 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 էջ
...did Wolfey near the fteeps of fate, On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight ? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? What * gave great Villiers- to th' afiafiin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofmg life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what exil'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 էջ
...did Wolfey near the fteeps of fate, On Weak foundations raife th' enormous weight ? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? What * gave great Villiers to th' afiafiin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofing life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what exil'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 էջ
...did Wolfey near the fteeps of fate, On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight ? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? What * gave great Vilfoers to th' aflaffin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofing life ? What murder'd Wentworth,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1789 - 248 էջ
...did Wolfey near the ftceps of fate-, On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? What * gave great Villiers to th' aflaflln's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofing life F What murder'd Wentworth, and what exil'd... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 370 էջ
...did Wolfey near the Heeps of fate, On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight ? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? What * gave great Villiers to th' affaffin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's clofmg life? What murder'd Wentwerth, and what exil'd... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 էջ
...did Wo'tcy, near the ftecps of tue, On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight? Why but to fink, beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? What § gave great Villiers to th' aflaifin's knife, And fix'd difeale on Harlcy's doling life? What murder'd Wentworth, and what exil'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 422 էջ
...did Wolfey, near the fteeps of fate^ On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight ? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? * What gave great Villiers to th' aflaflin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's dofing life ? What murder 'd Wentworth, and what exil'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 էջ
...did Wolfey, near the fteeps of fate, On weak foundations raife th' enormous weight ? Why but to fink beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below ? * W'hat gave great Villiers to th' affaffin's knife, And fix'd difeafe on Harley's dofing life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what exil'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 էջ
...Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end, be thine ? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content,The wisest justice on the banks of Trent ? •For why...to the gulphs below ? What gave great Villiers to the assassin's knife, And fix'd disease on Harley's closing life ? What murder'd Wentworth, and what... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 էջ
...Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end.be thine? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The...foundations raise th' enormous weight? Why but to seek beneath misfortune's blow, With louder ruin to the gulphs below? * What gave great Villiers to... | |
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Speak thou whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end, be thine ? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent ? For why did Wolsey, near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations... 
