 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1028 pagine
...his fon, and his fon's fon, Were all but ploughmen, cloWns, and Iou:«. VOL. ir. s ;-.- !i, Eacli, when his ruftic pains began, To merit pleaded equal...years have roll'd, Since thy forefathers held the plo w ; When this in ftory fhall be told, Add, that my kindred do fo now. The man who by his labour... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 320 pagine
...; And that his fon, and his fon's fon, Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. V«L. If. S Each, Each, when his ruftic pains began, To merit pleaded...affeftion ; By Nature we are Adam's fons, And fons of AnfUs * by eleftion. Kingfale ! eight hundred years have roll'd,. Since thy forefathers held the plow;... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pagine
...Woolflon doubts ; And that his fon, and his fon's fon, Were all but ploughmen,. clowns, and louts, Each, when his ruftic pains began, To merit pleaded...coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affedlion ; By nature we are Adam's fons, And fons of Anftis * by eleftion. Kingfale ! eight hundred... | |
 | 1795 - 846 pagine
...And that his fon, and his fon's fon, Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louti. Each, when his ruflir pains began, To merit pleaded equal right ; 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work tul night. But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection 5 By nature we are Adam's... | |
 | 1797 - 454 pagine
...that his son and his son's son Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. iI. Each, when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right; 'Twas only...left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night. in. But coronets weowe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection; fclume II. N By nature we are... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1802 - 504 pagine
...ungodly Whifton doubts, And that his fon and his fon's fon Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. 4 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night. III. But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's aflection ; By nature we are Adam's fons,... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 520 pagine
...and his son's son Were all hut ploughmen, clowns, and loul;. ' ii. Each, when his rustic pains hegan, To merit pleaded equal right; 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night. m. But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection ; By nature we are Adam's sons,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 pagine
...loin* Each, when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right , 'Twas only who left ott'at noon, Or who went on to work till night, But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection j By nature wt: are Adam's sons, And sons ot'Austis" by election. « Titles of Honour. '... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 pagine
...rustic pnins began, Tomoni pleaded equal right, 'Twas only «'ho h'ft oil at noon, Or who went 01» to work till night. But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's aliection ; By nature we ¡ire Adam's sons, And sons of Austis B by election. • Titles of Honour.... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 292 pagine
...And that his son and his sou's son Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. Each when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right; Twas only...coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection ; By nature we are Adam's sons, And sons of Anstis by election. Kingsale ! eight hundred... | |
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Woolston doubts ; And that his son, and his son's son, Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. Each, when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right ; 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night. 
