 E'en let Him of Ideas speak To Heathens in his Native GREEK. If to be sad is to be wise; I do most heartily despise Whatever SOCRATES has said, Or TULLY writ, or WANLEY read. Dear DRIFT...  WILLIS'S CURRENT NOTES:by WILLIS AND SOTHERAN - 1857Full view - About this book
 | Matthew Prior - 1777 - 252 pages
...broach the pleafing notion t But if you would deprefs my thought ; "Your Syjiem is not worth a groat Far Plato's fancies what care I ? I hope you would not have me die, , Like fiinple Cato in the- play, For any- thing that he can fay ? E'en let him of ideas fpeak To heathens... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 480 pages
...pleafing notion ; But, if you, would deprefs my thought, Your SYSTEM is not worth a groat — For Plato-s fancies what care I ? I hope you would not have me die, Like fimple Cato, in the play, For any thing that he can fay ? Ev'n let him of ideas fpeak To heathens in... | |
 | Fulke Greville - 1790 - 304 pages
...pleafing notion: " But if you would deprefs my thought, " Your fyftem is not worth a groat. O o 3 " For Plato's fancies what care I ? I hope you would not have me die, Like fnnplc Cato in the play, For any thing that he can fay ! E'en let him of ideas fpcak To heathens in... | |
 | 1795 - 846 pages
...pleafing notion : But, if you would deprefs my thought, \o\afyfcm is not worth a groat—- For Plato'» fancies what care I ? I hope you would not have me die/ Like fimplc Cato in the play, For any thing that he can fay Î E'en let him of ideas fpeak To heathens in... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 490 pages
...broach the pleasing notion ; But if you would depress my thought, Your System is not worth a groat— ' For Plato's fancies what care I ? I hope you would...not have me die, Like simple Cato in the play, For any thing that he can say i E'en let him of ideas speak To heathens in his native Greek : If to be... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...depress my thought, Your n/ilrm is not north a groat— " Por Platoon I'.iii.-i, s what care I ? I kope you would not have me die, like simple Cato in the play, Tor any thing that he can say ? E'en let him of ideas speak To heathens in his native Grack. If to... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 466 pages
...broach the pleasing notion; But if you would depress my thought, Your system is not worth a groat ' For Plato's fancies what care I ? I hope you would...not have me die, Like simple Cato in the play, For any thing that he can say ? E'en let him of ideas speak To heathens in his native Greek : If to be... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...the pleasing notion ; But, if you would depress my thought, Your system is not worth a groat — " h mortal touch the most refin'd, The god of any thing that he can say : E'en let him of ideas speak To heathens in his native Greek. If to be sad... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 364 pages
...broach the pleasing notion; But, if you would depress my thought, Your system is not worth a groat — " For Plato's fancies what care I ? I hope you would...not have me die, Like simple Cato in the play, For any thing that he can say : E'en let him of ideas speak To heathens in his native Greek. If to be sad... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 292 pages
...broach the pleasing notion ; But if you would depress my thought, Your system is not worth a groat ' For Plato's fancies what care I ? I hope you would...not have me die, Like simple Cato in the play, For any thing that he can say ? E'en let him of ideas speak To heathens in his native Greek. If to be sad... | |
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