 While Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive, No generous patron would a dinner give ; See him, when starved to death and turn'd to dust, Presented with a monumental bust. The poet's fate is here in emblem shown, He ask'd for bread, and he received a stone.  Helionde, Or, Adventures in the Sun - 133 ページSydney Whiting 著 - 1855 - 424 ページ全文表示 - この書籍について
 | Art - 1762 - 290 ページ
...text of fcripture, on the fetting up a monument in H'eftminjler Abbey, to the memory of the ingenious 'While Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive, No generous patron would a dinner give. See him when ftarv'd to death, and turn'd to duft, Prefented with a monumental buft ! The poet's fate is here in... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 ページ
...up a monument in Weftminfter Abley, to the memory of the ingenious Mr. Butler, author of Hudibrcn. While Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive, No generous patron would a dinner give. See him when ftarv'd to death, and turn'd to duft, Prefented with a monumental buft ! The poet's fate is here in... | |
 | Samuel Ireland - 1795 - 480 ページ
...epigrammatic epitaph, written in confequence of a buft having been erected in honour of his memory : w When Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive, *' No generous patron would a dinner give. " See him now lifelefs and reduced to duft " Prefented with a monumental buft. " The poet's fate is here in emblem... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 ページ
...Hudibrai. lia ' Wliik 17? Cluraâcr of the едлtijit Zpita; h» in vetIV, vi'.h remark« upCB tbcni. While Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive, No generous patron would a dmfier give. See him when ftarv d to death, and tur n'd to duft, Prefented with a monumental bull !... | |
 | 1806 - 274 ページ
...tongue. CCCCLXVIII. ON BUTLER'S MONUMENT IN WESTMINSTER ABBKT. See him when starv'd to death, and turn'd to dust, Presented with a monumental bust ! The poet's fate is here in emblem shewn,— He ask'd for bread, and he receiv'da ,\l<»ut. CCCCLXIX. EVE'S CURIOSITY. When Eve would... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 512 ページ
...His Poems were published in 410. l?36. On the setting up Mr. Rulltr's Monument in Westminster-Atbty, Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive, No generous patron...a dinner give : See him, when starved to death and turn'd to dust, Presented with a monumental bust ! The poet's fate is here in emblem shown, He asked... | |
 | Flowers of literature - 1807 - 626 ページ
...wretch) was yet alive, Jjri gen'rous patron would a dinner give, See him when starv'd to death and turn'd to dust, Presented with a monumental bust. The poet's fate is here in emblem shown He ask'd for bread, and lie receiv'da stone. It is worth remarking, that the poet was starving, whilst... | |
 | 1804 - 450 ページ
...was yet alive, No gen'rous patron would a dinner give : See him, when starv'd to death, and turn'd to dust, Presented with a monumental bust ! The poet's fate is here in emblem shewn j He aik'd fjr bread, and he receiv'da stone. BY RABELAIS. rogue, «'io died for grief, because... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 768 ページ
...! was yet alive, No gen'rous patron would a dinner give ; See him, when starv'd to death and turn'd to dust, Presented with a monumental bust ! The Poet's fate is here in emblem shewn lie ask'd for Bread and he receiv'da Stone. Butler, however, though neglected in a shameful manner,... | |
 | Panorama - 1809 - 368 ページ
...Drunkard grows, And Bacchus love-sick lies. ON THE SETTING UP MR. BUTLER'S MONUMENT IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. WHILE Butler, needy wretch ! was yet alive, No generous Patron would a Dinner give : See him, when starv'd to death and turn'd to dust, Presented with a monumental bust! The Poet's fate is here in emblem... | |
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