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" As if their grandeur, by contagion, wrought, And fame was, like a fever, to be caught: But after seven years dance from place to place, The Dane is more familiar with his Grace. "
The Works of the English Poets: Young - Page 112
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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Love of Fame: The Universal Passion, in Seven Characteristical Satires

Edward Young - Women - 1741 - 194 pages
...morning-dun ; As if their grandeur, by contagion, wrought, And fame was, like a fever, to be caught: But after feven years dance from place to place, The * Dane is more familiar with his Grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendant, dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'ring...
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Love of Fame, the Universal Passion: In Seven Characteristical Satires

Edward Young - English poetry - 1752 - 154 pages
...morning-dun ; As if their grandeur, by contagion, wrought, Andfame was, like a fever, to be caught : But after feven years dance from place to place, The * Dane is more familiar with his Grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendant, dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'ring...
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The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts ...

Edward Young - English literature - 1762 - 412 pages
...ti^v-,:jr4»r *,! As if their grandeur, by contagion, wrought, And fame was, like a fever, to be caught : But after feven years dance, from place to place, The * Dane is more familiar with his Grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendaat, dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'ring...
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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
...morning-dun ; As if their grandeur, by contagion, wrought, And fame was, like a.fewtr, to be caught : But after feven years dance, from place to place, The * Dane is more familiar with his Grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendant dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'ring...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 60

English poets - 1790 - 286 pages
...morning-dun ; : As As if their grandeur, by contagion wrought, AnAfame was like a. fever, to be caught : -But after feven years dance, from place to place, The * Dane is more familiar with fcis Grace. 140 Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendant dangling at his ear, For...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...morning-dun ; As if their grandeur by contagion wrought, And fame was, like a fever, to be caught : But, after feven years dance from place to place, The Dane ' is more familiar with his grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ? Or living pendant dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'ring...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...morning-dun ; As if their grandtur, by contagion wrought, And fame was, like a fever, to be caught : But after feven years dance from place to place, The Dane * is more familiar with his grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendant, dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'nng...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 10

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...morning- fan ; As if their grar;i!eur, by contagion wrought, Aiidyjraf warlike zfntr, to be caught : But after feven years dance, from place to place, The * Dane is more familiar with his grace. Who'd be a erxtcb to prop a rotten peer ; Or living/wii/iwrf dangling at hij ear, For ever whifpering...
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The poetical works of ... E. Young. With the life of the author ..., Volume 2

Edward Young - 1799 - 314 pages
...morning-dun ; As if their grandeur by contagion wrought, And fame was, like a fever, to be caught : But after feven years dance from place to place The...Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer, Or living pendent dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'ring fecrets which were blown For months before, by trumpets,...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts: In Three Volumes, Volume 1

Edward Young - 1802 - 420 pages
...their grandeur, by contagion, wrought, And fame was, like a fever, to be caught ; l 2 But after seven years dance, from place to place, The * Dane is more familiar with his Grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendant dangling at his ear, For ever whisp'ring...
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