 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pagine
...rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud 5 And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone, Adopting...characters thus without fault ? Say, was it that vainly directing his view To find out men's virtues, and finding them few. Quite sick of pursuing each troublesome... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 pagine
...like tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies fo loft in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud ; And coxcombs alike in their...has our poet this malady caught? Or, wherefore his charafters thus without fault? Say, was it that vainly dire&ing his view To find out mens virtues,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pagine
...like Tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that Folly grows proud; And coxcombs alike in their...characters thus without fault? Say, was it, that vainly directing his view, To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Quite sick of pursuing each troublesome... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pagine
...like tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud ; And coxcombs, alike in their...characters thus without fault ? Say, was it that vainly directing his view To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Quite sick of pursuing each troublesome... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pagine
...like tragedy giving a .rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud; And coxcombs alike in their...alone, . Adopting his portraits are pleas'd with their owu. Say, where has our poet this malady caught ? Or, wherefore his characters thus without fault ?... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 424 pagine
...made it his care, To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are. His gallants are all faultless. Say, where has our poet this malady caught ? Or wherefore...characters, thus without fault ? Say, was it, that vainly directing his view, To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Quite sick of pursuing each troublesome... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1808 - 420 pagine
...made it his care, To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are. His gallants are all faultless. Say, where has our poet this malady caught ? Or wherefore...characters, thus without fault ? Say, was it, that vainly directing his view, To find out men's virtues, and finding them fev¥, Quite sick of pursuing each... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pagine
...like tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud, And coxcombs alike in their...characters thus without fault ? Say, was it that vainly directing his view To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Quite sick of pursuing, each troublesome... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pagine
...people. » Vide page 63. His 'fools have their follies fo loft in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud ; And coxcombs, alike in their...characters thus without fault? Say, was it that, vainly directing his view To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Quite fick of purfuing each troublefome... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pagine
...their failings alone, Adopting liis portraits are plcas'd with their own. Say, where lias our poet 'bis malady caught, . Or wherefore his characters thus without fault > Say, was it that villainy directing his view To fiuil out men's virtues, aim fiudiiig them few, Quite sick of pursuing... | |
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And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits, are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught ? Or wherefore his characters thus without fault ? Say, was it that vainly directing his view To find out men's... 
