 | 1787 - 446 sider
...miss'dhis aim, 535 ' The world must own it, to their shame, ' The praise is his, and theirs the .blame. ' He gave the little wealth he had ' To build a house for fools and mad; ' To shew, by one satiric touch, ... „. 54.0 " That kingdom he hath left his debtor, " I wish it... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 sider
...confest, He ne'er offended with a jest; But laugh'd to hear an idiot quote A verse from Horace learn'd by rote. " He knew a hundred pleasing stories, With...wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; And showed, by one satirick touch, •/ No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | 1804 - 512 sider
...Idiots, for the founding of which Swift bequeathed his fortune ; or, to use his own words, He left the little wealth he had. To build a house for fools and mad, And shew'd by one satyric touch, No nation wanted it so much. Mr. Brooke presented Swift with a translation... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 sider
...confest, He ne'er offended with a jest; But laugh'd to hear an idiot quote A verse from Horace learn'd by rote. " He knew a hundred pleasing stories, With...little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad j And show'd by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. ' That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 sider
...often miss'd his aim, The world must own it, to their shame, The praise is his, and theirs the blame. He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; To show, by one satiric touch, Js'o nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 sider
...often miss'd his aim, the world must own it to their shame, the praise is his, and their's the blame. He gave the little wealth he had to build a house for fools and mad; to show, by one satiric touch, no nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor, I... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 sider
...often miss'd his aim, the world must own it to their shame, the praise is his, and their's the blame. He gave the little wealth he had to build a house for fools and rnad; to show, by one satiric touch, no nation wanted it so much. CONTENTS. That kingdom he hath left... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 420 sider
...coufest, He ne'er offended with a jest ; But laugh'd to hear an idiot quote A verse from Horace learn'd by rote. " He knew a hundred pleasing stories, With...fools and mad ; And show'd, by one satiric touch, Jf o nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor^ I wish it soon may haye a better,"... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 832 sider
...turns of whigs and tories : Was cheerful to his dying day ; And friends would let him have his waj, " He gave the little wealth he had To build a house...satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom be hath left his debtor) I wish it soon may have a better." AN EPISTLE TO TWO FRIENDS.* TO DR. HKLSHAM.f... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 534 sider
...dying day ; And friends would let him have his way. " He gave the little wealth he had To build ah .use for fools and mad; And show'd by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor, I wish it soon may have a better." VERSES SENT TO THE DEAN ON HIS BIRTH-DAY,... | |
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With all the turns of Whigs and Tories : Was cheerful to his dying day ; And friends would let him have his way. " He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; And show'd by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. 
