 But man delights to have his ears Blown maggots in by flatterers. ALL wit does but divert men from the road In which things vulgarly are understood, And force mistake and ignorance to own A better sense than commonly is known. IN little trades more cheats...  Poetical Works: With the Life of the Author - Seite 133von Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Butler, Robert Thyer - 1759 - 538 Seiten
...put the Soul on a clean Shift. An Afs will with his long Ears fray The Flies, that tickle him, away ; But Man delights to have his Ears Blown Maggots in...divert Men from the Road, In which Things vulgarly are underftood, And force Miftake and Ignorance to own A better Senfe, than commonly is known. In little... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 386 Seiten
...put the foul on a clean fhift. AN afs will with his long ears fray The flies, that tickle him, away ; But man delights to have his ears Blown maggots in...divert men from the road In which things vulgarly are underftood, And force Miftake and Ignorance to owrt A better fenfe than commonly, is known. IN little... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 738 Seiten
...The flies, that tickle him, away ; But man delights to have his ears Blown maggots in by flafterers. ALL wit does but divert men from the road In which things vulgarly are underftood, And force Miftake and Ignorance to own .. . A better fenfe than commonly i< known.. IN... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 Seiten
...put the foul on a clean fhift. AN afs will with his long ears fray/ The flies, that tickle him, awayi But man delights to have his ears Blown maggots in by flatterers. ALL wit does hut divert men from the roi4 In which things vulgarly are underltood, And force Mirtake and Ignorance... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1803 - 522 Seiten
...afs will with his long ears fray The flics, that tickle him, away; <7O But man delights to have in 's ears Blown maggots in by flatterers. ALL wit does...divert men from the road In which things vulgarly are underrtood, And foree Miftake and ignorance to own 675 A berter fenfe than commonly is known. IN little... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 Seiten
...the soul on a clean shift. An ass will with his long ears fray The flies, that tickle him, away ; Q But man delights to have his ears Blown maggots in by flatterers. Than draw it out; so 'tis in books the chi«f Of all perfections to be plain and brief. ALL wit does... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 Seiten
...tlie helm and stern. IN the church of Rome to go to shrift, Is but to put the soul on a clean shift. But man delights to have his ears Blown maggots in...understood, And force Mistake and Ignorance to own Л better sense than commonly is known. IN little trades, more cheats and lying Are us'd in gelling... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 312 Seiten
...the soul on—a clean shift. AN ass will with his long ears fray The flies, that tickle him, away ; But man delights to have his ears Blown maggots in...known. IN little trades more cheats and lying Are used in selling than in buying ; But in the great, unjuster dealing Is used in buying than in selling.... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 Seiten
...good man himself, and then cultivate Friendship with those of his own character.—Cieero. cccxxm. All wit does but divert men from the road In which...ignorance to own A better sense than commonly is known. CCCXXIV. Butler. As there are no laws extant against ingratitude, so it is utterly impossible to contrive... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...good man himself, and then cultivate friendship with those of his own character. — Cieero. cccxxm. All wit does but divert men from the road In which...ignorance to own A better sense than commonly is known. Butlee. cccxxiv. As there are no laws extant against ingratitude, so it is utterly impossible to contrive... | |
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