 | 1747 - 684 Seiten
...And chafe the new-blown bubbles of the day. Ah ! let not Cenfure term our fate our choice, The ftige but echoes back the publick voice. The drama's laws,...live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no mere the follies you decry, As tyrants doom their tools of guilt to die ; "Tis yours this night to... | |
 | Benjamin Victor - 1761 - 288 Seiten
...Bubbles of the Day. Ah ! let not Cenfure term^ur Fate our Choice, The Stage but ecchoes b«K the public Voice, The Drama's Laws the Drama's Patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, rnuft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the-Foilies you decry, As Tyrants doom their Tools of guilt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 Seiten
...Bubbles of the Day. Ah! let not Cenfure term our Fate, our Choice: The Stage but echoes back the public Voice, The Drama's Laws, the Drama's Patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafc to live. Then 3 Then prompt no more the Follies you decry, As Tyrants doom their Tools of Guilt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 Seiten
...Hubbies of the Day. Ah! let not Cenfure term our Fate, our Choice: The Stage but echoes back the public Voice, The Drama's Laws, the Drama's Patrons give, For we that live to pleafc, muft pleafc to live. Then 3 Then prompt no more the Follies you decry, As Tyrants doom their... | |
 | Thomas Davies - 1780 - 372 Seiten
...echoes back the public voice; * A famous rope-dancer and prajjlifer of legerdemain • Picks. : ' TJJF J The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we...more the follies you decry, As tyrants doom their toois of guilt to die: Tis yours this night to bid the reign commence Of refcu'd nature, and reviving... | |
 | BOUQUET. - 1780 - 354 Seiten
...choice^ The ftage but echoes back the publick voice ; The drama's laws the drama's patrons give, Por we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the follies you defcry, As tyrants doom their tools of guilt to die ; 'Tis yours this night to bid the reign commence,... | |
 | 1782 - 402 Seiten
...3ay. Ah ! let not cenfure term oar fate our choice ; The ftage but echoes back the public voice, . r - The drama's laws the drama's patrons give, For we...decry, .- . As tyrants doom their tools of guilt to die ; • 'Tit yours this night to bid the reign commence ..„- ;-. • Of refcu'd nature and reviving... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 Seiten
...ftage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that Kve to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants do/>m their tools of guilt to die ; 'Tis yours, this night, to bid the reign commence Of refcu'd nature,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 Seiten
...plac'd, Muft watch the wild vicifiltudes of tafte ; With every meteor of caprice muft play, And chafe the new-blown bubbles of the day. Ah ! let not cenfure...decry, As tyrants doom their tools of guilt to die; * Kunt, a famous boxer on the ftage ; Mahomet, a ropedancer, who had exhibited at Covent-Garden theatre... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 Seiten
...plac'd, Muft watch the wild viciflitudes of taftej With every meteor of caprice mud play, I And chafe the new-blown bubbles of the day. Ah ! let not cenfure...decry, As tyrants doom their tools of guilt to die; Kunt, a famous boxer on the ftage ; Mahomet, a ropedancer, who had exhibited at Covent-Garden theatre... | |
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The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live. 
