 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...simple, affecting ; 'Twas only that when he was off he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times...friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...acting;. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He tuniM and he varied full ten times a day: Tho' secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick, If they...friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he knew -when he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff... | |
 | Select collection - Epitaphs - 1806 - 262 pages
...turn'd and he vary'd full ten times a day ; ^ Tho' secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick, 75 He cast off his friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallowed what came, And the puff... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...simple, affecting ; 'Twas only that when he was off, he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times...friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...cling; \ •-•..:>. only that wheu he was oft' he was acting.} With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a day; Tho' secure of our beaits, yet confoundedly sirk If they were not his own by finessing and trick ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...'Twas only that when he was off he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He lurn'd and he varied full ten times a day : Though secure...friends, as a huntsman his pack. For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton.heswallow'd what came, And thepuff of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...'Twas only that when he was off he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He lurn'd and he varied full ten times a day : Though secure...were not his own by finessing and trick : He cast oft Als friends, as a huntsman his pack. For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...his way, He tnrn'd and he varied fnll ten times a day ; Thongh secnre of onr hearts, yet confonndedly sick If they were not his own by finessing and trick : He cast off his friends as a hnntsman his pnck ; l-'or he knew, when he pleas'd he conld whistle them back. Of praise a mrrr glntton,... | |
 | John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a-day; Though secure of our heart*, yet confoundedly sick, If they were not his own by finessing and trick : He cast oiT his friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pages
...simple, affecting ; 'Twas only that, when he was off, he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a day : Thoughsecureof our hearts, yet confoundedly sick, If they were not his own by finessing and trick... | |
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Though secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they were not his own by finessing and trick: He cast off his friends as a huntsman his pack, For he knew, when he pleased, he could whistle them back. 
