 Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce he mistook it for fame; Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces...  The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ... - Page 1261778Full view - About this book
 | 1774 - 846 pages
...the puff of a dunce, he miftook it 'Till his relifh grown callous, almoft to difeafe, Who pepper' J, the higheft, was fureft to pleafe. But let us be candid,...he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys, and Glovers fo grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave ? How did Grub-ltreet re-echo... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...his relifh grown callous, almoft to difeafe, Who pepper'd the highcft, was fureft to pleafe. But C But let us be candid, and fpeak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye (b] Kenricks, ye (c) Kellys, and (d) Woodfalls fo grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and... | |
 | Europe - 1780 - 852 pages
...his rcliih grqi-.-n callous, almoft to difeafc ; Who pepper'd the higheft was furcft topleafe. Kut let us be candid, and fpeak out our mind; If dunces applauded he paid them in kind, .Ye Kenricks, ye Kelleys, and Woodfalls, fo grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave ! How did Grub-ilrect... | |
 | Thomas Davies - Actors - 1781 - 464 pages
...glutton, he fwallow'd what came, And the puff of f dunce, he miftook it for fame; 'Till his relifh grown callous, almoft to difeafe, Who pepper'd the...pleafe. But let us be candid and fpeak out our mind ; . . i. •*-*. .••.<*.*-.;•"• i/x" . . . • ^ If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind.... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...glutton, he fwallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mi flock it for fame ; 'Till his relifh grown callous, almoft to difeafe, Who pepper'd the...mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye f Kenricks, ye f Kellys, and || Woodfalls fo grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got what you... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...what came, And the puff of a dunce, he miftook it for fame ; 'Till his relifh grown callous, ahnoft to difeafe, Who pepper'd the higheft was fureft to...mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye f Kenricks, ye f Kcllys, and || Woodfalls fo gra«, What a commerce was yours, while you got what you... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 320 pages
...whitlle them back. Of praife a mere glutton, he fwallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mi flook it for fame; 'Till his relim grown callous, almoft...pepper'd the higheft was fureft to pleafe. But let u> be candid, and fpeak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye f Kenricks, ye... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...fwallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce, he miftook it for fame ; 'Till his relifh grown callousj almoft to difeafe,'' Who pepper'd the higheft, was...dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye * Kenricks, yefKellys, and jWoodfalls fo grave? What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave ?' HowdidGrub-ftreetre-echo... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...it for Fame ; Till his relim grown callous, almofl todifeafe, he higheft was fureft to pleafe : But But let us be candid, and fpeak out our mind ; If...kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys, and Woodfalls fo grave, N"What a commerce was youia, while you got and you gave ? How did Grub-ftreet re-echo the fhouts that... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...glutton, he fwallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce, he miftook it for fame.; Till his relifli, grown callous almoft to difeafe, Who pepper'd the...mind — If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind i (jr) James Macpherfon, efq. who, from the mere force of his ftyle, wrote down the firft poet of all... | |
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