 | English poets - 1790
...old dog at phyfiology ; But as a dog that turns the fpit Beftirs himfclf, and plies his feet 210 9 To To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight...down again, And ftill he 's in the felf-fame place \Vhere at his fetting out he was ; So in the circle of the arts 2ic Did he advance his natural parts,... | |
 | 1795
...phyfiology ; But as a dog that turns the fpit Beftirs himfill, and plies his feet , To climb the wh-.cl, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And dill he's in the fclf-famc place Where at his fetting out he was ; So in the circle of the arts Did... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1803
...was old Hog at phyfiology ; But as a dog that turns the fpit Beftirs himfelf, and plies his feet no To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And ftill he's in the felf-fame place Where at his fetting out he was ; So in the cirele of the arts 115 Did... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805
...yieids, She gathers. Paradite Lost. But, as a dog that turns the spit lifstin timtrlf, and plies his feet To climb the wheel ; but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again* What aileth them, that they must needs ititir l!-emscli>is to jet in ;ur, tu maintain the creature's... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - 1807 - 295 páginas
...was old dog at phisiologie ; But, as a dog that turns the spit, Bestirs himself, and plies his feet; To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again. Nor ought we to conclude this note, without applying the words of our immortal bard, who thus expresseth... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - 1807 - 295 páginas
...was old dog sAphisiologie; But, as a dog that turns the spit, Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, • His own weight brings him down again. Nor ought we to conclude this note, without applying the words of our immortal bard, who thus expresseth... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1812 - 410 páginas
...old dog at physiology : But, as a dog that turns the spit, Bestirs himself, and plies his feet 810 To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again ; And still he 's in the self-same place Where at his getting out he \w : So in the circle of the arts glS... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1816
...old dog at physiology : But, as a dog that turns the spit, Bestirs himself, and plies his feet 210, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again ; And still he's in the self-same place Where at his setting out he was : So in the circle of the arts 215... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819
...And was old dog at physiology ; But as a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again. And still he's in the self-same place Where at his setting out he was ; So in the circle of the arts Did... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819
...old dog at physiology; llut as a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet To elimb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he's in the self-same plaee Where at his setting out he was ; So in the eirele of the arts Did... | |
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But as a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again: And still he's in the self-same place Where at his setting out he was... 
