 | 1787 - 446 sayfa
...miss'dhis aim, 535 ' The world must own it, to their shame, ' The praise is his, and theirs the .blame. ' He gave the little wealth he had ' To build a house for fools and mad; ' To shew, by one satiric touch, ... „. 54.0 " That kingdom he hath left his debtor, " I wish it... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 sayfa
...ne'er offended with a jest; But laugh'd to hear an idiot quote A verse from Horace learn'd by rote. " He knew a hundred pleasing stories, With all the turns...wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; And showed, by one satirick touch, •/ No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | 1804 - 512 sayfa
...Idiots, for the founding of which Swift bequeathed his fortune ; or, to use his own words, He left the little wealth he had. To build a house for fools and mad, And shew'd by one satyric touch, No nation wanted it so much. Mr. Brooke presented Swift with a translation... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 sayfa
...ne'er offended with a jest; But laugh'd to hear an idiot quote A verse from Horace learn'd by rote. " He knew a hundred pleasing stories, With all the turns...little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad j And show'd by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. ' That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 sayfa
...often miss'd his aim, The world must own it, to their shame, The praise is his, and theirs the blame. He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; To show, by one satiric touch, Js'o nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 sayfa
...often miss'd his aim, the world must own it to their shame, the praise is his, and their's the blame. He gave the little wealth he had to build a house for fools and mad; to show, by one satiric touch, no nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor, I... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 sayfa
...often miss'd his aim, the world must own it to their shame, the praise is his, and their's the blame. He gave the little wealth he had to build a house for fools and rnad; to show, by one satiric touch, no nation wanted it so much. CONTENTS. That kingdom he hath left... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 420 sayfa
...ne'er offended with a jest ; But laugh'd to hear an idiot quote A verse from Horace learn'd by rote. " He knew a hundred pleasing stories, With all the turns...fools and mad ; And show'd, by one satiric touch, Jf o nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor^ I wish it soon may haye a better,"... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 832 sayfa
...turns of whigs and tories : Was cheerful to his dying day ; And friends would let him have his waj, " He gave the little wealth he had To build a house...satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom be hath left his debtor) I wish it soon may have a better." AN EPISTLE TO TWO FRIENDS.* TO DR. HKLSHAM.f... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 524 sayfa
...dying day ; And friends would let him have his way. " He gave the little wealth he had To build ah use for fools and mad; And show'd by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor, I wish it soon may have a better." VERSES SENT TO THE DEAN ON HIS BIRTH-DAY,... | |
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He gave the little wealth he had, To build a house for fools and mad: And showed by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much: That kingdom he hath left his debtor, I wish it soon may have a better. 
