 | English poetry - 1796 - 492 pages
...lie. To laugh were want of goodness and of grace, 3; And to be grave exceeds all pow'r of face. I sit with sad civility, I read With honest anguish, and an aching head, And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, 39 This saving counsel, " Keep your piece nine years." Nine... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 754 pages
...lie. To laugh were want of goodness and of grace, 35 And to be grave exceeds all pow'r of face. I sit with sad civility, I read With honest anguish, and an aching head, And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, 39 This saving counsel, " Keep your piece nine years." Nine... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...lie. To langh were want of goodness and of grace, And to be grave exceeds all pow'r of face. I sit with sad civility, I read With honest anguish and an aching head, And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, " Keep your peace nine years." ' " Nine... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 566 pages
...lie. To laugh were want of goodness and of grace, 3i And to be grave exceeds all pow'rof face. I sit with sad civility, I read With honest anguish, and an aching head, And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, 39 This saving counsel, ' Keep your piece nine years.' Nine... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...lie. To laugh were want of goodness and of grace, 35 And to he grave exceeds all power of face. I sit with sad civility, I read With honest anguish, and an aching head, And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, " Keep your peace nine years." " Nine... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 504 pages
...lie. To langh were want of goodness and of grace, And to be grave exceeds all pow'r of face. I sit with sad civility, I read With honest anguish and an aching head, And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, 'Keep your piece nine years.* * Nine... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 350 pages
...To laugh, were want of goodness and of grace, 35 And to be grave, exceeds all pow'r of face. I sit with sad civility, I read, With honest anguish, and an aching head ; And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, " Keep your piece nine years." Nine... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1813 - 588 pages
...nothing to do with the subject. J Mere assertion again — mere bold, impudent assertion. § " I sit with sad civility ; I read With honest anguish, and an aching head ; And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, 'keep your peace nine years.' " WC... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...: To laugh, WITC want of goodness and of grace ; And to be grave, ejceeds all power of face. I sit And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, " Keep your piece nine ywrs." " Nine... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...: To laugh, were want of goodness and of grace ; And to be grave, exceeds all power of face. I sit with sad civility ; I read With honest anguish, and an aching head ; And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, " Keep your piece nine years." " Nine... | |
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And to be grave, exceeds all power of face. I sit with sad civility, I read With honest anguish, and an aching head; And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, — 'Keep your piece nine years. 
