 Like a tragedy queen he has dizen'd her out, Or rather like tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud; And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits, are...  Memoirs of Richard Cumberland - Page 189by Richard Cumberland - 1856 - 397 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...like tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies fo loft in a croud Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud, And coxcombs alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught, Or wherefore his characters thus... | |
 | History - 1778 - 630 pages
...like tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies fo loft in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud, And coxcombs alike in their failings alone, Adopting hit portraits are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught, Or wherefore... | |
 | Thomas Davies - Actors - 1780 - 458 pages
...1'ke Tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies fo loft in a crowd Qf virtues and feelingSj that Folly grows proud; And coxcombs, alike in their...failings alone, . • Adopting his portraits^, are proud of their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught? Or wherefore his characters thus without... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...like tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies <b loft in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud, And coxcombs alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady catigh't; Or, wherefore his charafters... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 320 pages
...that folly grows proud, And coxcombs alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught ; Or, wherefore his charafters thus without fault? Say, wa* it that vainly direftirig his view ft> find out men's virtues,... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...a rout. His fools have their follies TO loft in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grow s proud, And coxcombs alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught ; Or, wherefore his charafters thus... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...that folly grows proud, And Coxcombs alike in their facings alone, Ad6f»flng his pwtraits are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady...? Or, wherefore his characters thus without fault ? S*y, \Vte it that vaitrly dir'e&ing his view To find out mens virtues, and finding them few, Quite... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...like Tragedy, giving a rout. His fools have their follies, fo loft in a crowd Of virtues and failings, that Folly grows proud ; And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone,' Adopting his portraits, are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our Poet, this malady caught, Or wherefore his characters thus... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 272 pages
....giving. a rout. •' '• His fook have their follies fu loft in a.crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud, And coxcombs alike in their failings alone. Adopting his portraits are pleaVd with their own. Say, where has our poet tins malady caught, Or wherefore his charafters thus... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...like tragedy giving a rout i His fools have their follies fo loft in a crowd Of virtues and failings, that folly grows proud ; And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits, are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught? Or wherefore his characters thus... | |
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