 He gave the little wealth he had, To build a house for fools and mad: And showed by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much: That kingdom he hath left his debtor, I wish it soon may have a better.  Popular Science Monthly - Page 401902Full view - About this book
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...often miss'd his aim, The world must own it to their shame ; The PRAISE is his and theirs the BI.AME ! He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad, To shew by one satii ic touch, No nation wanted it so much— That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 pages
...often miss'd his aim, The world must own it to their shame, The praise is his, and theirs the blame. He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; To show, by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 406 pages
...often miss'd his aim, The world must own it, to their shame, The praise is his, and theirs the blame. He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; To show, by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...often miss'd his aim, The world must own it to their shame, The praise is his, and theirs the blame. He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; To show, by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...often miss'd his aim, The world must own it to their shame, The praise is his, and theirs the blame. ho ealls him base. Now lay the line ; and measure all thy eourt By ; To show, by one satirie toueh, No nation wanted it so mueh. That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 560 pages
...Asylum from a letter of Sir William Fownes upon that subject ;f or whether, as he himself alleges, He gave the little wealth he had, To build a house for fools or mad, To show, by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much.| * At one time he requested Mrs... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 878 pages
...Pope. The spider's touch how exquisitely fine ! Feels at each thread, and lives along the line. Id. lie gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; To shew, by one satirick touch, No nation wanted it so much. Swift. Print my preface in such a form... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 380 pages
...Asylum from a letter of Sir William Fo.wnes upon that subject ;* or whether, as he himself alleges, He gave the little wealth' he had, To build a house for fools or mad, To show, by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so inuch.t Such, however, was the resolution... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...missed his aim, The world must own it to their shame, The pruiso is his, und theirs the blame. He g;iye so gaily green, Мну ; To shew, by one satiric touch, 1 Colonel Francis Chartres or Chartert«, of infamous character, on... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1833 - 378 pages
...turns of Whigs and Tories : Was cheerful to his dying day ; And friends would let him have his way. " He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; And show'd by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he had left his debtor, I wish... | |
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