 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Electronic books - 1729 - 266 pages
...deftroys } ' With Fame in juft proportion Envy grows, The Man that makes a Charadter, makes Foes: r.-.—/ Slight, peevifh InfecTs round a Genius rife, : .-..'..."....Day awakes the World of Flies ; With hearty Malice, but with feeble wing, (To fhew they live) they flutter, and they fling: But as by depredations Wafps... | |
 | Edward Young - 1767 - 272 pages
...juft proportion, envy grows ; The nran that makes a charafter, makes foes : Slight, peevifh infefts round a genius rife, As a bright day awakes the world of flies ; With hearty malice, but with feeble wing, (To fhew they live) they flutter, and they fting :. But as by depredations wafps... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 858 pages
...in juft proportion, envy grows ; The man that makes a charafter, makes foes i Slight, peevim infefts round a genius rife, •* As a bright day awakes the world of flies; With hearty malice, but with feeble wing, (To fhew they live) they flutter, and they ftingi But as by depredations wafps... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1784 - 468 pages
...n val'- peace deftroys; "With fame, in juft proportion, envy ^rows; The man that makes a character makes foes : Slight peevifh infects round a genius rife, As a bright day awakes the world of flies; 30 \Vitli hearty malice, but with feeble wing, (To fhew they live) they flutter, and they fting ; But... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 304 pages
...in juft proportion, envy grows; The man that makes a charafter, makes foes: Slight, peevifh infefts round a genius rife, As a bright day awakes the world of flies; With hearty malice, but with feeble wing, (To fhew they live) they flutter, and they fling: But as by depredations wafps... | |
 | Edward Young - 1792 - 348 pages
...in juft proportion, envy grows ; The man that makes a charafter, makes foes: Slight, peevifh infefts round a genius rife, As a bright day awakes the world of flies; With hearty malice, but with feeble wing, (To fhew they live) they flutter, and they fting: But as by depredations wafps... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 420 pages
...envy grows ; The man that makes a character, makes foes : Slight, peevish insects round a genius rise, As a bright day awakes the world of flies; "With hearty malice, but with feeble wing, (To shew they live) they flutter, and they sting : But as by depredations wasps... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1805 - 232 pages
...envy grows ; The man that makes a character makes foes : Slight peevish insects round a genius rise, As a bright day awakes the world of flies ; With hearty malice, but with feeble wing, j (To shew they live) they flutter, and they sting ; But as by depredations wasps... | |
 | François Marie Arouet de [prose] Voltaire - 1805 - 288 pages
...en-ay grows, The man who makes a character makes foes. Slight, peevish insects round a genius rise, As a bright day awakes the world of flies: With hearty malice, but with feeble wing, To show they live, they flutter and they sting : But as by depredations wasps... | |
 | Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 394 pages
...envy grows; The man that makes a character makes foes: Slight peevish insects round a genins rise, As a bright day awakes the world of flies; With hearty malice, but with feeble wing, (To show they live) they flutter, and they sting , But as by depredations wasps... | |
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With fame, in just proportion, envy grows ; The man that makes a character, makes foes : Slight, peevish insects round a genius rise, As a bright day awakes the world of flies ; With hearty malice, but with feeble wing, (To show they live) they flutter,... 
