 To hear his out-of-fashion wit? But he takes up with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. 'Faith he must make his stories shorter, Or change his comrades once a quarter : In half the time he talks them round ; There must another set be...  The Works of Jonathan Swift: Miscellaneous poems - Sayfa 329Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott tarafından - 1814Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 410 sayfa
...o'er ; He told them fifty times before. 9* How does he fancy, we can lit To hear his out-of-fafhion wit ? But he takes up with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. 'Faith he muft make his ftories Ihorter. 9$ Or change his comrades once a-quarter : In half the time he talks... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 400 sayfa
...told them fifty times before. . ?t '' How does he fancy, we can fit t' To hear his out-of-fafliion wit? " But he takes up with younger folks, " Who for his wine will bear his jokes. " Faith ! " Faith ! he muft make his ftorks fliorter, 95 " Or change his comrades once a quarter : " In half... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 398 sayfa
..." He told them fifty times before. 90 " How does he fancy, we can fit ** To hear his out-Qfrfafhiqn wit ? ** But he takes up with younger folks, ** Who for his wine will bear his jokes. " Faith ! he muft make his ftories fhorter, 93 ^ Or change his comrades once a quarter; ** In half the time he talks... | |
 | 1787 - 446 sayfa
...them fifty times before. 90 ' How does he fancy we can sit " But betakes up with younger folks, 's Who for his wine will bear his jokes. " 'Faith he must make his stories shorter, 9 $ " Or change his comrades once a-quarter : " In half the time he talks them round; " There must... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 326 sayfa
..." He told them fifty times before. 90 " How does he fancy, we can fit " To hear his out-of-f;ifhion wit? " But he takes up with younger folks, " Who for his wine will bear his jokes. " Faith! he muft make his ftories fhorter, 95 " Or change his comrades once a quarter: " In half the time he talks... | |
 | 1793 - 376 sayfa
...o'er; He told 'em fifty times before. How does he fancy we can fit To hear his out-of-fafliion wit ? 90 But he takes up with younger folks Who, for his wine, will bear his jokes. Faith, he muft make his ftories fhorter, Or change his comrades once a quarter: In half the time he talks them... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - 1793 - 388 sayfa
...} He told 'em fifty times before. How does he fancy we can fit To hear his' out-of-fafhion wit ? 90 But he takes up with younger folks Who, for his wine, will bear his jokes. Faith, he muft make his ftories fhorter, Or change his comrades once a quarter : In half the time he talks them... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 268 sayfa
...,hfr<A " He told them fifty times before. " How does he fancy we can lit "- To hear his out-of-faihion wit ? *; But he takes up with younger folks, " Who for his wine will bear }us jokes. " Faith ! he mufl. make his llories flioricr, " Or change Ins, comrades once a quarter;... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 sayfa
...younger folks, | *T>o for his wine will hear his jokes. fiith ! he muft make his (lories (horter, " Or change his comrades once a quarter : ^ In half the time he talks them round, There muft another fet be found. " For poetry, he's pad his prime ; " He takes an hour to find a rhyme ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 516 sayfa
...yov; gcr folks, " Who for his wine will bear his jokes* " Faith i he mull make his dories (hortrr, " Or change his comrades once a quarter: " In half the time he talks them round, *• There mud another fet be found. " For poetry, he 'i pad his prime , " He takes an hour to find a rhyme ;... | |
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