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" Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest ; Fate never wounds more deep the gen'rous heart, Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart. "
The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 265
1738
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A Collection of Poems in Four Volumes, Volume 1

Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1755 - 356 pages
...turn the varied taunt a thoufand ways. » Of all the grief that harrafs the diftrefs'd; Sure the moft bitter is a fcornful jeft ; Fate never wounds more...the gen'rous heart, Than when a blockhead's infult points the dart. Has y Scire volupt fecreta domus, atque inde timeri. T Materiem praebef caufalque...
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A Collection of Poems ...

Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1758 - 384 pages
...turn the varied taunt a thoufand ways, a Of all the grief that harrafs the diftrefs'd ; Sure the moft bitter is a fcornful jeft ; Fate never wounds more...the gen'rous heart, Than when a blockhead's infult points the dart. y Scire volunt feereta domus, atque indl timeri. z Materiem preebet caufafqutjocorum...
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A Collection of Poems

1758 - 352 pages
...the varied taunt a thoufand ways. • Of all the grief that harrafs the diftrefs'd ; Sure the moft bitter is a fcornful jeft ; Fate never wounds more...the gen'rous heart, Than when a blockhead's infult points the dart. r Seire <volunt fecreta demits, atque indt t inter i. * ' Materiem preebet caufafque...
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A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes. By Several Hands, Volume 1

Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1765 - 392 pages
...turn the varied taunt a thoufand ways. ' Of all the griefs that harrafs the diftrefs'd ; Sure the moft bitter is a fcornful jeft ; Fate never wounds more...the gen'rous heart, Than when a blockhead's infult points the dart. f Has heaven referv'd, in pity to the poor, No pathlefs wafte or undifcover'd more...
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A collection of poems, by several hands [ed. by R. Dodsley]. [2 other copies ...

Collection - 1766 - 356 pages
...turn the varied taunt a thoufand ways. 2 Of all the griefs that harrafs the diftrefs'd} Sure the moft bitter is a fcornful jeft; Fate never wounds more...the gen'rous heart. Than when a blockhead's infult points the dart. * Scire volunt fecreta domus, atque inde timcriv 1 Mdteriem praebet caufaique i acorn...
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The Beauties of English Poesy, Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...And turn the varied taunt a thoufand ways. Of all the griefs that harrafs the diftrefs'd, the moll bitter is a fcornful jeft ; Fate never wounds more...the gen'rous heart, Than when a blockhead's infult points the dart. Has Heaven referv'd, in pity to the poor, No pathlefs wafte or undifcover'd more ?...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...the varied Taunt a thoufand Ways. (a) Of all the Griefs that harrafs the Diftrefs'd, Sure the mofl bitter is a fcornful Jeft ; Fate never wounds more...the gen'rous Heart, Than when a Blockhead's Infult points the Dart. (b) Has Heaven referv'd, in Pity to the Poor, No pathlefs Wafte, or undifcover'd Shore...
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 3

English poetry - 1782 - 516 pages
...gaze, ' And turn the varied taunt a thousand ways. * Of all the griefs that harrafs the diftrefs'd ; ' Sure the molt bitter is a fcornful jeft ; ' Fate never...the gen'rous heart, ' Than when a blockhead's infult points the dart 1 * Has Heaven referv'd, in pity to the poor, ' No pathlefs wafte or undifcover'd fhore...
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A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes. By Several Hands: With Notes

1782 - 402 pages
...the varied taunt a thotifand ways. • Of all the griefs that harrafs the diftrefs'd ; Sure the moft bitter is a fcornful jeft ; Fate never wounds more deep the gen'rous heart, Than when a blockhead's infalt points the dart. 1 Scire volunt fecreta domus, atque inde timer!. * ' •• Materiem prsebet...
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The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Now First Collected in One Volume

Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 pages
...turn the varied taunt a thoufand ways. Of all the griefs that harrafs the diftrefs'd ; Sure the moft bitter is a fcornful jeft ; Fate never wounds more...the gen'rous heart, Than when a blockhead's infult points the dart. \^ Has heaven referv'd, in pity to the poor, No pathlefs wafte, or undifcover'd fliore...
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