 | 1806 - 422 sidor
...quotes, and weighs their wits, C " And pities Dido's agonizing fits. 3 " She has so far the ascendant of the board, " The prating pedant puts not in one word. " The man of law is nonplust in his sute, " Nay, every other female tongue is mute. " Hammers and beating anvils you would... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 346 sidor
...is untold ; The book-leatn'd wife in Greek anu Latin bold. The critic-dame, who at her table sits: i Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits; > And pities Dido's agonizing fits. J She has so far th' ascendant of the board, The prating pedant puts not in one word: 1 He man of law... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 436 sidor
...quotes, and weighs their M'its, > And pities Dido's agonizing fits. j She has so far the ascendant of the board, The prating pedant puts not in one word ; The man of law is non-plust in his suit, Nay, every other female tongue is mute. Hammers, and beating anvils, you would... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 282 sidor
...is untold; The book-learn'd wife, in Greek and Latin bold; The critic dame, who at her table sits, Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits; And pities Dido's agonizing fits. She has so far th' ascendant of the board. The prating pedant puts not in a word. The man of law is non-plus'd... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 442 sidor
...untold ; The book-learned wife, in Greek and Latin bold ; The critic-dame, who at her table sits, } Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits, > And pities Dido's agonizing fits. j She has so far the ascendant of the board, The prating pedant puts not in one word ; The man of law... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 626 sidor
...untold ; :>fio The boolflearn'd wife in Greek and Latin bold. The critic-dame, who at her table fits : Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits; And...agonizing fits. She has fo far th' afcendant of the board, 565 The prating pedant puts not in one word : The man of law is non-pluft, in his fute ; Nay, every... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1811 - 444 sidor
...Virgilquotes, and weighs their wits, JtAnd pities Dido's agonizing fits. J She has so far the ascendant of the board, The prating pedant puts not in one word. The man of law is nonplust in his sute, Nay, every other female tongue is mute. Hammers and beating anvils you would... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1811 - 444 sidor
...is untold, The booklearn'd wife in Greek and Latin bold ; The critick dame who at her table sits, "l Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits, > , And pities Dido's agonizing fits. f She has so far the ascendant of the bqard, The prating pedant puts not in one word. The man of law... | |
 | 1840 - 876 sidor
...Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits; And pities Dido'i agonizing fits. She has so farth' ascendant of the board, The prating pedant puts not in one word: The man of law is nonplust in his suit ; Nay, every other female tongue is mute. Hammers and beating anvils, you would... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 444 sidor
...and Virgil quotes, and weighs their And pities Dido's agonizing fits. She has so far the ascendant of the board, The prating pedant puts not in one word ; The man of law is non-plust in his suit, Nay, every other female tongue is mute. Hammers, and beating anvils, you would... | |
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The critic-dame, who at her table sits, Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits; And pities Dido's agonizing fits. She has so far th... 
