 | John Bell - 1778 - 438 頁
...fruitful soil, yet never hore So plentiful a crop of horns before. 10 The poets, who must live by courts or starve, Were proud so good a government to serve,...small snip of gain. For they, like harlots, under hawds profest, i5 Took all th' ungodly pains, and got the least. Thus did the thriving malady prevail,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 614 頁
...soil, yet never bore •' So plentiful a crop of horns before. " The poets, who must live by Courts, or starve, " Were proud so good a government to serve;...snip of gain; " For they, like harlots under bawds profest, " Took all the ungodly pains, and got the least. " Thus did the thriving malady prevail; "... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 頁
...fruitful soil, yet never bore " So plentiful a crop of horns before. " The poets, who must live by Courts, or starve, " Were proud so good a government to serve...snip of gain ; " For they, like harlots under bawds profest, " Took all the ungodly pains, and got the least. " Thus did the thriving malady prevail ;... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 頁
...fruitful soil, yet never bore 1 So plentiful a crop of horns before. ' The poets, who must live by Courts, or starve, • Were proud so good a government to...profane, ' Tainted the stage for some small snip of gain ; 1 For they, like harlots under bawds profest, ' Took all the ungodly pains, and got the least. '... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 頁
...fruitful soil, yet never bore So plentiful a crop of horns before. The poets, who must live by courts or starve, Were proud so good a government to serve...profane, Tainted the stage, for some small snip of gain. Tor they, like harlots, under bawds profest, Took all th' ungodly pains, and got the least. Thus did... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 486 頁
...fruitful soil, yet never bore So plentiful a crop of horns before. The poets, who must live by courts, or starve, Were proud, so good a government to serve ; And, mixing with buffoons and pimps prophane, Tainted the stage for some small snip of gain : For they, like harlots, under bawds profest,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 頁
...fruitful soil, yet never bore So plentiful a crop of horns before. The poets, who must live by courts, or starve, Were proud, so good a government to serve ; And, mixing with buffoons and pimps prophane, Tainted the stage for some small snip of gain : For they, like harlots, under bawds profest,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 478 頁
...fruitful soil, yet never bore So plentiful a crop of horns before. The poets, who must live by courts, or starve, Were proud, so good a government to serve ; And, mixing with buffoons and pimps prophane, Tainted the stage for some small snip of gain : For they, like harlots, under bawds profest,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 482 頁
...stage for some small snip of gain : For they, like harlots, under bawds profest, Took all the ungodly pains, and got the least. Thus did the thriving malady prevail ; The court its head, the poets bat the tail. * SECULAR MASQUE, &C. 463 The sin was of our native growth, 'tis true ; The scandal of... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 316 頁
...fruitful soil, yet never bore So plentiful a crop of horns before. The poets, who must live by courts, or starve, Were proud so good a government to serve...they, like harlots, under bawds profess'd, Took all the' ungodly pains, and got the least. Thus did the thriving malady prevail, The court its head, the... | |
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The poets, who must live by courts, or starve, Were proud so good a government to serve ; And, mixing with buffoons and pimps profane, Tainted the stage for some small snip of gain. 
