 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1154 pages
...emptinefs betray, 31 -5. As mallow ftreams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he Ipeaks, And, as- the prompter breathes, the puppet fqueaks...himfelf abroad, In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or fpite, or 1'mut, or rhymes, or blafphemies. His wit all fee-faw, between that and this, Now... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 414 pages
...bite. Eternal finiles his emptinefs betray, 31S As fhallow ftreams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he fpeaks, And, as the prompter breathes,...Toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad, $zo. In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or fpile, or finut, or rhymes, or blafphcmies. His wit... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 pages
...bite. Eternal fmiles his emptinefs betray, As fhallow ftreams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he fpeaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet fqueaks; Or at the ear of Ei/e, familiar Toad, Half froth, half venom, (pits himfelf abroad, In puns, or politics, or tales,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...ftreams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he fpeaks, And, as the prompter breaches, the puppet fqueaks ; Or at the ear of Eve, familiar...Toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad, 320 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or fpite, or fmut, or ryhmes, or blafphemies. His wit... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...bite. Eternal fmiles his emptinefs betray, 315 As mallow ftreams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he fpeaks. And, as the prompter breathes,...Toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad, 320 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or fpite, or fmut, or rhymes, or blafphemies. His wit... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 260 pages
...not bite. Eternal fmiles hisemptinefs betray, As fhallow flreams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he fpeaks, And, as the prompter breathes,...or tales, or lyes, Or fpite, or fmut, or rhymes or blafphemies. His wit all fee-faw, between that and this ; Now high, now low, now mafler up, now mifs,... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1788 - 474 pages
...in. florid impotence be ¡peaks ; And, a« the prompter breathes, the puppet Iqucaks ;. Or at the car of Eve , familiar toad» Half froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad-, In puns, or polities, or tales, or lie«, Or ipite, or iinut, or rhymes, or blasphemies. His wit albiee-faw, between... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 908 pages
...the way. Whether in florid impotence he fpeak», And, as the prompter breathe*, the puppet fqneaks ; Or at the ear of Eve, familiar toad. Half froth, half venom, fpits h unTelf abroad, 310 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, • • Or fpite, or fmut, or rhymes,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...emptinefs betray, As {hallow ftreams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he ¡peaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet fqueaks:...Eve, familiar toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits bimfclf abroad, In puns, or politics, or talcs, or lies, Or fpiie, or fmur, or rhymes or blalphcmies.... | |
 | 1796 - 500 pages
...the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet squeaks ; Or at the ear of Eve, familiar toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, 320 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or... | |
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As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet squeaks; Or, at the ear of Eve, familiar toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad... 
