 | 1870 - 792 pagina’s
...Gentle spirit, from vvhosc pen Large streams of honey and sweet nectar flow." "The man whom Nature's self had made To mock herself, and Truth to imitate...counter, under mimic shade ; Our pleasant Willy." Truth to imitate! we shall presently see with fell intent. Again, — it has been said : " A gentler... | |
 | 1788 - 510 pagina’s
...wont the like to frame, Are now despis'd, and made a laughing game. With kindly counter under miraick shade, Our pleasant Willy, ah! is dead of late ; With whom all joy and jolly merriment Is alsodeaded, and in dolour drent. 110 In stead thereof, scoffing Scurrility, And scorning Folly with... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pagina’s
...mock her felfe, and truth to imitate, " With kindly counter under mimick (hade, " Our pleafant ffil/y, ah, is dead of late; " With whom all joy and jolly merriment " Is alfo deaded, and in dolour drent. •* Inltead thereof fcoffing fcurrilitie " And fcornful follie with... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 740 pagina’s
...greater crosse " To seefrends grave, then dead the grave self to engrosse." Again, in Colin Clout : " With whom all joy and jolly merriment " Is also deaded, and in dolour drent 3. " Instead thereof, scoffing Scurrilitie. " And scornfull Follle, with contempt is crept, " Rolling... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1825 - 450 pagina’s
...Nature selfe had made 205 To mock her selfe, and Truth to imitate, With kindly counter under mimick shade, Our pleasant Willy, ah ! is dead of late : With whom all ioy and iolly meriment Is also deaded, and in dolour drent. 210 In stead thereof scoffing Scurrilitie,... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pagina’s
...whom Nature's self hath made To mock herself, aml Truth to imitate; With kindly counter under mimick shade, Our pleasant Willy, ah! is dead of late: With...jolly merriment Is also deaded, and in dolour drent. Tears of the Muses—Thalia—Sptnser. MXIX. precepts. The sight of Sir Edward B h, running Examples... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 820 pagina’s
...who of you it learns, Can righfully aread so doleful lay. Spaaer. With kindly counter under mimick shade. Our pleasant Willy, ah ! is dead of late ; With whom all juy and jolly merriment Is also deaded, and in dolour drent. Id. We are taught, by his example, that... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pagina’s
...the like to frame, Are now despis'd, and made a laughing game. And he the man whom Nature's self hath made To mock herself, and Truth to imitate; ,' With kindly counter under mimick shade, Our pleasant Wslly, ah! is dead of late: With whom all joy and jolly merriment Is also... | |
 | John Payne Collier - 1831 - 506 pagina’s
...' And those sweet wits which wont the like to frame, ' Are now despis'd, and made a laughing game. 'And he, the man, whom Nature self had made ' To mock...jolly merriment ' Is also deaded, and in dolour drent. ' Instead thereof, scoffing scurrility, ' And scornful folly, with contempt, is crept ' Rolling in... | |
 | George Field - 1835 - 310 pagina’s
...who drew all his resources from the fountains of nature and truth ? — And he the Man whom Nature's self had made To mock herself, and truth to imitate...— Our pleasant WILLY, — ah ! is dead of late. SPENSER'S TEARS OF THE MUSES. Milton and other poets abound with fine examples of colouring, but they... | |
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And he, the man whom Nature self had made To mock herself, and Truth to imitate, With kindly counter under mimic shade, Our pleasant Willy, ah! is dead of late: With whom all joy and jolly merriment Is also deaded, and in dolour drent. 
