 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 Seiten
...for a joke ; With brisker air the silken courtiers gaze, And turn the various taunt a thousand ways. Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, 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.... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 Seiten
...for a joke ; With brisker air the silken courtiers gaze, And turn the varied taunt a thousand ways. Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, 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.... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 Seiten
...joke ; ' With brisker air the silken courtiers gaze, ' And turn the varied taunt a thousand ways. " Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, " 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... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 Seiten
...for ajoke ; With brisker air the silken courtiers gaze. And turn the varied taunt a thousand ways. Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, 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.... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 Seiten
...for a joke ; With brisker air the silken courtiers gaae, And turn the vaiied tannt a thousand ways. Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest ; Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart, Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 Seiten
...a joke ; With brisker air the silken courtiers gaze, And tarn the varied taunt a thousand ways. -'" Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest; Fate never wounds more deep the gen 'rout heart, Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 Seiten
...for a joke ; With brisker air the silken courtier's gaze, And turn the varied taunt a thousand ways. Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest ; - •• Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart, Than when a blockhead's insult points... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 206 Seiten
...for a joke ; With brisker air the silken courtiers gaze, And turn the varied taunt a thousand ways. Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest ; Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart, Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 506 Seiten
...joke ; With brisker air the silken courtiers gaze, And turn the varied taunt a thousand ways. 24Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, 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.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 368 Seiten
...a joke ; With brisker air the silken courtiers gaze, And turn the varied taunt a thousand ways. *4 Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, 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.... | |
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, 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. 
