Though hard to find in every case The fittest man to fill a place: His promises he ne'er forgot, But took memorials on the spot; His enemies, for want of charity, Said, he affected popularity: 'Tis true, the people understood, That all he did was for... Miscellaneous poems - Sayfa 297Jonathan Swift tarafından - 1814Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
| Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 398 sayfa
...cafe The fitteft man to fill a place : His promifes he ne'er forgot, But took memorials on the fpot; His enemies, for want of charity, Said, he affected popularity : 'Tis true, the people underftood, That all he did was for their good ; Their kind affections he has try'd ; No love is loft... | |
| 1787 - 446 sayfa
...was, in ev'ry station, To serve the king and please the nation. Tho' hard to find in ev'ry case 155 The fittest man to fill a place, His promises he ne'er...the spot: His enemies, for want of charity, Said he affefted popularity; . 160 'Tis true the people understood That all he did was for their good ; Their... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 sayfa
...cafe The fatteft man to fill a place : His promifes he ne'er forgot, But took memorials on the fpot : His enemies, for want of charity, Said, he affected popularity : 'Tis true, the people nnderftood That all he did was for their yP°-\ Their kind afieaions he hai A di No love is loft on... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 sayfa
...had spread a thousand lies, 'Twas he defeated the excise. Twas known, though he had born aspersion, That standing troops were his aversion : His practice...promises he ne'er forgot, But took memorials on the spot -r His enemies, for want of charity, Said, he affected popularity : 'Tis true, the people understood,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 sayfa
...had spread a thousand lies, 'Twas he defeated the excise. 'Twas known, though he had borne aspersion, That standing troops were his aversion: His practice...people understood, That all he did was for their good ; Their kind affections he has tried ; No love is lost on either side. He came to court with fortune... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 562 sayfa
...excise. Twas known, though he had borne aspersion. That slantling troops were his aversion : His practise was, in every station, To serve the king, and please the nation; Though hard to liud in every case The liltest man to fill a place : His promises he ne'er forgot, Hut took memorials... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 sayfa
...kmmn, though he had borne aspersion. That stanitinff troop's were his aversion : His practise w.is, in every station. To serve, the king, and please the nation ¡ Though haul to lind in every case The finest man to fill a place : His promises .he ne'er forjrot, I'.ut to»k... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 832 sayfa
...had spread a thousand lies, 'Twas he defeated the excise. 'Twas known, though he had borne aspersion, That standing troops were his aversion : His practice...people understood. That all he did was for their good ; Their kind affection he has tri'd ; Wo love is lost on either side. He came to court with fortune... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 524 sayfa
...spread a thousand lies, 'Twas he defeated the excise. * 'Twas known, though he had borne aspersion, That standing troops were his aversion ; His practice...the people understood, That all he did was for their gooid ; Their kind affections he has tried ; No love is lost on either side. He came to court with... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 268 sayfa
...spread a thousand lies, "IV as he defeated the excise ; Twas known, though he had borne aspersion, That standing troops were his aversion : His practice...people understood That all he did was for their good ; Their kind affections he has tried ; No love is lost on either side. He came to court with fortune... | |
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