...squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert ! BeggarM by fools, when still he found, too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate." t Walpole'a Royal and Noble Authors. VOU II. H portance and necessity to France of peace ; and a letter...

...or Devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Begcar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed himself from court; then sought relief By forming parlies, but could ne'er bo chief; For eplte...

...something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes ; And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over violent, or over...too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. Inversion itself was often turned into a grace in these poets, and may be in others, by the power of...

...were his usual themes; And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over violent, or over civil, In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing...too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. Inversion itself was often turned into a grace in these poets, and may be in others, by the power of...

...civil, That every man with him was god or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; JVothing went unrewarded, but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom...too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. Inversion itself was ofien turned into a grace in these poets, and may be in others, by the power of...

...with him was god or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; JVothing went unrewarded^but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. Inversion itself was ofien turned into a grace in these poets, and maybe in others, by the power of...

...excess of wit. PROM UM1) ЛИ IN DRTDEn. Begpar'd by fools, whom Mill he found too late, Ht had hie ».] [From • Paradise Lost.'] 0 Bj forming parties, but could ne'er be chief ; for, spite of him, the weight of business fell in Absalom...

...vanity ; to a want of judgment and principie, not an excess of wit. FROM 1649 JOHN D11ÏDK.4. Rfgpar'd Bought relief lîy forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; F~r, spite of him, the weight of business...

...was owing to hi* ambition and his vanity ; to a want of judgment and principle, not an excess of wit. fficient at one time. There are a few such compelled rhymes ject, and they had his estate ; He laugh 'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties,...

...were his usual themes; And both, to show his judgment, in extremes ; So over-violent, so over-civil, That every man with him was God or devil. In squandering...late, He had his jest, and they had his estate ; He langlvd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For, spite...