 | 698 էջ
...paper of mankind. Obferve the maiden, innocently fweet ! She's fair white paper, an unfullied flieet, On which the happy man whom fate ordains, May write his name, and take her fod his pains. One infta nee more, and only one III biing, 'Tis--- the great Man, w.ho (corns » little... | |
 | Mathew Carey - 1789 - 632 էջ
...paper of mankind. Obfervethe maiden, innocently fweet, She's fair white paper, an unfully'd ILeet ; On which the happy man. whom fate ordains, May write...One inftance more, and only one, I'll bring, 'Tis thegreat man whofcornsa little thing, Whofe thoughts, whole Heeds, whofe maxims are his own, Forrn'd... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 324 էջ
...ivajle-fafer of mankind. Obfcrve the malden, innocently fweet. She's fair -white-paper, an unfullied fheet ; On which the happy man whom fate ordains, May write...I'll bring ; Tis the great man who fcorns a little thing, Whofe thoughts, whofe deeds, whofe maxims are his own» Form'd on the feelings of his heart... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1794 - 348 էջ
...fweet, She's fair white-paper, ATI unfullied fheet ; 3n which the happy man whom fate ordains, Hay write his- name, and take her for his pains. One inftance more, and only one I'll bring ; }\$\\\z great man who feorns a little thing, AThofe thoughts, whole deeds, whofe maxims are his own,... | |
 | British poetical miscellany - 1805 - 262 էջ
...Paper of mankind. Obferve the MAIDEN, innocently fweet; She's fair White Paper, an unfully!d meet, On which the happy man, whom fate ordains, May write his name, and take her for his pains. Oneinftance more, and only one I'll bring;" 'Tis the GREAT MAN, who fcorns a little thing; Whofe thoughts,... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1805 - 418 էջ
...of mankind. ' Obferve the maiden, innocently fweet ! She's fair -white paper, an unfullied fheet : On which the happy man, whom fate ordains, May write...her for his pains. One inftance more, and only one I '11 bring, 'T is-^-the great matt, who fcorns a little thing : \ \V,hofe thoughts, whofe deeds, whofe... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1805 - 422 էջ
...mankind. .: . o/ Gbferve the maiden, innocently fweet ! She's f*aar,wbite paper, an mil allied (lieett rt On which the happy man, whom fate ordains, . ;•...and take -her for his pains.' One inftance more, and qnly. one I '11 bring, 'T is — ibe great man, who fcorns -a little thing : Whofe thoughts, whofe... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1805 - 416 էջ
...fweet ! She 's fair white paper, an unfullied Iheet i On which the happy man, whom fate ordains, Mayr write his name, and take her for his pains. One inftance more, and only one I '!) bring, 'T is—the jpwf man, who fcorns a little thing 5 Whofe thoughts, whofe detds, whofe maxims... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - 1806 - 362 էջ
...paper of mankind. i Obferve the maiden, innocently fweet, She's fair -white paper, an unfullied fheet ; On which the happy man, whom fate ordains, May write...I'll bring ; 'Tis the great man who fcorns a little thing, Whofe thoughts, whofe deeds, whofe maxims, are his own, Form'd on the feelings of his heart... | |
 | 1806 - 360 էջ
...paper of mankind. Obferve the maiden, innocently fwect, She's fair white paper, an unfullied fheet; On which the happy man, whom fate ordains, May write...I'll bring; 'Tis the great man who fcorns a little thing, Whofe thoughts,. whofe deeds, whofe maxims, are his own, Form'd on the feelings of his heart... | |
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What are our Poets, take them as they fall — Good, bad, rich, poor, much read, not read at all ? Them and their works in the same class you'll find ; They are the mere Waste-Paper of mankind. 
