 He laughed himself from court; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom, and wise Achitophel ; Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Página 2031759Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Walter Scott, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) Turner - 1869 - 486 páginas
...speech to his Oxford For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel ; Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left " 1 parliament, at least the most striking passages, as a conclusion to his poem of " Absalom and Achitophel."... | |
 | George Villiers Duke of Buckingham - 1869 - 156 páginas
...ne're be Chief: For, spight of him, the weight of Business fell ( >n Absalom and his wise Achitopheli Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not Faction, but of that was left. Dryden, writing— after Buckingham was dead and buried — his Dedication [the subject of which is... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1869 - 420 páginas
...could ne'er be chief; For spite of him the weight of business fell On Absalom, and wise Achitophel: Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left. 146, VENI CREATOR SPIRITC*. Creator Spirit, by whose aid The World's foundations first were laid, Come,... | |
 | William Davis (B.A.) - 1869 - 200 páginas
...could ne'er be chief; c For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel ; Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left. Ibid. ALEXANDER POPE. (1688—1744.) BORN in the Strand, London, where his father was a prosperous... | |
 | sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 páginas
...could ne'er be chief; For spite of him the weight of business fell On Absalom, and wise Achitophel : Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left. a gestum, or heroic exploit ; and a gestour was a narrator of such deeds for the entertainment of great... | |
 | John Dryden - 1871 - 368 páginas
...could ne'er be chief: For spite of him, the weight of business fell 565 On Absalom and wise Achitophel; Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left. Titles and names 'twere tedious to rehearse Of lords below the dignity of verse. 570 Wits, warriors,... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 páginas
...could ne'er be chief : For spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel ; Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left. . . . Shimei,1 whose youth did early promise bring Of zeal to God and hatred to his King ; Did wisely... | |
 | John Dryden - 1897 - 764 páginas
...ne'er be chief : For spite of him, the weight of business fell 565 On Absalom and wise Achitophel ; Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left. Titles and names 'twere tedious to rehearse Of lords below the dignity of verse. 570 Wits, warriors,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 568 páginas
...could ne'er be chief : For spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel ; Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left. . . . Shimei,1 whose youth did early promise bring Of zeal to God and hatred to his King ; Did wisely... | |
 | John Dryden - 1871 - 380 páginas
...could ne'er be chief: For spite of him, the weight of business fell 565 On Absalom and wise Achitophel; Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left. Titles and names 'twere tedious to rehearse Of lords below the dignity of verse. 570 Wits, warriors,... | |
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