 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...fate: " At length corruption, like a gen'ral flood, i55 " (So long by watchful ministers withstood) " Shall deluge all ; and av'rice creeping on, " Spread...sun; " Statesman and patriot ply alike the stocks, f Peeress and butler share alike the box, 140 " And judges job, and bishops bite the Town, " i"nd mighty... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...fate : " At length corruption, like a gen'ral flood, 135 " So long by watchful ministers withstood) " Shall deluge all : and av'rice creeping on, " Spread...sun ; " Statesman and patriot ply alike the stocks, " Peers and butler share alike the box, 140 " And judges job, and bishops bite the Town, " And mighty... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...corruption, like a general flood, (So long by watchful ministers withstood) Shall delnge all ; and avarice creeping on, Spread, like a low-born mist, and blot...Peeress and butler share alike the box And judges joh, and hishops hite the town. And mighty dukes pack cards for half a crown : See Britain sunk in... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...fate : ' At length corruption, like a gen'ral flood, 133 ' (So long by watchful mioisters withstood) s Shall deluge all; and av'rice creeping on, ' Spread...the sun ; • Statesman and patriot ply alike the stock], ' Peeress and butler share alike the box, HO ' And judges job, and bishops bire the Town, '... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...corruption, like a general flood, (So long by watchful ministers withstood) •Shall deluge all ; and avarice creeping on, Spread like a low-born mist and blot...and butler share alike the box, And judges job, and hishops hite I he town, And mighty dukes pack cards for half a crown : See Britain sunk in lucre's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...corruption, like a general flood (So long by watchful ministers withstood), Shall deluge all; and avarice, creeping on, Spread like a low-born mist, and blot...stocks, Peeress and butler share alike the box, And jndges job, and bishops bite the town, And mighty dnkes pack cards for half a crown. See Britain sunk... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...ministers withstood), " Shall deluge all ; and av'rire, creeping on, " Spread like a low.boru mist, aud blot the sun ; " Statesman and patriot ply alike the stocks, " Peeress and butler slure alike the box, " And judges job, and bishops bite the town, " And mighty dukes pack cards fur... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...flood, (So long by watchful ministers withstood) Shall deluge all ; and avarice, creeping on, Sprend like a low-born mist and blot the sun; Statesman and...the stocks, Peeress and butler share alike the box, Aad judges job, and bishops bite the town, Aad mighty dnkes pack cards for half-a>crown: See Britain... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...watchful minister* withstood), ' Shall deluge all ; and av'rice, creeping on, ' Spread like alow-born ns; Or, * Have you nothing new to-day ' From Pope,...fr»m Gay?' Such tattle often entertains My Lord judires jnb, and bishops bite the town, ' And mightydiikcs pack cards for half acrown. ' See Britain... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...Corruption, like a general flood, (So long by watchful ministers withstood) Shall deluge all ; and Avarice, creeping on, Spread like a low-born mist, and blot...Statesman and patriot ply alike the stocks, Peeress and hntlcr share alike the box, 140 And judges job, and bishops bite the town, And mighty dukes pack cards... | |
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At length corruption, like a general flood (So long by watchful ministers withstood,) Shall deluge all ; and avarice creeping on, Spread like a low-born mist, and blot the sun... 
