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" 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 247
por Jonathan Swift - 1812
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A Thousand and One Gems of English Prose

1872 - 556 páginas
...boughs, and left him a withered trunk ; he then flies to art, and puts on a periwig, valuing himself ypon an unnatural bundle of hairs, all covered with powder,...birchen spoils it never bore, and all covered with dust, through the sweepings of the finest lady's chamber, we should be apt to ridicule and despise its vanity....
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Irish Wit and Humor: Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell

1872 - 246 páginas
...the 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...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...
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The world of wit and humour, ed. by G.M. Fenn

George Manville Fenn - 1899 - 534 páginas
...has lopped off his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk ; he then flies to art, and puts ou a periwig, valuing himself upon an unnatural bundle...covered with dust, though the sweepings of the finest lady'a chamber, we should be able to ridicule and despise its vanity. Partial judges that we are of...
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The world of wit and humour, ed. by G.M. Fenn

George Manville Fenn - 1899 - 548 páginas
...theaxe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and loft him a withered trunk ; he then flies to art, and puts on a. periwig, valuing himself upon...powder, that never grew on his head. But now should this onr broom-stick pretend to enter the scone, proud of those birchen, spoils it never bore, and all covered...
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Cassell's library of English literature, selected, ed ..., Volumen3;Volumen79

Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 páginas
...the axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs and left him a withered trunk. Hethen flies Mr. Robert Sackville may take through the sweepings of the finest lady's chamber, we should be apt to ridicule and despise its vanity....
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The world of wit and humour, ed. by G.M. Fenn

George Manville Fenn - 1899 - 550 páginas
...unnatural bundle of hairs, all covered with powder, that never grew on his head. But now should this onr broom-stick pretend to enter the scene, proud of those...sweepings of the finest lady's chamber, we should be able to ridicule and despise its vanity. Partial judges that we are of our own excellencies, and other...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volumen3

Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 páginas
...his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk; he then flies to art, and puts on a periwig, valumg himself upon an unnatural bundle of hairs, all covered...should this our broomstick pretend to enter the scene, prond of those birchen spoils it never bore, and all covered with dust, though the sweepings of the...
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History ..., Volúmenes3-4

Robert Chambers - 1881 - 842 páginas
...has lopped off his green lx>uchs. and left mm a withered trunk : he then Hie* to art, and puts onu periwig, valuing himself upon an unnatural bundle...hairs, all covered with powder, that never grew on hi3 head : hut now should ihis our broomstick pn-trnd to enter the scene, proud of those birchen spoils...
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English Language and Literary Criticism: English prose

James Baldwin - 1883 - 612 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 this our broomstick pretend to enter the scene, prond of those birchen spoils it never bore, and all covered with dust, though the sweepings of the...
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Cassell's library of English literature, selected, ed. and arranged by H. Morley

Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 488 páginas
...the 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...hairs, all covered with powder, that never grew on hie head ; but now should this our broom-stick pretend to enter the scene, proud of those birchen spoils...
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