 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 502 σελίδες
...Infallibly cures the Timber affe&ed ; The Omen is broke, the Danger is over ; The Maggot will dye, and the Sick will recover. Such a Worm was Will. Wood when he fcrateht at the Door ., Of a governing Statefman, or favorite Whore : The Death of our Nation it feem'd... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1744 - 416 σελίδες
...Infallibly cures the Timber affected ; The Omen is broke, the Danger is over ; The Maggot will dye, and the Sick will recover. Such a Worm was Will. Wood when he fcratch'd at the Door Of a governing Statefman, or favourite Whore : The Death of our Nation it feem'd... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 440 σελίδες
...poll. But a kettle of fcalding hot water injefted 25 Iwfallibly cures the timber affe&ed ; The omen is broken, the danger is over ; The maggot will die, and the fick will recover. SU^H a worm was Will Wood, when he fcratch'd at the door Of a governing (tatefman... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 410 σελίδες
...poft. But a kettle of fcalding hot water injected 25 Infallibly cures the timber affected : The omen is broken, the danger is over ; The maggot will die, and the lick will recover. Such a worm was Will Wood, when he fcrntch'd at the door Of a governing ftatefman... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Bourne - 1777 - 466 σελίδες
...Poft. But a Ketcle of fcalding hot Water injected, Infallibly cures the Timber affected : The Oni'n is broken, the Danger is over, The Maggot will die and the Sick will recover*. Various were the Species of Divination^ practifed by antient Superftition. — The Druids interpreted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 σελίδες
...the poft. But a kettle of fcalding hot water injected Infallibly cures the timber affected : The omen is broken, the danger is over ; The maggot will die, and the fiek will recover. Such a worm was Will Wood, when he fcratch'd at the door Of a governing ftatefman... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 466 σελίδες
...cures the timber afFefted : • He was in gaol for Jcbt. The ON WOOD THE IRONMONGER. 323. The omen is broken, the danger is over ; The maggot will die, and the fick will recover. Such a worm was Will Wood, when he fcratch'd at the door Of a governing ftatefman... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 340 σελίδες
...the poft. But a kettle of fcalding hot water injefted Infallibly cures the timber affected : The omen is broken, the danger is over ; The maggot will die, and the fick will recover. Such a worm was Will Wood, when he fcratch'd at the door Of a governing ftatefman... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 σελίδες
...poft. F.-it a kettle of fcalding hot water injected fnfallibly cures the timber affected : The omen is broken, the danger is over ; The maggot will die, and the Cck will recover. Such a worm was Will Wood, when he fcratch'd at the door Of a governing (I atefman... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 456 σελίδες
...the post. But a kettle of scalding hot water injected Infallibly cures the timber affected : The omen is broken, the danger is over ; The maggot will die,...And the sound of his brass we took for our knell. But now, since the Drapier has heartily maul'd him, I think the best thing we can do is to scald him.... | |
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Because like a watch it always cries click ; Then woe be to those in the house who are sick : For, as sure as a gun, they will give up the ghost, If the maggot cries click when it scratches the post. But a kettle of scalding hot water injected Infallibly... 
