 Though my stomach was sharp, I could scarce help regretting To spoil such a delicate picture by eating; I had thoughts, in my chambers, to place it in view, To be shown to my friends as a piece of virtu; As in some Irish houses, where things are...  Glimpses of Irish Industries - Page 10by John Bowles Daly - 1889 - 235 pagesFull view - About this book
 | British poets - 1822 - 290 pages
...had thoughts, in my chamber to place it in view, To be shown to my friends as a piece of virtu: As in some Irish houses, where things are so so, One...But, for eating a rasher of what they take pride in, They'das soon think of eating the pan it is fried in. But hold—let me pause—don't I hear you pronounce,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pages
...shown to my friends as a piece of virtu: As in some Irish houses, where tilings are so so, One ganirnon of bacon hangs up for a show; But, for eating a rasher of what they take pride in, They'das soon think of eating the pan it is fried in. But hold—let me pause—don't I hear you pronounce,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...As in some Irish nouses, where things are so-so, One gammon of bacon hang» up for a show ; But, Tor eating a rasher of what they take pride in, They'd as soon think of eating the pan It is fined in. But hold—let me pause — don't I hear you pronounce, Tin-, tale of the bacon's a damnable... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...ял To be shown to my friends as a piece of verra; As in some Irish houses, where things are »e, thers did themselves embathe in liquid joys. And over all, of purest gold, was spread A tra They'd as soon think of eating the pan ituirfi&But hold — let me pause — don't I hear youprce*»*... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 160 pages
...be shown to my friends as a piece of virtu : As in some Irisb houses, where things are so so, l>ne gammon of bacon hangs up for a show ; But, for eating...They'd as soon think of eating the pan it is fried in But hold — let me pause — don't I hear you pry nounce, This tale of the bacon's a damnable bounce... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 476 pages
...had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view, To be shown to my friends as a piece of virtu ; As in some Irish houses, where things are so so, One gammon of bacon hangs up for a show 5 But for eating a rasher of what they take pride in, They 'd as soon think of eating the pan it is... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...had thoughts, in my ehambers to plaee it in view, To be shown to my friends as a pieee of vertu ; As re, * ( baeon hangs up for a show : But, for eating a rasher of what they take pride in. They'd as soon think... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...had thoughts, in my chamber to place it in view, To be shewn to my friends as a piece of virtu : As in some Irish houses, where things are so so, One...in, " They'd as soon think of eating the pan It is try VI in. But hold — let me pause— don't I hear yon pronounce This tale of the bacon a damnable... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1846 - 828 pages
...them? Such an idea never enters their heads. As Goldsmith said long ago — As for eating a raaher of what they take pride in, They'd as soon think of eating the pan it is fried in. The English labourer kills his pig at Christmas, and hanga a pair of fat flitches luxuriously from his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 pages
...had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view, To be shown to my friends as a piece of virtu j As in some Irish houses, where things are so so, One...They'd as soon think of eating the pan it is fried in. •This Epilogue m» given in MS. by Dr. Goldsmith to Dr. Percy (Idle Bishop of Dromon); but for what... | |
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