 | Jonathan Swift - English poetry - 1733 - 52 pages
...Pains ! 60 And here a Simile comes Pat in : Tho' Chickens take a Month to fatten, The Guefts in lefs than half an Hour Will more than half a Score devour. So, after toiling twenty Days, 6$ To earn a Stock of Pence and Praife, Thv é * Paid to the Poet Laureat, which Place was given to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - Theater - 1734 - 44 pages
...Pains ! And here a Simile comes pat in : Tho' Cbitkens take a Month to fatten, The Guefts, in lefs than half an Hour, Will more than half a Score devour:...after toiling twenty Days, To earn a Stock of Pence and.Praife, Thy Labours, grown the Critick's Prey, Are fwallow'd o'er a Difli of Tea ; Gone, to be... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 502 pages
...Pains ! And here a Simile comes pat in : Though Chickens take a Week to fatten* The Guefts in lefs than half an Hour Will more than half a Score devour....toiling twenty Days, To earn a Stock of Pence and Praife, Thy Labours grown the Critick's Prey, Are fwallow'd o'er a Difh of Tea ; Gone, to be never... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1744 - 416 pages
...thy Pains ! And here a Simile comes pat in : Though Chickens take a Week to fatten, TheGuefts in lefs than half an Hour, Will more than half a Score devour,...toiling twenty Days, To earn a Stock of Pence and Praife, Thy Labours grown the Criticks Prey, Are fwallow'd o'er a Difh of Tea ; Gone, to be never heard... | |
 | English poetry - 1787 - 446 pages
...Bard! how small ihy gains! How unproportion'd to thy pains ! 60 And here a simile comes pat in; Tho' chickens take a month to fatten, The guests in less...half a score devour. So after toiling twenty days 65 To earn a stock of pence and praise, Thy labours, grown the critic's prey, Are swallow'd o'er a... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 pages
...line. Poor starv'ling bard, how small thy gains ! How unproportion'd to thy pains ! And here a simile comes pat in : Though chickens take a month to fatten,...than half a score devour. So, after toiling twenty tjays To earn a stock of pence and praise, Thy labours, grown the critick's prey, Are swallow'd o'er... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...line. Poor starveling bard, how small thy gaint J How unprnportion'd to thy pains ! And here a simile comes pat in : Though chickens take a month to fatten,...twenty days To earn a stock of pence and praise, Thy labour«, grown the critic's prey. Are swallow'd o'er a dish of tea ; Gone to be never heard of more,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 562 pages
...line. Poor starveling bard, how small thy gains I How unproportional to thy pains ! And here a simile comes pat in : Though chickens take a month to fatten, The guests in less than half an hour Will mure than half a score devour. So, after toiling twenty days To earn a stock of pence and praise, Thy... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 420 pages
...line. Poor starv'lkig bard, how small thy gains I How unproportiou'd to thy pains t And here a simile comes pat in : Though chickens take a month to fatten,...labours, grown the critic's prey, % Are swallow'd o'er a tlish of tea : Gone to be never heard of more, Gone where the chickens went before. How shall a new... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 832 pages
...line. Poor starv'ling bard, how small thy gains I How unproportiou'd to thy pains ! And here a simile comes pat in : Though chickens take a month to fatten,...score devour. So, after toiling twenty days To earn a stoek of pence and praise, Thy labours, grown the critic's prey, Are swallow'd o'er a dish of tea :... | |
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And here a simile comes pat in : Though chickens take a month to fatten, The guests in less than half an hour Will more than half a score devour. So after toiling twenty days To earn a stock of pence and praise, Thy labours, grown the... 
