 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...With something new to wish or to enjoy! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both (to show his judgment) in extremes; So over violent, or over...civil, That every man, with him, was god or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went uurewarded, hut desert: Beggar'd by fools, whom... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 pages
...something new to wish, or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes ; And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes; So over violent, or over...civil, That every man with him was God or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggared by fools, whom... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - France - 1809 - 344 pages
...Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes : VOL. II. S So over violent, or over civil, That every man with him was god or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art} Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom... | |
 | John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton - 1811 - 642 pages
...employ, With fomething new to with, or to enjoy ! Railing and prailing were his ufual themes ; 555 And both, to fhew his judgment, in extremes : So over...civil, That every man with him was God or Devil. In fquandering wealth was his peculiar art : Nothing went unrewarded but defert. 560 " Great Villiers... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 pages
...fomething new to wifli, or to enjoy ! Railing and praifing were his ufual themes ; 555 And both, to {hew his judgment, in extremes : So over violent, or over...civil, That every man with him was God or Devil. In fquandering wealth was his peculiar art : Nothing went unrewarded but defert. sffo " Great Villiers... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 410 pages
...With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Bailing and praising were his usual themes, And both (to show his judgment) in extremes ; So over violent, or over...civil, That every man with him was god or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded, but desert : BeggarM by fools, whom... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 316 pages
...With something new to wish or to enjoy! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both (to show his judgment) in extremes ; So over violent, or over...civil, That every man, with him, was god or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert : Beggar'd by fools, whom... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 314 pages
...With something new to wish or to enjoy! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both (to show his judgment) in extremes; So over violent, or over civil, That every man, with him, was god or deviK Nothing went unrewarded but desert: In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; Beggar'd by fools,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...something new to wish, or to enjoy 1 Railing and praising were his usual themes; And both, to shew e shepherds weep no more ; Henceforth thou art the...genius of the shore, In thy large recompense, and sh squandering wealth was his peculiar art: Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggsr'd by fools, whom... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 pages
...something new to wish, or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes; And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes : So over violent, or over...civil, That every man with him was god or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art : Nothing went unrewarded, but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom... | |
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Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over violent or over civil... 
