 Think we all these are for himself? no more Than his fine wife, alas ! or finer whore. For what has Virro painted, built, and planted ? Only to show how many tastes he wanted. What brought Sir Visto's ill-got wealth to waste? Some demon whisper'd,  The Letters of Horace Walpole: 1735-1748 - Seite 284von Horace Walpole - 1842Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1738 - 80 Seiten
...SirV\ft.o'sill.got wealth towafte? Some Daemon whifper'd, Vifto, have a Tajie; Heav'n vifits with a Tajle the wealthy Fool, And needs no Rod but Ripley with a Rule. Seejportive Fate ! to punijh aukward Pride, Bids Bubo build, andjends himjucb a Guide; AJlanding Sermon... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 274 Seiten
...ill got wealth to wafte ? Some Daemon whifper'd, " Vifto ! have aTafte." Heav'n vifits with a Tafte the wealthy fool, And needs no Rod but Ripley with a Rule. See ! fportive fate, to punifh aukward pride, Bids Bubo build, and fends him fuch a Guide : 20 NOTE... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 Seiten
...ill got wealth to wafte ? Some Daemon whifper'd, " Vifto ! have a Tafte." Heav'n vifits with a Tafte the wealthy fool, And needs no Rod but Ripley with a Rule. See ! fportive fate, to punifh aukward pride, Bids Bubo build, and fends him fuch a Guide : 20 NOTEs.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 Seiten
...ill got wealth to wafte ? Some Daemon whifper'd, " Vifto ! have a Tafle.1' Heav'n vifits with a Tafte the wealthy fool, And needs no Rod but Ripley with a Rule. NOTES. noijjeiir and Antiquary ; confequentJy the dirty attribute here afligned thefe Gods of old renown,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 234 Seiten
...ill-got wealth to wafte ? 1 5 Some Daemon whifper'd, " Vifto! have a Tafte," Heav'n vifits with a Tafte the wealthy fool, And needs no Rod but Ripley with a Rule, See ! fportive fate, to punifh aukward pride, Bids Bubo build, and fends him fuch a Guide : 20 A ftanding... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 294 Seiten
...ill-got wealth to wafte ? Some Daemon whifper'd, " Villo ! have a. Tafte." Heav'n vifits with a Tafte the wealthy fool, And needs no Rod but Ripley with a Rule. See ! fportive Fate, to punifh aukward pride, Bids Bubo build, and fends him fuch a Guide : A flanding... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 Seiten
...wealth to " wafte ? " Some Demon whifper'd, " Vifto ! have a « Tafte." " Heav'n vifits with a tafte the wealthy fool, " And needs no Rod but Ripley with a Rule.'* The poet then, after paying a compliment to Jx>rd Burlington, who was at that time publifhing the defigns... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 Seiten
...wealth to " wafte ? *' Some Demon whifper'd, " Vifto ! have a " Tafte." " Heav'n vifits with a tafte the wealthy fool, And needs no Rod but Ripley with a Rule." (C The poet then, after paying a compliment to Lord Burlington, who was at that time publifKing the... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 Seiten
...brought Sir Visto's ill-got wealth to waste ? 15 Some dicmon whisper'd, " Visto I have a ^aste." Heav'n visits with a taste the wealthy fool, And needs no rod but Ripley with a rule. See! sportive Fate, to punish aukward pride, Bids Bubo build, and sends him such a guide: 20 A standing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 Seiten
...ill-got wealth to waf!e ? Some Daemon whifper'd, " V'ifto ! ha\ ea Tafte. " Heav'n vifits with a Tafte the Wealthy fool, And needs no Rod but Ripley with a Rule. See! fportivp Fate, to punifti ankward piide, Bins Bubo build, and iends him fiich a Guide : A (landmg... | |
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