 Oh ! let him alone, For making a blunder, or picking a bone. But hang it - to poets who seldom can eat, Your very good mutton's a very good treat; Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt, It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.  Lives of wits and humourists - Σελίδα 313των John Timbs - 1862Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1776 - 586 σελίδες
...Hiff * 1 think they love ven'fon ; 1 know they love beef : but — hang it! — to poets, that fcldom can eat, Your very good mutton's a very good treat : Such dainties to them ! It -would look like a flirt, Like fending 'em ruflles when wanting a (liirt. While thus I debated,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 σελίδες
...— OH ! let him alone. For making a blunder, or picking a bone. But hang it — to poets who feldom can eat, Your very good mutton's a very good treat...Such dainties to them their health it might hurt, ilt's like fending them ruffles, when vanting a fhirt, . * Lord Clare's nephew. Vhile • • f * '... | |
 | 1785 - 320 σελίδες
...Higgins^Oh ! let him alone, For making a blunder, or pieking a bone. But hang it—to poets who feldom can eat, Your very good mutton's a very good treat...dainties to them their health it might hurt, It's like fending them ruffles, wanting a fhirt. While thus I debated in reverie center'd, An acquaintance, a... | |
 | John Adams - 1789 - 376 σελίδες
...Hief— I think they love ven'fon ; I know they love beef t But — hang it ! — to poets, that feldom can eat, Your very good mutton's a very good treat : Such dainties to them ! It would look like a flirt, - Like fending 'em ruffles when wanting a fhiitj While thus I debated,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 σελίδες
...— Oh ! let him alone, For making a blunder, or picking a bone. But hang it— to poets who feidom can eat, Your very good mutton's a very good treat;...dainties to them their health it might hurt, It's like fending them ruffles, when wanting a fhirt. * Lord date's nephew. • While thus I debated, in reverie... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 σελίδες
...— Oh, let him alone For making a blunder, or picking a bone. But hang it — to poets, who feldom can eat, Your very good mutton's a very good treat ; Such dainties to them, their health it might hurtIt's like fending them ruffles, when wanting afliirt. While thus I debated, in reverie center'd,... | |
 | 1796 - 426 σελίδες
...— Oh! let him alone, \ For making a blunder, or picking a bone. But hang it — to poets who feldom can eat, Your very good mutton's a very good treat...dainties to them their health it might hurt, it's like lending them ruffles, when wanta fliirt. While thus I dilated, in revenie center'd, An acquamrance,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 σελίδες
...beef. There's my countryman Higgins— Oh! let him alone, For making a blunder, or picking a bone. But hang it — to poets who seldom can eat Your very...It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt. » Lord Clare's nephew. An acquaintance, a friend as he call'd himself, enter'd; An under-bred, fine-spoken... | |
 | Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - 1801 - 368 σελίδες
...procerum : mihi Musa supersit Et Ratio et Virtus : his nil me dotibus orbat. The Haunch of Venison. While thus I debated, in reverie centred, An acquaintance — a friend, as he call'd himself — enter'd ; An underbred, fine-spoken fellow was he, And he smiled as he looked at the venison and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 σελίδες
...— Oh ! let him alone, For making a blunder, or picking a bone, But hang it — to poets who feldom can eat, Your very good mutton's a very good treat...dainties to them their health it might hurt, It's like fending them ruffle?, when wanting a fhirt. While thus I debated, in reverie center'd, An acquaintance,... | |
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