 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
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 pages
...we do speak about ? Or have we eaten of the insane root That takes the reason prisoner ? SHAKSPEARE. 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. SWIFT. INSTINCT. Beasts can like, but not... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 840 pages
...often miss'd his aim, The world must own it to their shame, The praise is his, and theirs the blame. east ; Who plead for love, and look for recompence, More than that ; To show, by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor... | |
 | Alfred Guy L'Estrange - 1878 - 414 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 showed by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much, That kingdom he has left his debtor, I wish... | |
 | Alfred Guy L'Estrange - 1878 - 370 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 showed by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much, That kingdom he has left his debtor, I wish... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 788 pages
...we do speak about ? Or have we eaten of ihe insane root That takes the reason prisoner ? SHAKSPEARE. 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. SWIFT. INSTINCT. Beasts can like, but not... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 pages
...often missed 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 shew, by one satiric touch, 1 Colonel Francis Chartres or Charteris, of infamous character, on... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 642 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.' ALEXANDER POPE. [ALEXANDER POPE was born... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 636 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.' ALEXANDER POPE. [ALEXANDER POPE was bora... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...often missed 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. And, since you dread no further lashes,... | |
 | Courtney Stanhope Kenny - 1880 - 304 pages
...be under the necessity of remitting it abroad for the same purposes. As all his readers know — - 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 —... | |
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