Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high, He sought the storms ; but for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied And thin partitions do their bounds divide... History of English Literature - Էջ 47Hippolyte Taine - 1908Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
| John Bell - 1777 - 644 էջ
...pilot in extremity; 139 Pleas'd with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storm; hut, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit. Great wits arc sure to rrradness near ally'd, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else why should he,... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 էջ
...he at the same 9 CHARACTERISTICKS, vol. ip 156. vol. iii. p. 189,; n. Edinb. 121110. 1758. "» 1 " Great wits are sure to madness near allied, " And...Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest, " Deprive his age the needful hours of rest ; " Punish a body which he could not please, " Bankrupt... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 606 էջ
...funeral, he at the same 9 CHARACTERISTICS, vol. ip 156. vol. hi. p. 189, n. Edinb. 1amo. 1758. 1 " Great wits are sure to madness near allied, " And...Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest, " Deprive his age the needful hours of rest ; " Punish a body which he could not please, " Bankrupt... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 622 էջ
...same * CHA.RACTERISTICKS, vol. ip 156. vol. iii. p. 189, n. Edinb. 12 mo. 1758. 1 " Great wits arc sure to madness near allied, " And thin partitions...Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest, " Deprive his age the needful hours of rest ; " Punish a body which he could not please, " Bankrupt... | |
| 1801 - 416 էջ
...daring pilot in extremity; r& Pleas'd with the danger, when the waves went high Hejsought the storm ; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands...boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near ally'd, And thin partitions do their bounds divide; Else why should he, with wealth and honour bless'd,... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1806 - 434 էջ
...o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity; Pleas'd with the danger, when the waves went high; He sought the storms; but for a calm unfit,...Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit." Absalom and Achitophel.] 4 [Bishop Bumet represents him as addicted to judicial astrology: but Mr.... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 382 էջ
...o'er-infornTd tbe tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity; Pleas'd witli the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast bis wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their hounds divide ; Else... | |
| John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 էջ
...o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay. J A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleas'd with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms ; but, for a calm unfit,...divide ; Else why should he, with wealth and honour hless'il, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest? Punish a body which he could not please ; Bankrupt,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 էջ
...tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleas'd with thedaiigeVu hen the waveswenthigh, lie ionght the sire ? Why drew Marseilles' good bishop purer honor blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest ? Punish a body which he could not please -,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 էջ
...extremity ; Pleas'd with the danger when the waves went high, He sought the storms: but, for a cairn unlit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near ally'd, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Rise why should he, with wealth and honour blest,... | |
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