Seen him, uneumber'd with the venal tribe, Smile without art, and win without a bribe. Would he oblige me? let me only find, He does not think me what he thinks mankind. Gleanings in England - Pagina 198door Samuel Jackson Pratt - 1801Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| John Bell - 1796 - 480 pagina’s
...groat. Go see Sir Robert— P. See Sir Robert! — hum — And never laugh — for all my life to come ? Seen him I have ; but in his happier hour Of social pleasure, ill-exchang'd for power ; 30 Seen him, uncumber'd with a venal tribe, Smile without art, and win without a bribe. Would... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pagina’s
...Go, see Sir Robert — P. See Sir Robert ! hum — And never laugh — for all my life to come ? See him I have ; but in his happier hour Of social pleasure, ill-exchang'd for pow'r ; 30 Seen him, uncumber'd with a venal tribe, Smile without art, and win without a bribe. Would he... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pagina’s
...against him for half an hour in his life. Ho then repeated Pope-s character of him: C 4 " Seen •' Seen him I have, but in his happier hour • " Of social pleasure — ill exchang'd for power ; •' Seen him' uncumber'd With the venal tribe, " Smile without art,... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pagina’s
...Sir Robert Walpole was dictated by candour and gratitude ; distinguishing the minister from the man. Seen him I have ; but in his happier hour Of social...uncumber'd with the venal tribe, Smile without art, and win without a bribe.f This character, together with that drawn of the same minister by Hume, in his... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1806 - 534 pagina’s
...convivial character in the following lines: • New Biog. Diet. vol. xv. p. 6 Collins's Peerage, vol. vp " Seen him I have, but in his happier hour Of social pleasure, ill exchang'd for power ; Seen him uncumber'd with the venal tribe, Smile without art, and win without... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 562 pagina’s
...Go see Sir Robert — P. See Sir Robert ! — hum — And never laugh — for all my life to come ? Seen him I have; but in his happier hour Of social pleasure, ill-exchang'd for power; 3d Seen him, uncumber'd with a venal tribe, Smile without art, and win without a bribe. Would... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pagina’s
...groat. Go sec Sir Rohert — P. See Sir Rohert!— hum— And never laugh — for all my life to come? Seen him, I have ; but in his happier hour Of social pleasure, ill-exchang'd forpowV; 30 Seen him, uncumher'd with a venal trihe, Smile without art, and win without a brihe. Would... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pagina’s
...groat. Go see Sir Robert— P. See Sir Robert !— bum— And never laugh — for all my life to come ? Seen him I have ; but in his happier hour Of social...ill-exchang'd for pow'r ; Seen him, uncumber'd with a venal tribe, Smile without art, and win without a bribe. Would he oblige me? let me only find He... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pagina’s
...groat. Co see sir Robert P. See sir Robert !— hum— And never langh— for all my life to come *. Seen him I have, but in his happier hour Of social pleasure, ill-exchang'd for power; Seen him, uncumber'd with a venal tribe, Smile without art, and win without a bribe. Would he... | |
| Thomas Faulkner - 1810 - 514 pagina’s
...his latter character. In answer to a friend, who persuades him to go and see Sir Robert, he says I " Seen him I have, but in his happier hour Of social pleasure, ill exchanged for power : Seen him, uncumber'd with the venal tribe, Smile without art, and win without... | |
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