 Wharton, the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise: Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him or he dies; Though wond'ring Senates hung on all he spoke, The Club must hail him master...  The North American Review - Page 284edited by - 1854Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...rest, The prospect clears, and Wharton stands confest. Wharton, the scorn and worder of our days ! ife Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise ; Born...the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies : Tho' wond'ring senates hung on all he spo!;es Theclub must hail him master of the joke. ll5 Shall... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...Paflion was the Luft of Praife : Born with whatever could win it from the Wife, Women and Fools muft like him, or he dies : Though wondering Senates hung on all he fpoke, The Club muft hail him matter of the joke. 185 Shall parts fo various aim at nothing new ? He'll... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...rendered him remarkable. He was, towards the end ot his life, attached to the Court of fte Pretender, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise: Born...whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must him like or he dies; Though wond'ring senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...Paffion was the Luft of Praile : Born with whate'er could win it from the Wife, Women and Fools muft like him, or he dies : Though wondering Senates hung on all he fpoke,. The Club muft hail him mafter of the joke. 185 Shall parts fo various aim at nothing new? He... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1793 - 396 pages
...paflion is the luft of praife, Born with wbate'er could win it from the wife ; Women and fools muft like him — or he dies. Though wondering Senates hung on all he fpukc, The Club muft hail him mafter of the Joke. Shall parts fo various aim at nothing new ? He'll... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 496 pages
...Paflion was the luft of l>r»ife : Eom with whate'er could win it from the Wife, Women and Fools muft like him, or he dies : Though wondering Senates hung on all he fpoke, Tl;e Club muft hail him mafter of the joke. i: Shall pans fo various aim at nothing new? He'll... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1801 - 496 pages
...passionwasthelustofpraise; Born with whate'er could win it from the wise. •«•» * >i ' -Worncn and fools mnst'like him, or he dies. ' •'* • -'Though wondering senates...spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. 1. u. .. ;• Shal I parts so various aim at nothing new ; Jle'll shine a T|)lly nnd a Wiltpot too;... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Anglesey (Wales) - 1801 - 474 pages
...talent, and strange impropriety of conduct, have been finely described by Pope in his Moral Essays. * WHARTON, the scorn and wonder of our days. Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise; Bom with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies. Though wondering... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1814 - 1124 pages
...the scorn and wonder of our da:, ., Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Barn with whnte'er could win it from the wise. Women and fools must like him, or lie dies : Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke... | |
 | George Alexander Cooke - England - 1817 - 330 pages
...of the duke's character, has been finely described by Pope in his Moral Es» says : " Wharton, tlie scorn and wonder of our days, .Whose ruling passion...Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women or fools must like him, or he dies. Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail... | |
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