 The greatest scorn of learned vanity ! (And then how much a nothing is mankind! Whose reason is weigh'd down by popular air, Who, by that, vainly talks of baffling death; And hopes to lengthen life by a transfusion of breath, Which yet whoe'er examines...  Miscellanies: The Tenth Volume - Σελίδα 185των Jonathan Swift - 1745 - 277 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1728 - 512 σελίδες
...popular Air, Who by that, vainly talks of baffling Death, And Hopes to lengthen Life by a Transfufion of Breath, Which yet whoe'er examines right will find To be an Art as vain as Bottling up of Wind-J And when you find out tbefe, believe true Fame is there, Far above all Reward, yet to which... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 426 σελίδες
...popular air, Who by that vainly talks of baffling death ; And hopes to lengthen life by a transfufion of breath, Which yet whoe'er examines right, will find To be an art as vain as bottling up of wind): 185 And when you find out thefe, believe true fame is there, Far above all reward, yet to which all... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 462 σελίδες
...popular air, Who by that, vainly talks of baffling death ; And hopes to lengthen life by a transfufion of breath, Which yet whoe'er examines right will find...wind) : And when you find out thefe, believe true fame i? there, Far above all reward, yet to which all is due ; And this, ye great unknown, is only known... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 410 σελίδες
...popular air, Who by that vainly talks of bafling death ; And hopes to lengthen life by a transfufion of breath, Which yet whoe'er examines right will find To be an art as vain as bottling up of wind) : 185 And when you find out theie, believe true fame is there, Far above all reward, yet to which all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 392 σελίδες
...popular air, Who, ty that, vainly talks of baffling death ; And hopes to lengthen life by a transfufion of breath, Which yet whoe'er examines right will find...you find out thefe, believe true Fame is there. Far Far above all reward, yet to which all is due; And this, ye great unknown ! is only known in you. VIII.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 σελίδες
...popular air, Who, by that, vainly talks of baffling death ; And hopes to lengthen life by a transfufion of breath^ Which yet whoe'er examines right will find...bottling up of wind !) And when you find out thefe, helieve true Fame is there, Far Far above all reward, yet to which all is due; And this, ye great unknown... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 378 σελίδες
...to lengthen life by a transfufion of breath. Which yet whoe'er examines right will find To be an'art as vain as bottling up of wind !) And when you find out thefe, believe true Fame is there. Far Far above all reward, yet to which all is due; And this, ye great unknown ! is only known in you. VIII.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 466 σελίδες
...as bottling up of wind !) AUd when you find out thefe, believe true Fame is there, VOL. VII. C Far Far above all reward, yet to which all is due : And this, ye great unknown ! is only known in you. VIII. The juggling fea-god, when by chance trepan'd By fome inftructed querift fleeping on the fand,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 336 σελίδες
...popular air, Who, by that, vainly talks of baffling death; And hopes to lengthen life by a transfufion of breath, Which yet whoe'er examines right will find...when you find out thefe, believe true Fame is there, C z Far Far above all reward, yet to which all is due ; And this, ye great unknown ! is only known... | |
 | 1794 - 954 σελίδες
...popular air. Who, by that, vainly talks of baffling death ; And hopes to lengthen life by a transfufiaa of breath, • Which yet whoe'er examines right will find To be an an as vain as bottling up of wind ! And when you find out thcfe, believe true fameis there, Far above... | |
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