 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 pagina’s
...Dung, and Dung to Clay. Thus Heads extreamly nice difcover, That Folks may dye fome ten Times over 5. But oft by too refin'da Touch To prove Things plain they prove too much. What e'er Pythagoras may fay, ; (For each you know will have his Way) With great Submiffion I pronounce,... | |
 | Muse - 1757 - 248 pagina’s
...Dung, and Dung to Clay. 3 Thus Heads extremely nice difcover, That Folks may die, fome ten Times over ; But oft by too refin'da Touch, To prove Things plain,...they prove too much» Whate'er Pythagoras may fay, (For each, you know, will have his Way) With great Submiffion I pronounce, That People die no more... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 320 pagina’s
...dung, and dung to clay. no Thus heads extremely nice diicover, That folks may die fome ten times over ; But oft', by too refin'da touch, To prove things plain,...death is common To Bird and Man, including Woman; 130 From the Spread Eagle to the Wren, Alas ! no mortal fowl knows when ; All that wear feathers firft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1028 pagina’s
...and dung to clay. 120 Thus heads extremely nice difcover, That folks may die fome ten timas over ; But oft', by too refin'da touch, To prove things plain,...(For each, you know, will have his way), With great fubmiftion I pronounce, That people die no more than once : But once is fure ; and death is common... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 318 pagina’s
...dung, and dung to clay. Thus heads extremely nice difcover, That folks may die feme ten times over ; But oft', by too refin'da touch, To prove things plain, they prove too much. Whate'er Pythagoras may fay < (For each, you know, will have his way), With great fubmiffion I pronounce, That people die no more... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 322 pagina’s
...dung, and dung to clay. Thus heads extremely nice difcover, That folks may die fome ten times over j .But oft', by too refin'da touch, To prove things plain, they prove too mucli. Whate'er Pythagoras may fay (For each, you know, will have his way). With great fubmiffion I... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pagina’s
...dung, and dung to clay. I2O Thus heads extremely nice difcover That folks may die fome ten times over ; But oft', by too refin'da touch, To prove things plain,...fubmiffion I pronounce, That people die no more than once ; B 4. But But once Is fure ; and death is common To "bird and man, including woman ; 130 From the... | |
 | 1797 - 454 pagina’s
...dung to clay. no \ Thus heads extremely nice discover That folks may die, some ten time, over; 13 ut oft by too refin'da touch To prove things plain, they prove too much. Whate'er Pythagoras may say, (For each, you know, will have his way) With great submission I pronounce Th:it people die no... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 520 pagina’s
...clay. 1 20 Thus heads extremely nice discover That folks may die, some ten times over ; But oft hy too refin'da touch To prove things plain, they prove too much. Whate'er Pythagoras may say, iFor each, you know, will have his way) With great suhmission I pronounce That people die no more... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 pagina’s
...and dung to clay. Thm heads, extremely nice, discover That folks may die some ten times over ; Bat oft, by too refin'da touch, To prove things plain, they prove too much. Whate'er Pythagoras may say, (For each, you know, will have his way) " ith great submission I pronounce, That people 'die no... | |
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I pronounce, That people die no more than once : But once is sure, and death is common To bird and man, including woman : From the spread eagle to the wren, Alas ! no mortal fowl knows when. 
