 | Charles Wells Moulton - 1910 - 616 σελίδες
...but a sheep in a wolf's.— STEELE, RICHARD, 1720, The Theatre; Disraeli, Oil ami tics of Authors. Say what revenge on Dennis can be had, Too dull for laughter, for reply too mad. On one so poor you cannot take the law, On one so old your sword yon scorn to draw. Uncaged then, let the... | |
 | Dorothy Senior - 1928 - 350 σελίδες
...libels against anyone, if only someone else would pay him to do it. An epigrammist wrote of him : " Say what revenge on Dennis can be had, Too dull for laughter, for reply too mad. On one so poor you cannot take the law, On one so old your sword you scorn to draw, Uncaged then let the harmless... | |
 | 1925 - 940 σελίδες
...that he was "not a wolf in sheep's clothing, but a sheep in wolf's clothing". Savage wrote of him: Say, what revenge on Dennis can be had Too dull for laughter, for reply too mad; On one so poor, you cannot take the law, On one so old your sword you scorn to draw. Uncaged, then, let the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 418 σελίδες
...Dennis publish you had stabb'dyour brother, Lampoon 'd your monarch, or debauch'd your mother ; S.iv, what revenge on Dennis can be had, Too dull for laughter, for reply too mad ? On one so poor you cannot take the law, On one so old your sword you scorn to draw, Uncag'd then, let the... | |
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Should Dennis publish, you had stabb'd your Brother, Lampoon'd your Monarch, or debauch'd your Mother ; Say, what revenge on Dennis can be had ? Too dull for laughter, for reply too mad : On one so poor you cannot take the law; On one so old your sword... 
