 | Horace - 1717 - 392 pages
...vanquifh'd Maid diflblves awajr In Dreams all Night, in Sighs and Tears all Day. Ttryden in vain rry'd this nice Way of Wit, For he to be a Tearing Blade thought fit; But when lie would befliarp he ftill was blunt, To Frisk and Frolick Fancy he'd cry — — Wcu'd give... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 486 pages
...vanquifli'd maid diflblves away, In dreams all night, in fighs and tears all day. Dryden in vain try'd this nice way of wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade,...a dry bawdy bob, And thus he got the name of poet Squab. But to be juft, 'twill to his praife be found, His excellences more than faults abound : Nor... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 254 pages
...all day. Dryden in vain try'd this nice way of wit ; Fo/ he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit Ta give the ladies a dry bawdy bob, And thus he got the name of poet Squab. But to be juft, 'twill to his praife be found, His excellences more than faults abound : Nor... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 248 pages
...vanquifh'd maid diffolves away, In dreams all night, in fighs and tears all day. Dryden in vain try'd this nice way of wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade,...a dry bawdy bob, And thus he got the name of Poet Squab. But, to be juft, 't will to his praife be found, His excellencies more fhan faults abound :... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...vanquilh'd maid duTolves away. In dreams all night, in fighs and tenrs all day. Dryden in vain try'd this nice way of wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade,...a dry bawdy bob ; And thus he got the name of Poet Squab. But to be juft, 'twill to his praife be found, His excellencies more than faults abound : Nor... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...vanquifh'd maid diflblves away, In dreams all night, in fighs and tears all day. Dryden in vain try'd this nice way of wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade,...a dry bawdy bob ; And thus he got the name of Poet Squab. But to be juft, 'twill to his praife be found) His excellencies more than faults abound : HOT... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...vanquifh'd maid diflolves away, In dreams all night, in fighs and tears all day. Dryden in vain try'd this nice way of wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To give the ladies a dry bawdy bob j And thus he got the name of Poet Squab. But to be juft, 'twill to his praife be found, His excellencies... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...In dreams air night, in fighs and tcirsall day. Drydcn in vain try'd this nice war of wit; (•'or he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To give the...a dry bawdy bob, And thus he got the name of Poet Sqrai. But, to be j'Hl, 't will to his praife bcfnuad. His excellencies mnre than fault* abound: Nor... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...at in vain." ' He afterwards mentions Etherege's seductive poetry, and adds: " Dryden in vain tried this nice way of wit; For he, to be a tearing' blade,...a dry bawdy bob ; And thus he got the name of Poet Squob. But to be just, 'twill to his praise be found, His excellencies more than faults abound ; Nor... | |
 | John Dryden - 1821 - 570 pages
...at in vain." He afterwards mentions Etherege's seductive poetry, and adds : " Dryden in vain tried this nice way of wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade,...a dry bawdy bob ; And thus he got the name of Poet Squob. But to be just, 'twill to his praise be found, His excellencies more than faults abound ; Nor... | |
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Dryden in vain try'd this nice way of Wit; For, he to be a tearing Blade, thought fit To give the Ladies a dry Bawdy Bob; And thus he got the Name of Poet Squab. But to be just, 'twill to his Praise be found, His Excellencies more than Faults abound:... 
