 | John Gay - 1745 - 272 דפים
...Can meagre Poetry fuch fame deferve ? Can Poetry ; that only writes to flarve ? And mall no laurel deck that famous head, In which the Senate's annual...greater glory fires, ' "* . . * By nobler ways and tr.tems true fame acquires. F 5 O . O had I Virgir* force to fmg the man, Whole learned lines can millions... | |
 | John Gay - 1752 - 278 דפים
...that only writes to ftarve ? And fhall no laurel deck that famous head, In which the Senate's aijnual law is bred ? That hoary head, which greater glory fires, By nobler ways and means true feme acquires. • FS ° 'O had I Virgif* force to fing the man, Whofe learned lines can millions raife... | |
 | John Gay - 1767 - 292 דפים
...Can meagre Poetry ,fuch f^rne defetve ? Can Poetry, that only writes to ftarve ? And fhall no laiirel deck that famous head, In which the Senate's annual...bred ? That hoary head, which greater glory fires, 1 By nobler ways and means true fame acquires* O had I Wrgil's force to fing the man, Whofe learned... | |
 | John Gay - 1770 - 214 דפים
...Can meagre Poetry fuch fame deferve ? Can Poetry, that only writes to ftarve ? • And fhallno laurel deck that famous head, In which the Senate's annual...nobler -ways and means true fame acquires. ' '. O had I Pirgil's force to fing the man, Whofe learned lines can millions raife per ana. Great Lowntis his praife... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 372 דפים
...Chriftmas-pewi Can meagre poetry fuch fame deferve? Can poetry, that only writes to ftarve ? And fhall no laurel deck that famous head, In which the Senate's annual...means true fame acquires. O had I Virgil's force, to fing the man, Whofe learned lines can millions raife per ann. Great Lownds's praife fliould fwell the... | |
 | 1794 - 918 דפים
...poetry, that only writes to ftarve ? And (batí no laurel deck that famous head, In which rite lenate's annual law is bred ? That hoary head, which greater glory fires, By nobler ways and means true fame acquire?. Ü had I Virgil's force, to fing the man, Whofe learned lines can million« r -iilc Д-i... | |
 | 1797 - 420 דפים
...pew. Can meagre poetry such fame deserve ? Can poetry, that only writes to starve? And shall no laurel deck that famous head, In which the Senate's annual...law is bred? That hoary head, which greater glory (ires, By nobl-r ways and means true fame acquires ? O had I Virgil's force, to sing the man Whose... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 דפים
...meagre poetry fucS fame defcrve ? Can poetry, that only writes to fbrve ? , . . And fhall no burel deck that famous head¿('.. In which the Senate's...bred ? ,.' , That hoary head, which greater glory fire«, B>' ncib'er •UM-JI aaJ meant Jrue fame acqulr'eav," " О had I Virgil's force, :o fing the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 דפים
...poetry fuch fame deferve ? 'On poetry, that only writes to Ihrve ^ , And uall no liurel deck that famou* head, In- which the Senate's annual law is bred ? That hoary head, which greater glory firefc, By nobler TOiivJ and mans true fame zcquircs. 0 had I Virgil's force, to fing theTaan, V/'hofe... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 דפים
...Can meagre Poetry such fame deserve r Can Poetry, that only writes to starve ? And shall no laurel deck that famous head, In which the senate's annual...means true fame acquires. O had I Virgil's force, to sing the man, Whose learned lines can millions raise per ann. Great Lownds's praise should swell the... | |
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WHEN Poets print their works, the scribbling crew Stick the Bard o'er with Bays, like Christmas pew ; Can meagre Poetry such fame deserve ? Can Poetry ; that only writes to starve ? And shall no laurel deck that famous head, In which the Senate's annual... 
