 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 502 pages
...all fhe ever read, And had a moft difcerning Head, 'Tis an old Maxim in the Schools, That Flattery's the Food of Fools ; Yet now and then your Men of Wit Will condefcend to take a Bit. go when Cadenns could not hide, He chofe'to juftify his Pride ; ConPoems... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 pages
...fail. She noted all fhe ever read, And had a moft difeerning Head. 'Tis an old Maxim in the Schools, That Vanity's the Food of Fools; Yet now and then your Men of Wit Will condefeend to take a Bit. So when Cadenus cou'd not hide, He chofe to juftify his Pride; Conft'ring... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 412 pages
...flie ever read, And had a moil ilifcerning head. 'Tis an old maxim in the fchoolr, That flattery's the food of fools ; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condefcend to take a bit. .... So when Cadenm cou'd not hide, He chofe to juftify his pride ;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 440 pages
...Tis an old maxim in the fchooly That vanity's the fqod of fools ; . . CAD EN US A»t» VANES SA'v 4* Yet now and then your men of wit 760*" Will condefcend...bit. So, when Cadenus could not hide, He chofe to jaftify, his pride ; When Mils delights in her fpinnet, A fiddler may a fortune get ; 765 A blockhead,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 274 pages
...'Tis an old maxim in the fchools, That vanity's the food of. fools : Yet now and then your men of wit Will condefcend to take a bit. So, when Cadenus could not hide, He ehofe to juflify, his pride ; When roifs delights in her fpinnet, A fiddler may a fortune get; A blockhead,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pages
...flie ever read ! And had a moft difcerning head ! 'Tis an old maxim in the fchools, That flattery 's the food of fools ; Yet now and then your men of wit...Cadenus could not hide, He chofe to juftify, his pride ; • Conftruing the palTion flie had fhown, Much to her praife, more to his own. 765 Nature in him... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 466 pages
...fhe ever read ! And had a moft difcerning head ! 'Tis an old maxim in the fchools, That flattery's the food of fools ; Yet now and then your men of wit...Cadenus could not hide, He chofe to juftify his pride ; Conftruing the paflion he had fhown, Much to her praife, more to his own, 763 Nature in him had merit... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1787 - 524 pages
...all fhe ever read, And had a moft difcerning head. 'Tis an old maxim in the fchools, That flattery's the food of fools : Yet, now and then, your men of wit Will condefcend to pick a bit. So when CADENUS could not hide, He chofe to juftify his pride ; Conftruing... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 336 pages
...me ever read ! And had a moft difcerning head ! 'Tis an old maxim in the fchools, That flattery 's the food of fools ; Yet now and then your men of wit...Cadenus could not hide, He chofe to juftify, his pride; Conftruing the paffion file had fhown, Much to her praife, more to his own. 76j Nature in him had merit... | |
 | 1794 - 954 pages
...read ! And had a mod dilcern: nj hod ' OF SWIFT. "I'is an old maxim in the fchoolf, That flattery's the food of fools ; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condefcend to take a bit. So, when Cadenus could not bide, He chofe to juftify, his pride ; Conftruing... | |
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Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery's the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit. 
