 Twere pity treason at his door to lay, Who makes heaven's gate a lock to its own key: Let him rail on, let his invective Muse Have four and twenty letters to abuse, Which if he jumbles to one line of sense, Indict him of a capital offence.  Dryden: By George Saintsbury - Strana 87podľa George Saintsbury - 1902 - Počet stránok 192Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | John Dryden - 1760 - Počet stránok 448
...he follows and no farther knows, For to write verfe with him is to tranfprofe. 'Twere pity treafon at his door to lay, Who makes heaven's gate a lock...to its own key : Let him rail on, let his invective mufe Have four and twenty letters to abufe, Which, if he jumbles to one line of fenfe, Indict him of... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - Počet stránok 318
...he follows and no farther knows, For to write verfe with him is to tranfprofe. 'Twere pity treafon at his door to lay, Who makes heaven's gate a lock to its own key : Let him rail on, let his inveftive mufe Have four and twenty letters to abufe, Which, if he jumbles to one line of fenfe, Indift... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - Počet stránok 644
...to die; But t'was hard fate that to the gallows led 440 The dog that never heard the statute read. Railing in other men may be a crime, But ought to...no farther knows, For to write verse with him is to transpose. 445 'Twere pity treason at his door to lay, Who makes Heav'n's gate a lock to its own key.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 350
...he follows and no farther knows, For to write verfe with him is to tranfprofe. 'Twere pity treafon at his door to lay, Who makes heaven's gate a lock to its own key : Let Let him rail on, let his invective Mufe H::ve four and twenty letters to abufe, Which, if he jumbles... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 338
...he follows and no farther knows, For to write verfe with him is to tranfprofe. 'Twere pity treafon at his door to lay, Who makes heaven's gate a lock to its own key i Let Let him rail on, let his invective Mufe Have four and twenty letters to abufe, Which, if he jumbles... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - Počet stránok 966
...he follows, and no farther knows ; For to write verfe with him is to tranfprofe. Twere pity trcafon at his door to lay, Who makes heaven's gate a lock to its own key : Let him rail on, let his inveftive Mule Have four-and-twcmy letters to abufe ; Which, if he jumbles to one line of fcnfe, Indift... | |
 | 1793 - Počet stránok 806
...write vi-rfe «irh him is to tranfprofe. ' Pwcrc pity trcaion at his door to lay. Who mahev heaven'^ gate a lock to its own key : Let him rail on, let his invective Mufe Have four and twenty letters to abufe. Which, if he jumbles to one line of fcnfc, Indi<3 him of... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - Počet stránok 842
...he follows and no farther knows, For to write verfe with him is to tranfprofe. 'Twere pity treafon at his door to lay, Who makes heaven's gate a lock to its owfl key: Let him rail on, let his invcdive Mufe Have four and twenty letters to abufe, Which, if he... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - Počet stránok 658
...he follows and no farther knows, For to write verfe with him ¡s to tranfpofe. 'Twere pity treafon at his door to lay, Who makes heaven's gate a lock to its own keju Let him rail on, let his invective Mufe Have four and twenty letters to abufe, Which, if he jumbles... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - Počet stránok 1054
...knows ; For to write verfe with him is to tranfpofe. 'Twere pity treafon at his door to lay, Who makej heaven's gate a lock to its own key: Let him rail on, let his invective Mufe Have four-anJ-twenty letters toabufe ; ELEGANT EXTRACTS, Be XVhich, if he iumbles to one line... | |
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