 | Anthony Hamilton (Count), Charles II (King of England), Thomas Blount - 1846 - 562 pagina’s
...wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom still he fonnd too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate...ne'er be chief ; For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel : Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count), Charles II (King of England), Thomas Blount - 1846 - 572 pagina’s
...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 bis estate : He laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pagina’s
...to his ambition and his vanity ; to a want of Judgment and prindpto, not an excess of wit. Begsrar"d by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his...could ne'er be chief; For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophcl : Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pagina’s
...excess of wit. PROM UM1) ЛИ IN DRTDEn. Begpar'd by fools, whom Mill he found too late, Ht had hie ».] [From • Paradise Lost.'] 0 Bj forming parties, but could ne'er be chief ; for, spite of him, the weight of business fell in Absalom... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1848 - 348 pagina’s
...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...could ne'er be chief; For spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom, or wise Achitophel ; Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1848 - 334 pagina’s
...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...could ne'er be chief; For spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom, or wise Achitophel ; Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not... | |
 | John Fisher Murray - 1849 - 388 pagina’s
...God or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. BeggarM by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his...could ne'er be chief. For spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom, and wise Achitophel. Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 pagina’s
...vanity ; to a want of judgment and principie, not an excess of wit. FROM 1649 JOHN D11ÏDK.4. Rfgpar'd Bought relief lîy forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; F~r, spite of him, the weight of business... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1850 - 996 pagina’s
...Bcggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late ; He hod liiit jest, and they had his estate. He laughed himself from Court ; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left." Pope, in his... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1850 - 710 pagina’s
...was owing to hi* ambition and his vanity ; to a want of judgment and principle, not an excess of wit. fficient at one time. There are a few such compelled rhymes ject, and they had his estate ; He laugh 'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties,... | |
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For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel: Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left. 
