...Begjjar'd by fools, whom still he found too late( He had his jest, and they had his estate; He laugh'rl himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For, spile of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel : • Thus, wicked...

...Devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art : Nothing went unrewarded but desert. — ** Beggar d by fools, whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from court ; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief : For,...

...over violent or over civil 128 That every man with him was God or Devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded, but desert....too late, He had his jest and they had his estate. (I. 544-62) The poem was an immediate success, 'for while Dryden unhappily pandered too slavishly and...

...luidt daar: "in squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art:/ Nothing went unrewarded but desert./ Beggar'd by fools. whom still he found too late./ He had his jest. and they had his estate."'" inde RH speelt Dryden verder bij mijn weten geen rol. maar in de Zeldzaame Leevens-bgzonderheden wordt...

...Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. 3027 Absalom and Achitophel In squandering wealth was 3028 Absalom and Achitophel Youth, beauty, graceful actlon seldom fail: But common interest always...

...Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. 1189 Absalom and Achitophel In squandering wealth was his peculiar art: Nothing went unrewarded, but desert....too late: He had his jest, and they had his estate. 1 190 Absalom and Achitophel Never was patriot yet, but was a fool. 1191 Alexander's Feast War, he...

...was god or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art: Nothing went unrewarded but desert. 560 Beggared by fools, whom still he found too late, He...sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel. Thus wicked but...

...was God or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art: Nothing went unrewarded but desert. 56o Beggared by fools, whom still he found too late, He...sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel: Thus, wicked...

...Exposure In squandering wealth as his particular art; Nothing went unrewarded, but desert, Beggar 'd by fools, whom still he found too late He had his jest, and they had his estate. — -John Dryden, Absalom and Achitopel. In today's litigious climate, the chairman of the board and...

...affairs into the hands of trustees headed by two experienced City bankers. Dryden's quip "Begger'd by Fools, whom still he found too late: / He had his Jest, and they had his Estate" is an uncomprehending reference to this transaction, which in reality was greatly to Buckingham's advantage...