 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 pagina’s
...when offer d fair. Suffer yon' folks a while to tattle ; vTis we who muft decide the battle. Whene'er we war on yonder ftage With various fate and equal...trembles at each blow, That no gives ay, and ay gives no : Yet in expenfive long contention We gain nor office, grant, or penfion : Why then Lhou'd ki?isfolks... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 336 pagina’s
...when offer d fair. Suffer yon' folks a while to tattle ; 'Tis we who muft decide the battle. Whene'er we war on yonder ftage With various fate and equal...trembles at each blow, That no gives ay^ and ay gives no : Yet in expenfive long contention We gain nor office, grant, or penflon : Why then fhou'd kinsfolks... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 pagina’s
...to tattle ;,,': 'Tiswwho muft decide the battle, /jv , Whene'er we war on yonder ftagt. L; r . . . With various fate and equal rage, The nation trembles at each blow, . i • That no gives ay, and ay gives no : Yet in expensive long contention We gain nor office, grant,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 312 pagina’s
...when offer'd fair. Suffer yon' folks a while to tattle ; 'Tis we who muft decide the battle. Whene'er we war on yonder ftage, With various fate and equal...;: The nation trembles at each blow That No gives Aye, and Aye gives No; Yet, in expenfive long contention, We gain nor oflice,' grant, or penfion. Why... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 422 pagina’s
....we who muft decide the battle. Whene'er we war on yonder ftage With various fate and equal rage, 15 The nation trembles at each blow, That No gives Ay, and Ay gives No : Yet in expenfive long contention We gain nor office, grant or penfion : Why then fhould kinsfolks... | |
 | John Almon - 1786 - 338 pagina’s
...Stop, peevifli particle ! beware, I'm told, you are not fuch a bear, But fometimes yield when offer'd fair, Suffer yon folks a while to prattle, 'Tis we...We gain nor office, grant, or penfion ; Why, then, ftiould kinsfolks quarrel thui, (For two of you make one of us) To fome wife flatefman let us go, Where... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pagina’s
...awhile to tattle ; ' Vit we who mud decide the battle« Whene'er we war on yonder dage, With variuus fate and equal rage, The nation trembles at each blow That No gives Aye, and Aye give* X« ; Yet, in expenfive long contention, We gain nor office, grant, or penCon. Why... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 pagina’s
...Suffer yon folks awhile to tattle ; 'Tis we who must decide the battle. Whene'er we wander on yon stage, With various fate and equal rage, The nation trembles at each blow That NO gives AYE, and AYE gives NO ; Yet, in expensive long contention, We gain nor office, grant, or pension. Why... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 424 pagina’s
...yon' folks a while to tattle; 'Tis we who must decide the battle. Whene'er we war on yonder stage, With various fate and equal rage, The nation trembles at each blow That No gives Ay, and Ay gives No ; Yet in expensive long contention, We gain nor office, grant, or pension. Why then should kinsfolks... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 pagina’s
...yon' folks awhile to tattle ; 'Tis we who muil decide the battle. Whene'er we war on yonder ilage, With various fate and equal rage, The nation trembles at each blow That No gives Aye, and Aye gives No; Yet, in expenfive long contention, We gai i nor office, grant, or penlion. Why... | |
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I'm told you are not such a bear, But sometimes yield, when offer'd fair. Suffer yon folks a while to tattle ; 'Tis we who must decide the battle. Whene'er we war on yonder stage With various fate and equal rage, The nation trembles at each blow, That... 
