 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...partitions do their bounds divide : • " Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest, " Deprive his age the needful hours of rest ; " Punish a body...all, to leave what with his toil he won, " To that unfcathcr'd two-lcgg'd thing, a son ; " Got while his soul did huddled notions try, " And born a shapeless... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 614 pages
...partitions do (heir bounds divide : '• Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest, " Deprive his age the needful hours of rest; " Punish a body...all, to leave what with his toil he won, " To that unfcathcr'd two-legg'd thing, a son ; " Got while his soul did huddled notions try, " And born a shapeless... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...boast his wit Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest,...And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeathered two-legged thing, a son; f Got, while his soul did huddled notions try ; And born a shapeless... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 pages
...boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest,...And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeathered two-legged thing, a son ; "! Got, while his soul did huddled notions try ; And born a shapeless... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 606 pages
...near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else why should he, with wealth and honor heme below, Who fancy bliss to vice, to virtue woe?...sees and follows that great scheme the beat, Best (ife, yet prodigal of ease ? And all to leave what with his toil he won T» than unfealher'd two-lcgg'd... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...boast Iii- tit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide; Else why should he, with wealth and honour blest, Refuse his age the needful hoars of rest? Punish a body which he conld not please; Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of esst ' And... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1810 - 722 pages
...ally'd, And thin partitions do their bound;, divide; Else why should he, with wealth and honour bless'd, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest? Punish a...And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeatlier'd, two-legg'd thing, a son ; Got while his soul did huddled notions try, And born a shapeless... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...wit. Great wits are sure to madness near ally'd, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Rise " was so confounded with fear, that he confessed...beard, said, thought, or seen ; all that he knew of h pleasej Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of ease? And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - Aristocracy (Social class) - 1812 - 828 pages
...are allied ; And thin partitions do their bounds divide; Else why should he, with wealth and honours blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest ?...And all to leave, what with his toil he won, To that unfeathcr'd two-legg'd thing, a son, Got while his soul did huddled notions try; And born a shapeless... | |
 | Trials - 1816 - 714 pages
...ally'd, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else why should he, witb wealth and honour bless'd, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest-? Punish a body which he could not please ; Bankrupt of lile, yet prodigal of ease? And all to leave what with his toil he won, T'i that unteuther'd, two-legg'd... | |
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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; Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest, Refuse his age the... 
