 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
 | George Eugène Fasnacht - 1897 - 216 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 an unnatural 20 bundle of hairs, all covered with powder, that never grew on Ms head ; but -now should this our... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 434 páginas
...the ax 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. vOL. xv. —22 Partial judges that we are of our own excellencies and other men's defaults ! But a... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - 1900 - 462 páginas
...the ax 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...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.... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - 1900 - 466 páginas
...the ax 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...scene, proud of those birchen spoils it never bore, and ail covered with dust, through the sweepings of the finest lady's chamber, we should be apt to ridicule... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - 864 páginas
...axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk ; he then flies de that licks the dust. Not fortune's worshipper l>e apt to ridicule and despise its vanity. Partial judges that we are of our own excellences, and... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1902 - 452 páginas
...the ax 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...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.... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1906 - 844 páginas
...axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and left so him a withered trunk; he then flies to art, and puts on a periwig, valuing himself upon an unnatural bundle of haii-s, all covered with powder, that never grew on his head; but now should this our broomstick pre-... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1907 - 288 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 an unnatural abundance of hairs (all covered with powder) that never grew on his head ; but now, should this our... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - 1915 - 854 páginas
...neither could I the scene, proud of those birchen spoils it refrain my charity for his assistance; so I ighty he was at both of these, 25 Andstyl'd that way may be excused for thinking so, when we should be apt to ridicule and despise its he sees... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1923 - 440 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...broomstick pretend to enter the scene, proud of those lirchen spoils it never bore, and all covered with dust, though the sweepings of the finest lady's... | |
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