 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 436 pages
...ftudied, as they felt they writ; Intrigue was plot, oblcenity was wit. Vice always found a fympathetic friend ; They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend, Yet bards like thefe afpir'd to lafting praife, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their cauie was gen'ral, their fupports were... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...studied, as they felt they writ; Intrigue was plot, obscenity was wit. Vice always found a sympathetic friend; They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like these aspir'd to lasting praise, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. pa Their cause was gen'ral,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...studied, as they felt they writ ; Intrigue was plot, obscenity was wit. Vice always found a sympathetic friend ; They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like these aspir'd to lasting.praise, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their cause was gen'ral,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...stndied ; as they felt, they writ : Intrigue was plot, obscenity was wit. Vice always found a sympathetic friend ; They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend, Yet bards like these aspir'd to lasting praise, And prondly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their canse was general,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...studied, as they felt they writ ; Intrigue was plot, obscenity was wit. Vice always found a sympathetic friend ; They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like these aspir'd to lasting praise, And proudly hopMtopimp in future days. Their cause was gen'ral, their... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...studied, as they felt they writ; Intrigue was plot, obscenity was wit. Vice always found, a sympathetic friend, They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like these aspir'd to lasting praise, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days: Thtir cause was general,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 206 pages
...studied; as they felt, they writ: Intrigue was plot, obscenity was wit. Vice always found a sympathetic friend ; They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like these aspir'd to lasting praise, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their cause was general,... | |
 | 1812 - 318 pages
...studied ; as they felt, they writ : Intrigue was plot, obscenity was wit, Vice always found a sympathetic friend; They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like these aspir'd to lasting praise, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their cause was gen'ral,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 368 pages
...studied, as they felt they writ ; Intrigue was plot, obscenity was wit. Vice always found a sympathetic friend ; They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like these aspir'd to lasting praise, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their cause was gen'ral,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 514 pages
...studied, as they felt, they writ ; Intrigue was plot, obscenity was wit ; Vice always found a sympathetick friend ; They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards, like these, aspir'd to lasting praise, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their cause was gen'ral,... | |
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Vice always found a sympathetic friend; They pleas'd their Age, and did not aim to mend. Yet Bards like these aspir'd to lasting Praise, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. 
