 | Henry Fielding - 1771 - 362 pages
...from her fome of thofe infults, of which virtuous women are generally fo liberal to a frail fitter j but fhe was miftaken, Amelia was not one, ' Who thought the nation ne'er could thrire, ' Till all the whores were burnt alive." Her virtue could fupport itfelf with its own... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 322 pages
...a better life : She to intrigues was ev'n hard-hearted ! She chuckled when a bawd was carted ; And thought the nation ne'er would thrive, Till all the whores were burnt alive. On married men, that dar'd be bad, She thought no mercy mould be had ; They mould be hang'd, or ftarv'd,... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 478 pages
...Diffenter. She 1 1 She to intrigues was ev'n hard-hearted : She chuckl'd when a Bawd was carted ; And thought the nation ne'er would thrive, 'Till all the whores were burnt alive. On married men, that dar'd be bad, She thought no mercy mould be had ; They mould be hang'd, or ftarv'd,... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1783 - 374 pages
...from her fomc of thofe iufults, of which virtuous women are generally fo liberal to a frail fifter; but fhe was miftaken, Amelia was not one Who thought the nation ne'er could thrive, Till all the whores were burnt alive. Her virtue could fupport itfelf with its own intrinfic... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 332 pages
...a better life : She to intrigues was ev'n hard-hearted": She chuckled when a bawd wac carted ; And thought the nation ne'er would thrive, Till all the whores were burnt alive. On married men, that dar'd be bad, She thought no mercy mould be had ; They mould be hang'd, or ftarv'd,... | |
 | James Edward Smith - Europe - 1793 - 444 pages
...numerous male accufers appears a woman who might ferve for the portrait of Prior's Madam Purganti " She thought the nation ne'er would thrive " Till all the whores were burnt alive." The church has fome pictures of Tintoret's, but they are not among his beft ; and( we were beginning... | |
 | English poetry - 1797 - 454 pages
...led a better life ; She to intrigues was ev'n hard-hearted; She chuckled when a bawd was carted, And thought the nation ne'er would thrive Till all the whores were burnt alive. On marry'd men that dar'd be bad, She thought no mercy should be had ; They should be hang'd, or starv'd,... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 496 pages
...insults, of Avhich virtuous women are generally so liberal to a frail sister; but she was mistaken, Amelia was not one Who thought the nation ne'er would...all the whores were burnt alive. Her virtue could support itself with its own intrinsic worth, without borrowing any assistance from the vices of other... | |
 | sir James Edward Smith - 1807 - 462 pages
...numerous male accusers appears a woman who might serve for the portrait of Prior's Madam Purganti " She thought the nation ne'er would thrive " Till all the whores were burnt alive." The church has some pictures of Tintoret's, but they are not among his best; and we were beginning... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...better life : She to inti ii:in". was ev'n hard hearted : She chuckled when a bawd was carted ; And thought the nation ne'er would thrive. Till all the whores were burnt alive. On married men, that dar'd be bad, She thought no mercy should be had ; They should be hang'd, or starv'd,... | |
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Amelia's presence ; indeed, she expected from her some of those insults of which virtuous women are generally so liberal to a frail sister : but she was mistaken ; Amelia was not one Who thought the nation ne'er would thrive, Till all the whores were... 
