 | Early English newspapers - 1747 - 684 pages
...And chafe the new-blown bubbles of the day. Ah ! let not Cenfure term our fate our choice, The ftige but echoes back the publick voice. The drama's laws,...live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no mere the follies you decry, As tyrants doom their tools of guilt to die ; "Tis yours this night to... | |
 | Benjamin Victor - Theater - 1761 - 288 pages
...Bubbles of the Day. Ah ! let not Cenfure term^ur Fate our Choice, The Stage but ecchoes b«K the public Voice, The Drama's Laws the Drama's Patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, rnuft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the-Foilies you decry, As Tyrants doom their Tools of guilt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Bubbles of the Day. Ah! let not Cenfure term our Fate, our Choice: The Stage but echoes back the public Voice, The Drama's Laws, the Drama's Patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafc to live. Then 3 Then prompt no more the Follies you decry, As Tyrants doom their Tools of Guilt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...Hubbies of the Day. Ah! let not Cenfure term our Fate, our Choice: The Stage but echoes back the public Voice, The Drama's Laws, the Drama's Patrons give, For we that live to pleafc, muft pleafc to live. Then 3 Then prompt no more the Follies you decry, As Tyrants doom their... | |
 | BOUQUET. - Prologues and epilogues - 1780 - 354 pages
...watch the wild viciffitudes of tafte ; With every meteor of caprice mult play, And chafe the new blown bubbles of the day.' Ah ! let not cenfure term our...voice ; The drama's laws the drama's patrons give, Por we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the follies you defcry, As tyrants... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 pages
...ftage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that Kve to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants do/>m their tools of guilt to die ; 'Tis yours, this night, to bid the reign commence Of refcu'd nature,... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 pages
...two before. ' Ah ! let not cenfure term our fate our choice, f The ftage but echoes back the public voice ; * The drama's laws the drama's patrons give,...pleafe to live. * Then prompt no more the follies you deer)', ' As tyrants doom their tools of guilt to die ; * 'Tis your's, this night, to bid the reign... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...two before. ' Ah ! let not cenfure term our fate our choice, * The ftage but echoes back the public voice ; ' The drama's laws the drama's patrons give,...' For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. c Then prompt no more the follies you decry, ' As tyrants doom their tools of guilt to die ; c 'Tis... | |
 | Sir John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 634 pages
...before. ' Ah ! let not cenfure term our fate our choice, ' The ftage but echoes back the public voice ; 1 The drama's laws the drama's patrons give, , * For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. f Then prompt no more the follies you decry, ' As tyrants doom their tools of guilt to die ; * 'Tis... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...of the dav. Ah ! let not ctnfure term our fate our choice, Г he ft age but echoes back the public voice ; The Drama's laws the Drama's patrons give, For we that live to pícale, muft pícale to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants doom their tools... | |
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Ah ! let not Censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live. 
