Nature sent him into the world strong and lusty, in a thriving condition, wearing his own hair on his head, the proper branches of this reasoning vegetable, until the axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk:... The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift... - Página 247por Jonathan Swift - 1812Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Charles Henry Wilson - 1804 - 250 páginas
...green boughs, and left him a withered trunk: he then flies to art, and puts on a periwig, SWIFTIANA. 27 periwig, valuing himself upon an unnatural bundle of hairs, all covered with powder^ that never grew upon his head; but now, should this, our broomstick, pretend to enter the scene, proud of those birchen... | |
| John Evans - 1817 - 610 páginas
...hairs aH covered with powder, and that never grew on his head ! But, now, should this our Broom" stick pretend to enter the scene, proud of those birchen spoils it never bore, and all covered with dust, through the sweeping of the finest lady's chamber, we should be apt to ridicule and despise its vanity.... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 376 páginas
...off his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk ; he then flies to art, and puts on a perriwig, valuing himself upon an unnatural bundle of hairs,...should this our broom-stick pretend to enter the scene, prond of those hirchen spoils it never bore, and all covered with dust, though of the sweepings of... | |
| John Bull - 1825 - 782 páginas
...on a perrhvig, valuing himself upon an; unnatural bundle of hairs all covered with powder, and tluit never grew on his head ! But now, should this our...scene, proud of those birchen spoils it never bore, 4nd all covered with dust, through the sweeping of the finest lady's chamber, we should be apt to ridicule... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 páginas
...nie of Btemperauce lias lopped oft' his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk ; lie hen flies false science betrayed, That leads, to bewilder; and dazzles, to blind; My mira, all covered with powder, that never grew on his head ; but now ehould this our ffoorastick pretend... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 900 páginas
...axe of intemperance has lopped oil' hid green boughs, and left him a withered trunk : lie then flies to art, and puts on a periwig, valuing himself upon...with powder), that never grew on his head; but now, shoiuV this our broomstick pretend I o enter the scene, proud of those birchen spoils it never 1юге,... | |
| George Frederick Graham - 1857 - 416 páginas
...axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk ; he then flies to art, and puts on a periwig, valuing himself upon...sweepings of the finest lady's chamber, we should bo apt to ridicule and despise its vanity. Partial judges that we are of our own excellences, and other... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe - 1859 - 686 páginas
...axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs,' and left him a withered trunk : he then flies to art, and puts on a peri•wig, valuing himself...ridicule and despise its vanity. Partial judges that wo are of our own excellences and other men's defaults ! But a broomstick, perhaps, you will say, is... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1861 - 810 páginas
...axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk : he then flies to art, and puts on a periwig, valuing himself upon...should be apt to ridicule and despise its vanity, j Partial judges that we are of our own excellences and other men's defaults ! But a broomstick, perhaps,... | |
| Shirley Hibberd - 1862 - 346 páginas
...loptoffhis Green Boughs, and left him a withered Trunk: He then flies into Art, and puts on a Peruque, valuing himself upon an Unnatural Bundle of Hairs,...Birchen Spoils it never bore, and all covered with Dust, tho' the sweepings of the Finest Lady's Chamber, we should be apt to Ridicule and despise its Vanity,... | |
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