 He gave the little Wealth he had, "To build a House for Fools and Mad: "And shew'd by one satiric Touch, "No Nation wanted it so much: "That Kingdom he hath left his Debtor, "I wish it soon may have a Better.  Brookiana - Trang 371804Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | Richard Twiss - 1776 - 220 trang
...foundation*. There are ten or twelve hofpital s of more Inferior note, as is exprefled in the * In his own words, " He left the little wealth he had " To build a houfe for fools and mad, '* And fhew'd by one fatiric touch " No nation wanted it fo much." Irifh account,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1777 - 518 trang
...Hofpital for lunaticks and idiots, for the founding of which Swift bequeathed his fortune — or- to ufe his own words : He left the little wealth he had, To build a houfe for fools and mad, And fhew'd, by one fatiric touch, No nation wanted it fo much. LETLETTER XLII.... | |
 | 1787 - 446 trang
...535 ' The world must own it, to their shame, ' The praise is his, and theirs the .blame. ' He gave the little wealth he had ' To build a house for fools and mad; ' To shew, by one satiric touch, ... „. 54.0 " That kingdom he hath left his debtor, " I wish it... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 trang
...whigs and tories : Was cheerful to his dying day ; And friends would let him have his way. " He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; And showed, by one satirick touch, •/ No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 trang
...whigs and tories : Was cheerful to his dying day ; And friends would let him have his way. " He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad j And show'd by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. ' That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 trang
...miss'd his aim, The world must own it, to their shame, The praise is his, and theirs the blame. He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; To show, by one satiric touch, Js'o nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 trang
...miss'd his aim, the world must own it to their shame, the praise is his, and their's the blame. He gave the little wealth he had to build a house for fools and mad; to show, by one satiric touch, no nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor, I... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 trang
...miss'd his aim, the world must own it to their shame, the praise is his, and their's the blame. He gave the little wealth he had to build a house for fools and rnad; to show, by one satiric touch, no nation wanted it so much. CONTENTS. That kingdom he hath left... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 832 trang
...whigs and tories : Was cheerful to his dying day ; And friends would let him have his waj, " He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad } And show'd, by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom be hath left his debtor) I... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 trang
...miss'cl his aim, The world must own it to their shame, The praise is his, and theirs the blame. He gave the little wealth he had, To build a house for fools and mad ; To show, by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
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