That flattery is the food of fools ; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to taste a bit. Swift. MUSE of my Spenser, who so well could'sing, The passions all, their... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...she ever read ! And had a most discerning head ! 'Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery 's ngings after fame ? Those restless cares? those busy bus condescend to take a bit. So, when Cadenus could not hide, He chose to justify, liis pride ; Construing... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...she ever read ! And had a most discerning head ! 'Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery 's the food of fools, Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit. So, when Cadenus could not hide, He chose to justify, his pride ; Construing... | |
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Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery's the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit. 
