 | 1812 - 588 pagina’s
...be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in strife, And makes a lottery of life. I can enjoy her while she's kind, But when she dances in the wind, And shakes...wings, and will not stay, I puff the prostitute away: his illustrious competitor; and which produces alternate admiration for his genius, and compassion... | |
 | 1812 - 524 pagina’s
...be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in strife. And makes a lottery of life. I can enjoy her while she's kind, But when she dances in the wind, And shakes her wings, and will not stay,I puff the prostitute away: The little or the much she gave, is quietly pesign'd: Content with... | |
 | 1824 - 706 pagina’s
...fortune, because it would have offended pagan piety, we think him decidedly wrong. I can enjoy her when she's kind ; But when she dances in the wind, And...wings, and will not stay, I puff the prostitute away. " Is this what Horace says ? " asks Mr. Rose: now the question properly should be, " Is this in the... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1825 - 728 pagina’s
...manentemf or— to use the more beautiful paraphrase of Dryden; — " I can applaud her, — while she's kind ; — But when she dances in the wind,...by the sacrifice of my settled opinions. But, Sir, 1 do not believe that any popularity which I may have the good fortune to enjoy, is put to hazard by... | |
 | 1826 - 860 pagina’s
...motto wasfourfo mantntem, and he should add, in the language of Dryden — " I can enjoy her while she's kind; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes her wings, and will not stay, I puff theproetitute away" (cheers and laughter) He would not court her by the surrender of his judgment or... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 804 pagina’s
...when the clearing North will puff the clouds away. Dryden s VirgU't Georgia. I can enjoy her while she's kind, But when she dances in the wind, And shakes her wings, and will not stay, I pujf the prostitute away. Dryden. An injudicious poet, who aims at loftiness, runs into the swelling... | |
 | Charles Knapp Dillaway - 1830 - 484 pagina’s
...Laudo manentem ;" or, to use the more beautiful paraphrase of Dryden :— " I can applaud her—when she's kind ;— But when she dances in the wind, And...judgment, or by the sacrifice of my settled opinions. SECTION XXXVI. RICHARD I.—ABBOT OF BOXLEY Walter S. Landor. Abbot. O my king! my .king! the champion... | |
 | 1835 - 932 pagina’s
...be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in strife. And makes a lottery of life : I can enjoy her while- she's kind ; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes her wings, and will not stay, I pull' the prostitute away ; The little or the much she gave is quietly resign'd," xc.&c. , Dryden is... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 814 pagina’s
...when the clearing North will puf the clouds away. Dryien't Tiroifj Geergiri. I can enjoy her while she's kind, But when she dances in the wind, And shakes her wings, and will not stay, 1 puff the prostitute away. I>ryd,-r,. An injudicious poet, who aims at loftiness, runs into the swelling... | |
 | B. Bowing - 1840 - 436 pagina’s
...some of the Horatian philosophy, which you have latterly so much forgotten : — I can enjoy her while she's kind ; But when she dances in the wind, . And...wings, and will not stay, I puff the prostitute away. These used to be favourite lines with you." " Alas, alas ! " he exclaimed, grasping my hand, and looking... | |
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I can enjoy her while she's kind; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes her wings, and will not stay, I puff the prostitute away... 
