 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 526 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...at in vain.» He afterwards mentions Etherege's seductive poetry, and adds : uDryden 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 Squab. But to be just, 'twill to his praise be found, His excellencies more than faults abound ; .... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1834 - 516 pages
...at in vain." He afterwards mentions Etlierege'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 Squab, But to be just, 'twill to his praise be found, His excellences more than faults abound; Nor... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 726 pages
...labors at in vain." He afterwards mentions Ethcregc's seductive poetry, and " Drjden in vnin tried this nice way of wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To give the ladies a ilry bawdy bob ; And thus he got the name of Poet Smioi. But to be just, 'twill to big praise be found,... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) Turner - Demonology - 1869 - 486 pages
...labours 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 excellences more than faults abound; Nor... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1882 - 480 pages
...afterwards mentions Etherege's seductive poetry,and adds: " Dryden in vain tried this nice way <pf wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To...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 ; Nor... | |
 | Joel Elias Spingarn - Criticism - 1908 - 376 pages
...vanquish'! Maid dissolves away, In Dreams all Night, in Sighs and Tears all day. 15 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 just, 'twill to his praise be found, 20 His Excellencies more than faults abound ;... | |
 | Joel Elias Spingarn - Criticism - 1908 - 376 pages
...vanquish't Maid dissolves away, In Dreams all Night, in Sighs and Tears all day. 15 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 just, 'twill to his praise be found, 2o His Excellencies more than faults abound;... | |
 | Thomas Shadwell - Artists' books - 1927 - 600 pages
...to Horace, " The Tenth Satire of the First Book " (ascribed to Rochester) : D(ryden), 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. p. 191. PUIXIN. One may compare Monsieur Turboon, the French dofior in Mrs. Behn's Sir Patient... | |
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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:... 
