How flow'd our mirth, and whence the fource begun? Perhaps the jeft that charm'd the fprightly crowd, And made the jovial table laugh fo loud, To fome falfe notion ow'd its poor pretence, To an ambiguous word's perverted... An essay on immorality [in verse]. - Sayfa 20Essay tarafından - 1766Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
| Matthew Prior - 1718 - 566 sayfa
...charm'd the fprightly Croud, And made the Jovial Table laugh fo loud, To fome falfe Notion ovv'd it's poor Pretence, To an ambiguous Word's perverted Senfe, To a wild Sonnet, or a wanton Air, Offence and Torture to the fober Ear. Perhaps, alas ! the pleafing Stream was brought . From this... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 320 sayfa
...fburce begun ? Perhaps the jeft that charm'd the fprightly crowd, And made the jovial table laugh fo loud, To fome falfe notion ow'd its poor pretence, To an ambiguous word's perverted fenfe, To a wild fonnet, or a wanton air, ize Offence and torture to the foher ear : Perhaps, alas... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 326 sayfa
...fource begun? Perhaps the jeft that charm'd the fprightly crowd, And made the jovial table laugh fo loud, To fome falfe notion ow'd its poor pretence, To an ambiguous word's perverted fenle, To a wild fonnet, or a wanton air, 120 Offence and torture to the fober ear ! Perhaps, alas... | |
| 1795 - 846 sayfa
...fourcc begun ? Perhaps the jeft that charm'd the fprightly crowd, And maje the jovial table laugh fo loud, To fome falfe notion ow'd its poor pretence, To an ambiguous word's perverted fenfe, To a wild funntt, or a wantop air, Offence and torture to the iober ear : Perhaps, alas : the... | |
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