 Woolston doubts ; And that his son, and his son's son, Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. Each, when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right ; 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night.  The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior - עמוד 215מאת Matthew Prior - 1779תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779
...his fon, and his fon's fon, Were all but ploughmen, cloWns, and Iou:«. VOL. ir. s ;-.- !i, Eacli, when his ruftic pains began, To merit pleaded equal...years have roll'd, Since thy forefathers held the plo w ; When this in ftory fhall be told, Add, that my kindred do fo now. The man who by his labour... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779
...; And that his fon, and his fon's fon, Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. V«L. If. S Each, Each, when his ruftic pains began, To merit pleaded...affeftion ; By Nature we are Adam's fons, And fons of AnfUs * by eleftion. Kingfale ! eight hundred years have roll'd,. Since thy forefathers held the plow;... | |
 | English poets - 1790
...Woolflon doubts ; And that his fon, and his fon's fon, Were all but ploughmen,. clowns, and louts, Each, when his ruftic pains began, To merit pleaded...coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affedlion ; By nature we are Adam's fons, And fons of Anftis * by eleftion. Kingfale ! eight hundred... | |
 | 1795
...And that his fon, and his fon's fon, Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louti. Each, when his ruflir pains began, To merit pleaded equal right ; 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work tul night. But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection 5 By nature we are Adam's... | |
 | 1797
...that his son and his son's son Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. iI. Each, when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right; 'Twas only...left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night. in. But coronets weowe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection; fclume II. N By nature we are... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1802
...ungodly Whifton doubts, And that his fon and his fon's fon Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. 4 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night. III. But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's aflection ; By nature we are Adam's fons,... | |
 | John Bell - 1807
...and his son's son Were all hut ploughmen, clowns, and loul;. ' ii. Each, when his rustic pains hegan, To merit pleaded equal right; 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night. m. But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection ; By nature we are Adam's sons,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810
...loin* Each, when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right , 'Twas only who left ott'at noon, Or who went on to work till night, But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection j By nature wt: are Adam's sons, And sons ot'Austis" by election. « Titles of Honour. '... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 547 דפים
...rustic pnins began, Tomoni pleaded equal right, 'Twas only «'ho h'ft oil at noon, Or who went 01» to work till night. But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's aliection ; By nature we ¡ire Adam's sons, And sons of Austis B by election. • Titles of Honour.... | |
 | British poets - 1822
...And that his son and his sou's son Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. Each when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right; Twas only...coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection ; By nature we are Adam's sons, And sons of Anstis by election. Kingsale ! eight hundred... | |
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