 Poor Elkanah, all other changes past, For bread in Smithfield dragons hiss'd at last, Spit streams of fire to make the butchers gape, And found his manners suited to his shape, &c.  Chronicles of Charter-house - Page 134de William John Duff Roper - 1847 - 218 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 420 pages
...ELKENAH, why not in you ? Poor ELKENAH, all other changes past, For bread in Smithfield dragons hist at last, Spit streams of fire to make the butchers gape, And found his manners suited to his shape : Such is the fate of talents misapply 'd ; So liv'd your Prototype ; and so he dy'd. Th' abandon'd... | |
 | 1803 - 468 pages
...Eikpnsh, why not in you ? Poor Elkenah, all other changes past, For bread in Smithfield diagons hiss'd at last, Spit streams of fire to make the butchers gape. And found his manners suited to his shape. Such is the fate of talents misapply'd; So liv'd your prototype, and so he d/'d. Th' abandon'd manners... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 232 pages
...Elkenah, why not in you ? Poor Elkenah, all other changes past, For bread in Smithfield dragons hiss'd at last, Spit streams of fire to make the butchers gape, And found his manners suited to his shape. Such is the fate of talents misapply'd; So liv'd your prototype, and so he dy'd. Th' abandon'd manners... | |
 | Edward Young - 1811 - 294 pages
...ELKENAH, why not in you ? Poor ELKENAH, all other changes past, For bread in Smithfield dragons hist at last, Spit streams of fire to make the butchers gape, And found his manners suited to his shape : Such is the fate of talents misapply'd ; So liv'd your Prototype ; and so he dy'd. Th' abandon'd... | |
 | John Nichols - 1812 - 746 pages
...Epistle to Mr. Pope : " Poor Elkanah, all other changes past, For bread in Smithfield dragons hiss'd at last, Spit streams of fire to make the butchers gape. And found his manners suited to his shape. Such is the fete of talents misapply'd," &c. Having lost his credit, he. lived poor and despised, subject... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 416 pages
...Epistle to Mr. Pope : " Poor Elkanah, all other changes past, " For bread in Smithfield dragons hissM at last, " Spit streams of fire to make the butchers...gape, " And found his manners suited to his shape. " Such is the fate of talents misapply'd, In the end, he obtained admission into the Charterhouse,... | |
 | 1812 - 474 pages
...Epistle to Pope. " Poor Elkaunah, all other changes past, " For bread, in SmithBeld-dragons hiss'd at last; " Spit streams of fire, to make the butchers...; '• And found his manners suited to his shape." 4 The honourable Edward Howard, brother to the Earl of Berkshire and to Sir Henry Howard, was much... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 430 pages
...Epistle to Mr. Pope : " Poor Elkanah, all other changes past, •' For biead in Smithfield dragons hi^'d at last, " Spit streams of fire to make the butchers...gape, " And found his manners suited to his shape. " Such is the fate of talents misapply'd, &c." In the end, he obtained admission into the Charterhouse,... | |
 | John Nichols - 1812 - 748 pages
...Mr. Pope : " Poor Elkanah, all other changes past,. For bread in Smithfield dragons hiss'd at last, v Spit streams of fire to make the butchers gape, And found his manners suited to his shape. Such is the fate of talents misapply "d," &c. . Having lost his credit, he lived poor and despised,... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 pages
..." Poor Elkanah, all other changes past, ?c For bread in 8raithfield diagons hiss'il at last, " 8pit streams of fire to make the butchers gape, " And found his manners suited to his shape. " Such is the fate of talents misapply' d, &c." In the end, he obtained admission into the Charterhouse,... | |
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