So he began, and other means he found, As he went on, to multiply a pound : Though blind so long to interest, all allow That no man better understands it now. Him in our body-corporate we chose, And, once among us, he above us rose ; Stepping from post... The Borough: A Poem in Twenty-four Letters - Page 71by George Crabbe - 1810 - 330 pagesFull view - About this book
| George Crabbe - 1901 - 624 pages
..." For my late knowledge in this precious art : — " Five pounds for every hundred will he give ? " And then the hundred ? — I begin to live." — So...multiply a pound : Though blind so long to Interest, nil nlluw That no man better understands it now : Him in our Body-Corporate we chose, And once among... | |
| George Crabbe - 1905 - 568 pages
...this precious art: — 170 " Five pounds for every hundred will he give ? "And then the hundred? 1 begin to live." — So he began, and other means he...chair, And there he now reposes — that's the mayor. 180 But 'tis not he, 'tis not the kinder few, The mild, the good, who can our peace renew ; A peevish... | |
| George Crabbe - 1908 - 642 pages
...knowledge in this precious art : — Five pounds for every hundred will he give ? And then the hundred ? 1 begin to live.'— So he began, and other means he...post, he reach'd the chair, And there he now reposes — that 's the mayor. But 'tis not he, 'tis not the kinder few, The mild, the good, who can our peace... | |
| George Crabbe - 1914 - 634 pages
...knowledge in this precious art : — Five pounds for every hundred will he give ? And then the hundred ? 1 begin to live.' — So he began, and other means he...post, he reach'd the chair, And there he now reposes — that 's the mayor. But 'tis not he, 'tis not the kinder few, The mild, the good, who can our peace... | |
| 568 pages
..."For my late knowledge in this precious art: — 170 " Five pounds for every hundred will he give ? "And then the hundred? I begin to live." — So he...he above us rose ; Stepping from post to post, he rcach'd the chair, And there he now reposes — that's the mayor. 180 But 'tis not he, 'tis not the... | |
| 1889 - 642 pages
..."Indeed," Said he with gladd'ning eye, " will money breed ? Five pounds for every hundred will he give ? And then the hundred ? I begin to live." So he began,...That no man better understands it now ! Him in our body corporate we chose, And, once among us, he above us rose ; Stepping from post to post, he reached... | |
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