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The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Now First Collected in One Volume - Page 24
by Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 196 pages
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Heath Readings in the Literature of England

Tom Peete Cross, Clement Tyson Goode - English literature - 1927 - 1432 pages
...conceit, and man was of a piece; Where wealth, unloved, without a mourner died; 55 And scarce a sycophant eople grew more strong, The rightful cause at length became the wro seen a new made mayor's unwieldy state; Where change of fav'rites made no change of laws, pride, RESTORATION...
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English Satires

William Henry Oliphant Smeaton - Humor - 1899 - 390 pages
...with varied fools th' eternal jest: Thou who could'st laugh where want enchain'd caprice, Toil crush'd conceit, and man was of a piece; Where wealth, unlov'd, without a mourner d/d; And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen...
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The Columbia Anthology of British Poetry

Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 936 pages
...Conceit, and man was of a piece; Where Wealth unloved without a moumer died; And scarce a sycophant was fed by Pride; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate. Or seen a new-made mayor's unwieldy state; Where change of favorites made no change of laws, And senates...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - English poetry - 1793 - 274 pages
...with varied fools th'eternal jefl : Thou who couldfl laugh where want enchain'd caprice, Toil eruflt'd conceit, and man was of a piece ; Where wealth unlov'd without a mourner dy'd ; And fearee a fycophant was fed by pride ; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or feen a new...
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The universal anthology, a collection of the best literature ..., Volume 17

Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...conceit, and man was of a piece ; Where wealth unloved without a mourner died ; And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride ; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new-made mayor's unwieldy state ; Where change of favorites made no change of laws, And senates...
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