 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 478 pagina’s
...themes ; And both, to show his judgment, in extremes ; So very violent, or over civil, That every m:m with him was God or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate.... | |
 | Goronwy Owen - 1860 - 572 pagina’s
...ai holl fympwyon eithafol i'w weled yng nghàn dd'jcban Dryden ar Dduc Buckingham, yr hwii oedd— "So over violent or over civil That every man with him was god or devil." Cynneddf beirniadaeth gan hyny yw olrhain aftan ragoríaethau ei ¡rwrthddrych, can gystled a'r diflygion... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pagina’s
...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Railing and praising were his. usual themes, And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over violent,...wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar'd by_ fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate.... | |
 | English language - 1861 - 312 pagina’s
...for preaching, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman who could every hour employ, With something...wish, or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his various themes, And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : In squandering wealth was his peculiar... | |
 | 1861 - 746 pagina’s
...shallow celebrity of his day, — " Praising and railing were his usual themes, And both, to shew bis judgment, in extremes : So over violent, or over civil, That every man with him was God or devil." We saw that he had a very convenient " rule of thumb" by which he apportioned praise or blame, and... | |
 | 1861 - 804 pagina’s
...shallow celebrity of his day, — 11 Praising and railing were his usual themes, And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes : So over violent, or over civil, That every man with him wan God or devil." We saw that he had a very convenient " rule of thumb" by which he apportioned praise... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pagina’s
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something...! Railing and praising were his usual themes ; And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man with him was... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1862 - 346 pagina’s
...were his usual themes, And both, to show his judgment, in extremes ; So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man with him was god or devil. In squandering...wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom he still found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate.... | |
 | William Francis Collier - 1862 - 678 pagina’s
...were Ms usual themes; And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes ; So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man with him was God or devil. In squandering...wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded but desert : Beggared by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate.... | |
 | William Francis Collier - 1862 - 550 pagina’s
...were his usual themes ; And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes ; So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man with him was God or devil. In squandering...wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert : Beggared by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had bis estate.... | |
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Was everything by starts and nothing long; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could... 
