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" O'er globes, and sceptres, now on thrones it swells ; Now, trims the midnight lamp in college cells : 'Tis tory, whig ; it plots, prays, preaches, pleads, Harangues in senates, squeaks in masquerades. "
The Poetical Works of Edward Young - Page 65
by Edward Young - 1844
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Love of Fame: The Universal Passion, in Seven Characteristical Satires

Edward Young - Women - 1741 - 194 pages
...bold pretence ; There, bolder aims at Pā€” ā€” /s eloquence. It aids the dancer's heel, the writers head, And heaps the plain with mountains of the dead ; Nor ends with life; but nods in fable plumes, Adorns our herfe, and flatters on our tombs. What is not proud ? The pimp is proud to...
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Love of Fame, the Universal Passion: In Seven Characteristical Satires

Edward Young - English poetry - 1752 - 154 pages
...fqueaks in Maskerades, Here, to S " e's humour makes a bold pretence ; There, bolder aims at P y's eloquence. It aids the dancer's heel, the writer's...mountains of the dead ; Nor ends with life; but nods in fable plumes, Adorns our herfe, and flatters on our tombs. What is not proud ? The pimp is proud to...
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The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts ...

Edward Young - English literature - 1762 - 412 pages
...fqueaks in Mafquerades. Here, to 5 e's humour makes a bold pretence ; There, bolder, aims at P _y's eloquence. It aids the dancer's heel, the writer's...mountains of the dead ; Nor ends with life ; but nods in fable plumes, Adorns our hearfe, and flatters on our tombs. What is not praud? The pimp is proud to...
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The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts: In Four [i.e. Five ..., Volume 1

Edward Young - 1767 - 272 pages
...fqueaks in Mafquerades. Here, to S *'s humour makes a bold pretence ; There, bolder, aims at P ā€” j's eloquence. It aids the dancer's heel, the writer's head, And heaps the plain wi.h mountains of the dead ; Nor ends with life; but nods in fable plumes, Adorns our htarfe, and flatters...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 50

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 278 pages
...Mafquerades. Here, to Steele's humour makes a bold pretence ; There, bolder, aims at Pulteney's eloquence. 60 It aids the dancer's heel, the 'writer's head, And...mountains of the dead ; Nor ends with life ; but nods in fable plumes, Adorns our hearfe, and natters on our tombs. What is not proud? The pimp is proud to...
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The Works of the English Poets: Young

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 290 pages
...humour makes a bold pretence; There, bolder, aims at Pulteney's eloquence. 60 It aids the dancer s heel, the writer's head, And heaps the plain with...mountains of the dead ; Nor ends with life ; but nods in fable plumes, Adorns our bcarfe, and flatters on our tombs. What is not froud? The pimp is proud to...
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The Works of the English Poets: Young

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 290 pages
...pretence ; There, bolder, aims at Pulteney's eloquence. .&> It aids the dancers heel, the writer''! head, And heaps the plain with mountains of the dead ; Nor ends with life ; but nods in fable plumes, Adorns our hearfe, and natters on our tomhs. What is not proud? The pimp is proud to...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 60

English poets - 1790 - 286 pages
...Mafquerades. Here, to Steele's humour makes a bold pretence; There, bolder, aims at Pulteney's eloquence. 69 It aids the dancer's heel, the writer's head, And...mountains of the dead ; Nor ends with life; but nods in fable plumes, Adorns our hearfe, and flatters on our tombs. What is not proud? The pimp is proud to...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...humour makes a bold pretence ; There, bolder aims at Pultr.ev's eloquence. It aids the dancer's lux I, the writer's head, And heaps the plain with mountains of the dead ; Nor ends with life ; but nods in fMc plumes, Adnrns our hcarfc, and flatters on our tor.i'r*. What ii not proud ' The pimp is proud...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...fqucaks in mafquerades: Here, to S e's humour makes a bold pretence; There, bolder aims at Pultncy's c \ W >.Tor ends with life ; but nods in fable plumes, Adorns our hcarfe, and Hatters on our tombs. Who is...
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