 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 476 pages
...fists was gall'd, And he was gifted most, that loudest bawl'd ; The spirit gave the doctoral degree, And every member of a company Was of his trade and...of the Bible free. Plain truths enough for needful use they found ; But men would still be itching to expound ; Each was ambitious of the obscurest place,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 346 pages
...fists was gall'd ; And he was gifted most that loudest bawl'd : The spirit gave the doctoral degree : And every member of a company Was of his trade, and...of the Bible free. Plain truths enough for needful use they found ; But men would still be itching to expound : Each was ambitious of th' obscurest place,... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...fists was gall'd, And he was gifted most that londest bawl'd : The Spirit gave the doctoral decree, And every member of a company Was of his trade, and...of the Bible, free. Plain truths enough for needful use they found, But men would still be itching to expound : Each was ambitious of the obscurest place,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...gifted most that loudest baul'd : The spirit gave the doctoral degree: And every member of a company Via of his trade, and of the Bible free. Plain truths enough for needful use they found ; But men would still be itching to expound: Each was ambitions of th' obacureat place,... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 524 pages
...eall'd, " And he was gifted most that loudest bawl'd : " The Spirit gave the doctoral decree, " And ev'ry member of a company " Was of his trade, and of the Bible, free. " Plain truths enough for needful use they found, " But men would still be itching to ezpouud, " Each was ambitious of th* obtcurest... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 492 pages
...gall'd, " And he was gifted most that loudest bawl'd " The Spirit gave the doctoral decree, " And ev'ry member of a company " Was of his trade, and of the Bible, free. " Plain truths enough for needful use they found, " But men would still be itching to expound, " Each was ambitious of th' obscurest... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...gifted most that loudest bawl'd : The spirit gave the doetoral degree : And every member of a eompany who prize the paltry things More trifling still than they. " use they found ; But men would still be itehing to expound : Eaeh was ambitious of th' obseurest plaee,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 526 pages
...fists was gall'd, And he was gifted most that loudest bawl'd ; The spirit gave the doctoral degree, And every member of a company Was of his trade and of the Bible free. » This was the rule of the sectaries, — of those whose innovations seemed, in the eyes of the Tories,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...fists was gall'd, And he was gifted most that loudest bawl'd ; — The spirit gave the doctoral degree, And every member of a company Was of his trade and of the Bible free. » This was the rule of the sectaries, — of those whose innovations seemed, in the eyes of the Tories,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 564 pages
...fists was gall'il, And he was gifted most that loudest bawl'd ; The spirit gave the doctoral degree, And every member of a company Was of his trade and of the Bible free." This was the rule of the sectaries,— of those whose innovations seemed, in the eyes of the Tories,... | |
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Which each presum'd he best could understand, The common rule was made the common prey ; And at the mercy of the rabble lay. The tender page with horny... 
