| Jonathan Swift - 1739 - 66 sider
...reckon'd, «« And well remembers Charles the Second. c • " HE hardly drinks a Pint of Wine •, «' And that, I doubt, is no good Sign. " His Stomach too begins to fail : «' Laft Year we thought him ftrong and hale «« But now, he's quite another Thing 5 «« I wifh... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 sider
...than he would be rcckon'd, And well remembers Cbarlei the Second. He hardly drinks a Pint of Wine; And that, I doubt, is no good Sign. His Stomach too begins to fail : Laft Year we thought him ftrong and hale; But now he's quite another thing ; I wiih he may hold out... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 sider
...than he would be reckon'd, And well remembers Charles the Second. He hardly drinks a pint of wine ; And that, I doubt, is no good sign. His stomach too...to fail : Last year we thought him strong and hale j But now he's quite another thing : • , . I wish he may hold out till spring !" • '• They hug... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 sider
...no rood sign. His stomach too bepms to fail : Last year wo thought him strong and hale ; But now he '«quite another thing : I wish he may hold out till spring- !" They hug themselves ami гсачоп thus : " It is not yet so bad with us !" In such a case, they talk in tropos, And... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 sider
...than he would be reckon'd, And well remembers Charles the Second. He hardly drinks a pint of wine ; And that, I doubt, is no good sign. His stomach too...year we thought him strong and hale; But now he's unite another thing : 1 wish he may hold out till spring!" They hug themselves, and reason thus : "... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 sider
...than he would be reckon'd, And well remembers Charles the Second. He hardly drinks a pint of wine ; t greyhound, lies, Out-strctch'd, and sleepy. In his...Attacks the nightly thief, and one exults O'er hill he 's quite another thing : I wish he may hold out till spring !" They hug themselves and reason thus... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 402 sider
...than he would be reckon'd, And well remembers Charles the Second. He hardly drinks a pint of wine ; And that, I doubt, is no good sign. His stomach too...Last year we thought him strong and hale ; But now he 's quite another thing : I wish he may hold out till spring !" They hug themselves and reason thus... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 268 sider
...than he would be reckon'd, And well remembers Charles the Second : He hardly drinks a pint of wine, And that, I doubt, is no good sign. His stomach, too,...Last year we thought him strong and hale, But now he 's quite another thing ; I wish he may hold out till spring.' They hug themselves, and reason thus,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 352 sider
...than he would be reckon'd, And well remembers Charles the Second I He hardly drinks a pint of wine, And that, I doubt, is no good sign. His stomach, too, begins to fai) : Last year we thought him strong and hale, But now he's quite another thing ; I wish he may hold... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 sider
...than he would be reckon'd, And well remembers Charles the Second. He hardly drinks a pint of wine; 1PN B B V I" In such a case, they talk in tropes, And by their fears express their hopes. Some great misfortune... | |
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