 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 pages
...rufted in ; who might have borne an Edge, .And play'da fprightly Beam, if born to Speech ; If born bleft Heirs of half their Mother's Tongue ! 'Tis Thought's Exchange, which, like th' alternate Puff) Of Waves conflifting, breaks the learned Scum, And defecates the Students ftanding Pool. In Contemplation... | |
 | Edward Young - 1750 - 416 pages
...rutted in ; who might have borne an Edge, And play'da fprightly Beam, if born to Speech ; If born bleft Heirs of half their Mother's Tongue ! 'Tis Thought's Exchange, which, like th' alternate Pufh Of Waves conflicting, breaks the learned Scum, And defecates the Students ftanding Pool. In Contemplation... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pages
...rufted in ; who might have borne an edge, And play'da fprightly beam, if born to fpeech ; If born bleft heirs of half their mother's tongue ! 'Tis thought's exchange, which, like th' alternate pufh Of waves conflifting, breaks the learned fcum, And defecates the ftudents llanding pool. In Contemplation... | |
 | Edward Young - 1775 - 408 pages
...rufted in; who might have borne an edge, And play'da fprightly beam, if born to fpeech; If born bleft heirs of half their mother's tongue? 'Tis thought's exchange, which, like th' alternate pufh Of waves confli&ing, breaks the learned fcum, And defecates the ftudent's flanding pool. In contemplation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 288 pages
...; who might have borne an edge, And play'da fprightly beam, if born to fpeech ; If born bleft'heirs of half their mother's tongue ! 'Tis thought's exchange, which, like th' alternate pufh 48 5 Of waves conflifting, breaks the learned fcum, And defecates the Itudcnt's ftanding pool.... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 470 pages
...Brightens for ornament, and whets for use. What numbers, sheath'd in erudition, lie 480 Plung'd to ihe hilts in venerable tomes, And rusted in, who might...have borne an edge, And play'da sprightly beam, if bor:i to speech, If born blest heirs of half their mother's tongue! 'Tis thought's exchange, which,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...use. What numbers, sheath'd in erudition, lie 480 Plung'd to the hilts in venerable tomes, And rusted; who might have borne an edge, And play'da sprightly beam, if born to speech! If born blest heirs to half their mother's tongue! 'Tis thought's exchange, which, like th' alternate push Of waves conflicting,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1799 - 312 pages
...rufted in, who might have borne an edge, And play'da fprighly beam, if born to fpeech ; If born bleft heirs of half their mother's tongue! ' Tis thought's exchange, which, like th' alternate puih Of waves confiifting, breaks the learned fcum, 486 And defecates the fludent's ftanding pool.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 412 pages
...whets, for use. What numbers, sheath'd in erudition, lie, Plung'd to the hilts in venerable tombs, And rusted in ; who might have borne an edge, And...'Tis thought's exchange, which, like th' alternate push Of waves conflicting, breaks the learned scum, And defecates the student's standing pool. In Contemplation... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...whets, for use. What numbers, sheath'd in erudition, lie, Plung'd to the hilts in venerable tombs, And rusted in ; who might have borne an edge, And...Tis thought's exchange, which, like th' alternate push Of waves conflicting, breaks the learned scum, And defecates the student's standing pool. In Contemplation... | |
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Plung'd to the hilts in venerable tomes, And rusted in ; who might have borne an edge, And play'da sprightly beam, if born to speech ; If born blest heirs of half their mother's tongue ! 'Tis thought's exchange, which, like th' alternate push Of waves... 
