 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 pages
...Wit, . . .•' . I grjeve to be outdone by Gay In my own hurnorous biting way. : . •.; '. Arbutbwt is no more my Friend, Who dares to irony pretend ; Which I was born to introduce ; Refin'd it firft, and fhew'd its Ufe. St. John, as well as Pultney, knows That I had fome Repute for Profe... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 524 pages
...More Senfe than I can do in fix j It gives me fuch a jealous Fit, I cry, Pox take him, and his Wit, Why muft I be outdone by GAY, In my own hum'rous biting...is no more my Friend, ' Who dares to Irony pretend j N 2 Which VERSES on the Which I was born to introduce, Refin'd it firft, and fhew'd its Ufe. * ST.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 pages
...than I can do in fix, It gives me fuch a jealous fit, I cry, pox take him and his wit. I grieve to be outdone by Gay In my own hum'rous biting way. Arbuthnot...irony pretend, Which I was born to introduce, Refin'd it firft, and fhew'd its ufe. St. John *, as well as Pulteney f, knows That I had fome repute for profe... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 336 pages
...than I can do in fix, It gives me fuch a jealous fit, I cry, pox take him and his wit. I grieve to be outdone by Gay In my own hum'rous biting way, Arbuthnot...irony pretend, Which I was born to introduce, Refin'd it firft, and mew'd its ufe. St. John *, as well as Pulteney f, knows That I had fome repute for profe... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 pages
...fuch a jealous fit, I cry, pox take him and his wit. I grieve to be outdone by Gay In my own humourous biting way. Arbuthnot is no more my friend, Who dares...irony pretend, Which I was born to introduce, Refin'd it firft, and (hew'd its ufe. St. John, .as well as Pultney, knows That I had fome, repute for profe... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...fuch a jealous fit, I cry, pox take him and his wit. I grieve to be outdone by Gay In my own humourous biting way. Arbuthnot is no more my friend, Who dares...irony pretend, Which I was born to introduce, Refin'd it firft, and fhew'd its ufe. St. John, as well as Pultney, knows That I had forae repute for profe... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 pages
...cry, pox take him and his wit. I grieve to be outdone by Gay In my own hum'rous biting way. Jlrbuthnot is no more my friend, Who dares to irony pretend, Which I was born to introduce, Refin'd it firft, and fhew'd its ufe. St. yohn b, as well as Pulteney c, knows That I had fome repute forprofe;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 410 pages
...grieve I grieve to be outdone by Gijr In my own hutn'rous biting way. Aibuthnot is no more my friend, 55 Who dares to irony pretend, Which I was born to introduce, Refin'd it firft, and fhew'd its ufe. St. John *, as well as Pultney f, knows That I had fome repute for profe... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 422 pages
...than I can do in fix, 50 It gives me fuch a jealous fit, I cry, Pox take him and his wit. I grieve to be outdone by Gay, In my own hum'rous biting way. Arbuthnot is no more my friend, 55 Who dares. to irony pretend, Which I was born to introduce, Refin'd it firft, and fhew'd its ufe.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 398 pages
...!" I grieve to be outdone by Gay In my own humourous biting way. Arbuthnot is no more my friend, 5 f Who dares to irony pretend, Which I was born to introduce, Refin'd it firft, and fhew'd its ufe. St. John, as well as Pulteney, knows That I had fome repute for profe... | |
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In Pope I cannot read a line But, with a sigh, I wish it mine : When he can in one couplet fix More sense than I can do in six, It gives me such a jealous fit, I cry, "Pox take him and his wit. 
