 In the loose rhymes of every poetaster ; — Could I be more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich, wise, all in superlatives : Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Than ever Fortune would have made them mine ; And hold one minute of this...  The Complete Angler - Page 227by Izaak Walton - 1901 - 229 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Izaak Walton, Phoebe Atwood Taylor - Fishing - 1653 - 280 pages
...fair, rich, wife in all Superlatives; Yet I more freely would the fe gifts re/jgn, ^hen everfortune would have made them mine And hold one minute of this holy leafure, Beyond the riches of this empty pie afure. Wekompure thoughts, welco me yejilent groves, Thefeguefts,thefeCour... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - Fishing - 1775 - 620 pages
...give a tongue To ftones by epitaphs : be call' d great mafter In the loofe rhimes of every poetafter ? Could I be more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich, wife, all in fuperlatives : Tet I more freely would theft gifts rejign, Than ever fortune would have... | |
 | Henry Headley - English poetry - 1787 - 232 pages
...give a tongue To ftones by epitaphs: be call'd Great Matter In the loofe rhimes of every poetafter J Could I be more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich, wife, all in fuperlatives: Yet I more freely would thefe gifts refign, Than ever fortune would have... | |
 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1792 - 394 pages
...give a tongue To stones by epitaphs, be call'd great Matter In the loose rhimes of ev'ry poetaster; ' Could I be more than any man that lives, Great, fair,...gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have made them miner And held one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches of this empty pleasure. Welcome pure... | |
 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1792 - 386 pages
...tongue To stones by epitaphj, be call'd great Master In the loose rhimes of ev'ry poetaster ; Coul d I be more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich,...this empty pleasure. Welcome pure thoughts! welcome ya silent groves! These guests, these courts, my soul most dearly loves: Now the wing'd people of the... | |
 | Poetry - 1808 - 496 pages
...give a tongue To stones by epitaphs : be call'd Great Master In the loose rhymes of ev'ry poetaster : Could I be more than any man that lives, Great, fair,...wise, all in superlatives : Yet I more freely would those gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have made them mine, And hold one minute of this holy leisure... | |
 | Henry Headley - English poetry - 1810 - 236 pages
...give a tongue To stones by epitaphs : be call'd great master In the loose rhymes of every poetaster ; Could I be more than any man that lives, Great, fair,...would these gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have mad*: them mine, And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches of this empty pleasure.... | |
 | England - 1839 - 894 pages
...give a tongue To stones by epitaphs; be called great master In the loose rhymes of every poetaster : Could I be, more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich, wisp, all in superlatives : Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - Fishing - 1822 - 494 pages
...stones by epitaphs ; be call'd " great master" In the loose rhimes of every poetaster ? Could I tie more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich, wise,...leisure Beyond the riches of this empty pleasure. (1) An angel is a piece of coin, value ten shillings. The words to " vie angels" are a mo tony my,... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - Fishing - 1822 - 490 pages
...tongue To stones by epitaphs ; be call'd " great master" In the loose rhinitis of every poetaster ? Could I be more 'than any man that lives, Great, fair,...superlatives; Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Thau ever fortune would have made them mine ; And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches... | |
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