| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 506 páginas
...such a bear, But sometimes yield, when offer'd fair. Suffer yon folks a while to tattle ; 'Tis we who must decide the battle. Whene'er we war on yonder...trembles at each blow, That No gives Ay, and Ay gives No : Yet, in expensive, long contention, We gain nor office, grant, or pension : Why then should kinsfolk... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 516 páginas
...Suffer yon folks a while to tattle; With various fate and equal rage, Whene'er we war on yonder stage The nation trembles at each blow, That No gives Ay, and Ay gives No : We gain nor office, grant, or pension : Yet, in expensive, long contention, Why then should kinsfolk... | |
| John Gay - 1816 - 266 páginas
...fair. Sufler yon folks awhile to tattle; 'Tis we who must decide the battle. Whene'er we wander on yon stage, With various fate and equal rage, The nation...trembles at each blow, That No gives Ay, and Ay gives No; Yet, in expensive long contention, We gain nor office, grant, or pension. Why then should kinsfolks... | |
| John Mathew Gutch - 1822 - 584 páginas
...beware; I'm told you are not such a bear, But sometimes yield when offer'd fair. Suffer your folks awhile to prattle, "Tis we that must decide the battle ;...rage, The nation trembles at each blow, That No gives AVE, and AYE gives No; But in the' expensive long contention, We gain nor office, grant, nor pension... | |
| Joseph Robertson - 1822 - 430 páginas
...; I'm told you are not such a bear, But sometimes yield when offcr'd fair. Suffer your folks awhile to prattle, "Tis we that must decide the battle ;...rage, The nation trembles at each blow. That No gives AYE, and AYE gives No ; But in H," expensive long contention, We gain nor office, grant, nor pension... | |
| Joseph] [Robertson, Sholto Percy - 1822 - 400 páginas
...to prattle, Ta we that most decide the battle ; Whene'er we war on yonder stage. With rarious late and equal rage, The nation trembles at each blow. That No gives ATE, and ATE gives No ; Bat in th' expensive long contention, We gain nor office, grant, nor pension... | |
| John Gay - 1826 - 376 páginas
...such a bear, But sometimes yield when offer'd fair. Suffer yon folks a while to tattle ; 'Tis we who must decide the battle. Whene'er we war on yonder...trembles at each blow That No gives Ay, and Ay gives No ; Yet in expensive long' contention, We gain nor office, grant, or pension. Why then should kinsfolk... | |
| John Gay - 1838 - 240 páginas
...folks awhile to tattle ; 'Tis we who must decide the battle. Whene'er we war on yonder stage, Wilh various fate and equal rage, The nation trembles at each blow That No gives Ay, and Ay gives No ; Yet in expensive loug contention, We gain nor office, grant, or pension. Why then should kinsfolk... | |
| John Gay - 1842 - 236 páginas
...such a bear, But sometimes yield, when offer'd fair. Suffer yon folks awhile to tattle; 'Tis we who must decide the battle. Whene'er we war on yonder...trembles at each blow That No gives Ay, and Ay gives No; Yet, in expensive long contention, We gain nor office, grant, or pension. Why then should kinsfolk... | |
| John Gay - 1849 - 252 páginas
...such a bear, But sometimes yield, when offer'd fair. Suffer yon folks awhile to tattle ; 'Tis we who must decide the battle. Whene'er we war on yonder stage, With various fate and ctjual rage, The nation trembles at each blow That No gives Ay, and Ay gives No ; Yet in expensive... | |
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