 | William Congreve - 1704 - 96 pages
...Religion is Folly? You may fraud at Bay for a while; but when the full Cry is a• gainft you, you won't have fair Play for your Life. If you can't be fairly run down by the Hounds, you will be treacherou' fhot by theHuntfmen. No, turn Pimp, Flatterer, Quack, Lawyer, Par(on, be Chaplain to an... | |
 | William Congreve - 1747 - 112 pages
...Religion is Folly ? You may fland at Bay for a while ; but when the full Cry is againft you, you fhan't have fair play for your Life. If you can't be fairly run down by the Hounds, you will be treacheroufly fhot by the Huntfmen. No, turn Pimp, Flatterer, Quack, Lawyer, Parfen, be Chaplain to... | |
 | William Congreve - 1774 - 370 pages
...Bay tor a while; but, when the full Cry is :t£ainft you, you (han't have fair Play for your Life. It you can't be fairly run down by the Hounds, you will be treacheroufly (hot by the Huntfmen. — No, turn Pimp, Flatterer, Quack, Lawyer, Parfon, be Chaplain... | |
 | English drama - 1787 - 530 pages
...is folly ? You may ftand at bay for a while ; but, when the full cry is againft you, you fha'ut Lave fair play for your life. If you can't be fairly run ; down by the hounds, you will be treacheroufly mot by thehuntfinen. — No, turn pimp, ftatterer, quack, lawyer, ' parfon, be chaplain... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 300 pages
...world ? Impotent and vain ! Who would die a martyr to sense, in a country where the religion is folly ? You may stand at bay for a while ; but, when the full cry is against you, you sha'nt have fair play tor your life. If you can't be fairly run down by the hounds, you will be treacherously shot by the... | |
 | English drama - 1797 - 468 pages
...die a martyr to sense, in a country where the religion is folly J You may stand at bay for awhile; but, when the full cry is against you, you sha'nt...lawyer, " parson, be chaplain to an " atheist, or stailion to an old woman," any thing but poet. A modern poet is worse, more servile, timorous, and... | |
 | John Milton - English drama - 1797 - 484 pages
...world ? Impotent and vain ! Who would die a martyr to sense, in a country where the.religion is folly? You may stand at bay for a while; but, when the full cry is against you, you sha'nt have fair play tor your life. If you can't be fairly run down by the hounds, you will be treacherously shot by the... | |
 | William Congreve - 1808 - 412 pages
...world ? Impotent and vain ! Who would die a martyr to sense, in a country where religion is folly ? You may stand at bay for a while ; but, when the full...the hounds, you will be treacherously shot by the huntsman. — No, turn flatterer, quack, lawyer, any thing but poet: a modern poet is worse, more servile,... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 382 pages
...world ? Impotent and vain ! Who would die a martyr to sense, in a country where religion is folly ? You may stand at bay for a while ; but, when the full...the hounds, you will be treacherously shot by the huntsman. — No, turn flatterer, quack, lawyer, any thing but poet: a modern poet is worse, more servile,... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 372 pages
...Heaven to seize the better half. Val. Therefore I would rail in my writings, and be revenged. [Rises. you, you sha'nt have fair play for your life. If you...the hounds, you will be treacherously shot by the huntsman. — No, turn flatterer, quack, lawyer, any thing but poet: a modern poet is worse, more servile,... | |
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Rail ? at whom ? the whole world ? Impotent and vain ! who would die a martyr to sense in a country where the religion is folly? you may stand at bay for a while; but when the full cry is against you, you shan't have fair play for your life. If you can't... 
