 Things vulgar, and, well weigh'd, scarce worth the praise ? They praise, and they admire, they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads the other ; And what delight to be by such extoll'd, To live upon their tongues, and be their talk, Of whom...  The Friend: A Series of Essays to Aid in the Formation of Fixed Principles ... - Page 191by Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1837Full view - About this book
 | Richard Meadowcourt - 1748 - 56 pages
...mi/cellaneous Rabble, who extol Things vulgar, and well-weigh'd, fcarce worth the Praife ? They praife and they admire they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads the other •, And what Delight to be by fuch extoU'd, To live upon their Tongues and be their Talk,... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 356 pages
...mifcellaneous rabble, who extol ry ? Things vulgar, and well weigh'd, fcarce worth the They praife, and they admire they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads the other j And what delight to be by fuch extoll'd, To live upon their tongues and be their talk,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 262 pages
...rabble, who extol [praife ? Things vulgar, and well weigh'd, fcarce worth the They praife, ami they admire they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads the other; And what delight to be by fuch extoll'd, To live upon their tongues and be their talk, 55... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1780 - 288 pages
...mifcellaneous rabble, who extol Things vulgar, and well-weigh'd Icarce worth the praife ? They praife and they admire they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads the other. And what delight to be by fuch extbll'd, To live upon their tongues, and be their talk,... | |
 | John Milton - 1784 - 278 pages
...rabble, who extol fpraife Things vulgar ;.- and well weigh'd, fcarce worth the They praife, and they admire they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads the other ; And what delight to be by fuch extoll'd, To live upon their tongues, and be their talk,... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1785 - 360 pages
...rabble, who extol Fpraife ? Things vulgar, and well weigh'd, fcarce worth the They praife, and they admire they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads the other ; And what delight to be by fuch extoll'd, To live upon their tongues and be their talk,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...rabble, who extol [praise ? Things vulgar, and well weigh'd, scarce worth the They praise, and they admire they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads the other ; And what delight to be by such extoll'd, To live upon their tongues and be their talk,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...rabble, who extol 50 Things vulgar, 'and well wcigh'd, fcarce worth the praife? They praife and they admire they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads the other ; And what delight to be by fuch extoll'd, To live upcn their tongues and be their talk,... | |
 | William Butler - Astronomy - 1803 - 434 pages
...all ages and in all countries : A mifccllaneous rabble who extol Things vulgar. They praile and they admire they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads the other. MILTON. They follow fortune ;.and the common cry Is flill agaiiift the rogue condemn'd to... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1805 - 692 pages
...and regicide. What's the people, but a head coufufed, A muccllaneous rabble ; They praife and they admire they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads tlte other. By them to be difpraifcd were no fraall praife. Paradle Jtrg. S. III.But indeed there never... | |
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