 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pagine
...like Tragedy giving a rout, His fools have their follies so lost in a crowed Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud; And coxcombs, alike in their...characters thus without fault? Say, was it that vainly directing l.is view To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Quite sick of pursuing each troublesome... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pagine
...ront. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtnes and feelings, that Folly grows prond ; And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone, Adopting...portraits, are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has onr poet this malady canght ? Or wherefore his characters thns withont fanlt ? Say, was it that, vainly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pagine
...like Tragedy giving a rout, His fools have their follies so lost in a crow'd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud; And coxcombs, alike in their failings, alone, Adopting his portraits, are pleasM with their Say, where has our poet this malady caught ? Or wherefore hi* characters thus without... | |
 | William Mudford - 1812 - 348 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, O^uite sick of pursuing each troublesome... | |
 | William Mudford - 1812 - 662 pagine
...like tragedy giving a rout. His Tools 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 fmd out men's virtues, and finding them few, ijuitc sick of pursuing each troublesome... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 552 pagine
...thrir follies so lost in a croml * Of virtues and failings, ihut Folly grows proud, ' And Cnxrnmhs, alike in their failings alone, * Adopting his portraits...characters thus without fault ? ' Say, was it, that vainly directing his view, ' To find out men's virtues, and finding theoi few, 41 Quite sick of pursuing each... | |
 | William Mudford - 1812 - 666 pagine
...crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud, And coxcombs alike in their failings aloue, Adopting his portraits are pleas'd with their own;...wherefore his characters thus without fault ? Say, wa&U that vainly directing his view To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, (juite sick of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pagine
...his jests upon other people. 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 owiu Say, where has our poet this malady caught, Or, wherefore his characters thus without fault ?... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pagine
...folly grows proud; And coxcombs, alike in their failing! alone, Adopting his port raits are pleas' d with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught. Or wherefore his characters thus without laoJt? Say, was it, that vainly directing hit view To find out men'svirtues.and find ing them fnr,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 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 failings alone, Adopting his portraits, are pleus'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught? Or wherefore his characters thus... | |
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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... 
