 A Novel was a book Three-volumed, and once read, and oft crammed full Of poisonous error, blackening every page, And oftener still, of trifling, second-hand Remark, and old, diseased, putrid thought. And miserable incident, at war With nature, with itself...  Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont - Page 176by Frederick W. Baldwin - 1886 - 303 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Pollok - 1827 - 534 pages
...gentle phrase, which leaves Some truth behind : A Novel was a book Three-volumed, and once read ; and oft crammed full Of poisonous error, blackening every...page ; And oftener still of trifling, second-hand Remark, and old, diseased, putrid thought ; And miserable incident, at war With nature, with itself,... | |
 | Robert Pollok - 1828 - 408 pages
...gentle phrase, which leaves Some truth behind : A Novel was a book Three-volumed, and once read, and oft crammed full Of poisonous error, blackening every...page, And oftener still, of trifling, second-hand Remark, and old, diseased, putrid thought, And miserable incident, at war With nature, with itself... | |
 | Robert Pollok - English poetry - 1828 - 418 pages
...gentle phrase, which leaves Some truth behind : A Novel was a book Three-volumed, and once read, and oft crammed full Of poisonous error, blackening every...page ; And oftener still, of trifling, second-hand Remark, and old, diseased, putrid thought, And miserable incident, at war With nature, with itself... | |
 | Robert Pollok - 1831 - 294 pages
...gentle phrase, which leaves Some truth behind . A Novel was a book Three-volumed, and once read ; and oft crammed full Of poisonous error, blackening every...page ; And oftener still of trifling, second-hand Remark, and old, diseaseu, putrid thought ; And miserable incident, at war With nature, with itself,... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans, Reginald Heber - 1833 - 526 pages
...gentle phrase, which leaves Some truth behind: A Novel was a book Three-volumed, and once read, and oft crammed full Of poisonous error, blackening every...page, And oftener still, of trifling, second-hand Remark, and old, diseased, putrid thought, And, miserable incident, at war With nature, with itself... | |
 | Margaret Prior, Sarah R. I. Bennett - Christian biography - 1844 - 342 pages
...the praise. Influence of novel reading. — " A novel was a book, Three-volumed, and once read ; and oft crammed full Of poisonous error, blackening every...page ; And oftener still, of trifling, second-hand Remark, and old, diseased, putrid thought, And miserable incident, at war With nature, with itself... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1841 - 254 pages
...exceptions, I am disposed to say with the poet, " A novel is a book Three-Tolomed, and once read; mud oft crammed full Of poisonous error blackening every page; And oftener still of trifling second-hand Remark, and old, diseased, putrid thought, And miserable incident, at war With nature, with itself... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1845 - 558 pages
...gentle phrase, which leaves Some truth behind: A Novel was a book Three-volumed, and once read, and oft crammed full Of poisonous error, blackening every page, And oftener still, of trilling, second-hand 27 Remark, and old, diseased, putrid thought, And, miserable incident, at war... | |
 | 1867 - 826 pages
...the spell. Pollok «y» : — " A novel was a book, Three-volumed, and once read, and oft crainm'd full Of poisonous error, blackening every page, And oftener still of trifling, second-baud Eemark, and old, di.-ea.-id, putrid thought, And miserable incident — at war With Nature,... | |
 | Robert Pollok - English poetry - 1849 - 300 pages
...gentle phrase, which leaves Some truth behind : A Novel was a book Three-volumed, and once read, and oft crammed full Of poisonous error, blackening every...page, And oftener still, of trifling, second-hand Remark, and old, diseased, putrid thought, And miserable incident, at war 330 With nature, with itself... | |
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