 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...sons, is he, Who stands confirmed in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams...genuine night admits no ray ; His rising fogs prevail upon1 the day. Besides, his goodly fabric2 fills the eye, And seems designed for thoughtless majesty... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 416 pages
...my sons, is he Who stands confirm'd in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams...genuine night admits no ray ; His rising fogs prevail against the day. Besides, his goodly fabric fills the eye, And seems design'd for thoughtless majesty... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - Humor - 1846 - 282 pages
...my sons, is he Who stands confirm'd in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams...genuine night admits no ray ; His rising fogs prevail against the day. Besides, his goodly fabric fills the eye, And seems design'd for thoughtless majesty... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 290 pages
...my sons, is he Who stands confirm'd in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams...fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval : But ShadwelPs genuine night admits no ray; His rising fogs prevail against the day. Besides, his goodly... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...sons, was lie. Who stands coiifinn'd in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence ; are merry. Rank misers now do sparing shun ; Their...crowdy-muttons out of France ; And Jack shall pipe and Gill design "d for thoughtless majesty: Thoughtless as monarch oaks, that shade the plain, And, spread in... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...sons, wax he, Who stands connrm'd in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence ; r'd, Ule little wanton boys, that swim on bladders,...of glory ; But fw beyond my depth : my high-blown p ShadweU'a genuine night admits no ray; His rising fogs prevail upon the day. Besides, his goodly fabric... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...sons, was he, Who stands confirm'd in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence ; 3 admita no ray; His rising fogs prevail upon the day. Besides, his goodly fabric fills the eye, And... | |
 | Scotland - 1851 - 856 pages
...full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sente. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval : Hut Shad well's genuine night admits no ray, His rising fogs prevail upon the day." To get rid of... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1852 - 378 pages
...sons, is he, Who stands confirm' d in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams...fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval ; But Shadwell' s genuine night admits no ray, His rising fogs prevail upon the day. Besides, his goodly... | |
 | John Dryden - 1854 - 318 pages
...my sons, is he Who stands confirmed in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams...Besides, his goodly fabric fills the eye, And seems designed for thoughtless majesty; Thoughtless as monarch oaks, that shade the plain, And, spread in... | |
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But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through and make a lucid interval ; But Shadwell's genuine night admits no ray, His rising fogs prevail upon the day. 
