 | Sir Richard Steele - 1727 - 406 Seiten
...h'has known the World too long,.And feen the Death of much Immortal Song. He fays,"! poor Poets loft, while Players won, As Pimps grow rich, while Gallants are undone. Tho' Tom the Poet writ with Eafe and Pleafure, The Comick Tom abounds in other Treafure. Fame is at beft an unperforming Cheat... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 Seiten
...too long, And feen the Death of much immortal Song. He fays, poor Poets loft, while Players won, ^s Pimps grow rich, while Gallants are undone. Tho' Tom the Poet writ with Eafe and Pleafure, The Comtek 1am abounds in other Treafure. Fame'is at beft an unperforming Cheat;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 440 Seiten
...known the world too long, And feen the death of much immortal fong. 2o He fays, poor poets loft, whik players won, As pimps grow rich, while gallants are undone. Tho' Tom the poet writ with eafe and pleafure, Tfre comic Tom. abounds in other treafure. Faint is at beft an unperforming cheat;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 Seiten
...credit lower than it was. Tho' plays for honour in old time he made, 'Tis now for better reasons—to be paid. Believe him, he has known the world too long,...while gallants are undone. Tho' Tom the poet writ with case and pleasure, The comick Tom abounds in other treasure. Fame is at best an unperforming cheat;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 434 Seiten
...lower than it was. Tho' plays for honour in old time he made, "Tis now for better reasons — to be paid. Believe him, he has known the world too long,...players won, As pimps grow rich, while gallants are undotie. Tho' Tom the poet writ with ease and pleasure. The comick Tom abounds in other treasure. Fame... | |
 | Mark Noble - 1806 - 428 Seiten
...beloved by the Whigs. The author of the prologue to D'Urfey 's last play speaks thus of him : " Though Tom the poet writ with ease and " pleasure, " The comic Tom abounds in other treasure." Addison often pleaded for his friend, and remarks, " He has made the world merry, and I " hope they... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 506 Seiten
...lower than it was. Tho' plays for honour in old time he made, 'Tis now for better reasons — to be paid. Believe him, he has known the world too long,...The comic Tom abounds in other treasure. Fame is at best an unperforming cheat; But 'tis substantial happiness, to EAT. Let ease, his last request, be... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 516 Seiten
...credit lower than it was. Tho' plays for honour in old time he made, "Tis now for better reasons—to be paid. Believe him, he has known the world too long,...pleasure, The comic Tom abounds in other treasure. IJame is at best an unperforming cheat; PROLOGUE TO THE " THREE HOCRS AFTER MARRIAGE." [This was the... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 498 Seiten
...lower than it was. Though plays for honour in old time he made, 'Tis now for better reasons—to be paid. Believe him, he has known the world too long,...won, As pimps grow rich while gallants are undone. Though Tom the poet writ with ease and pleasure, The comic Tom abounds in other treasure. Fame is at... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 494 Seiten
...lower than it was. Though plays for honour in old time he made, 'Tis now for better reasons— to be paid. Believe him, he has known the world too long,...won, As pimps grow rich while gallants are undone. Though Tom the poet writ with ease and pleasure, The comic Tom abounds in other treasure. Fame is at... | |
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I'm afraid, If all your debts to Greece and Rome were paid. From this deep fund our author largely draws, Nor sinks his credit lower than it was. Though plays for honour in old time he made, 'Tis now for better reasons— to be paid. Believe him, he has... 
