 | John Gay - Fables - 1728 - 218 pages
...ftate, and copy me. Seek ye to thrive ? In flatt'ry deal, Your fcorn, your hate, with that conceal; Seem only to regard your friends, But ufe them for...ends, Stint not to truth the flow of wit, Be prompt to lye, whene'er 'tis fit; Bend all your force to fpatter merit; Scandal is converfation's fpirit; Boldly... | |
 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 pages
...Seem only te regard your friends, But ufe them for your private ends; Stint Stint not to truth your flow of wit, Be prompt to lie, whene'er 'tis fit ;...merit ; Scandal is converfation's fpirit ; Boldly to every thing pretend, And men your talents fhall commend ; I knew the Great. Obferve me right, So fhall... | |
 | John Gay - Engraving, English - 1737 - 418 pages
...friends, But ufe them for your private ends, Stint not to truth the flow of wit, Be prompt to lye, whene'er 'tis fit ; Bend all your force to fpatter merit; Scandal is convention's fpirit ; Boldly to ev'ry thing pretend, And men your talents fhall commend ; I knew the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 362 pages
...that conceal. Seem only, to regard your friends, 4; Jiut ufc them far your private end'.. E 3., Stint. Stint not to truth the flow of wit ; Be prompt to...fpatter merit ; Scandal is converfation's fpirit. r» Boldly to every thing pretend, And men your talents fliall commend. I knew the great. Obfcrve me... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 330 pages
...that conceal. Seem only to regard your friends, 4; .Bur life tliem for your private c-iuU. E 3 feint: Stint not to truth the flow of wit ; Be prompt to...Bend all your force to fpatter merit { Scandal is con verf at ion's fpirit. j« Boldly to every thing pretend, And men your talents fliall commend. I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 312 pages
...? In flattery deal; Your feorn, your hate, with that conceaL'. Seem only to regard your friends, 4^ But ufe them for your private ends. . Stint not to truth the flow of wit ; Ee prompt to lie whene'er 'tis fit.. Bend all your foree to fpatter merit ; Scandal is convsrfation's... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 316 pages
...with that conceal. Seem only to regard your friends, 45 But ufe them for your private ends. E 4 Stint Stint not to truth the flow of wit ; Be prompt to...force to fpatter merit ; Scandal is converfation's fpirh. 53 fipldly to every thing pretend, And men your talents fhall commend. I knew the great. Obferve... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...flatt'ry deal ; Your (corn, your hate, with that conceal. Seem only to regard your friends, But ule nd hum thii ftormof grief to nounplcafingcalm. Thus the poor bird, by fome di lye whene'er 'tis fit. Bend all your force to (patter merit ; Scandal is convention's fpirit. Boldly... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...flatt'ry deal ; Your fcorn, your hate, with that conceal. •Seem only to regard your friends ; But ufc them for your private ends. Stint not to truth the flow of wit , Be prompt to lye whene'er 'tis fit. Bend all your force to Ipatter merit ¡ Scandal is convention's fpirit. Boldly... | |
 | John Gay - Fables, English - 1792 - 250 pages
...ftate and copy me. Seek ye to thrive ? in flatt'ry deal ; Your fcorn, your hate., with that conceal* Seem only to regard your friends, But ufe them for...fit. Bend all your force to fpatter merit; Scandal is convention's fpirit. Boldly to ev'ry thing attend, And men your talents fhall commend. 1 knew the great.... | |
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But use them for your private ends. Stint not to truth the flow of wit; Be prompt to lie whene'er 'tis fit. Bend all your force to spatter merit; Scandal is conversation's spirit. Boldly to ev'ry thing pretend, And men your talents shall commend. I knew... 
