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" Woolston doubts ; And that his son, and his son's son, Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. Each, when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right ; 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night. "
The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior - Page 219
by Matthew Prior - 1779
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical ..., Volumes 29-31

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1028 pages
...his fon, and his fon's fon, Were all but ploughmen, cloWns, and Iou:«. VOL. ir. s ;-.- !i, Eacli, when his ruftic pains began, To merit pleaded equal...years have roll'd, Since thy forefathers held the plo w ; When this in ftory fhall be told, Add, that my kindred do fo now. The man who by his labour...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prior

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 320 pages
...; And that his fon, and his fon's fon, Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. V«L. If. S Each, Each, when his ruftic pains began, To merit pleaded...affeftion ; By Nature we are Adam's fons, And fons of AnfUs * by eleftion. Kingfale ! eight hundred years have roll'd,. Since thy forefathers held the plow;...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 34

English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...Woolflon doubts ; And that his fon, and his fon's fon, Were all but ploughmen,. clowns, and louts, Each, when his ruftic pains began, To merit pleaded...coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affedlion ; By nature we are Adam's fons, And fons of Anftis * by eleftion. Kingfale ! eight hundred...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Parnell. Garth. Rowe ...

1795 - 846 pages
...And that his fon, and his fon's fon, Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louti. Each, when his ruflir pains began, To merit pleaded equal right ; 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work tul night. But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection 5 By nature we are Adam's...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

English poetry - 1797 - 454 pages
...that his son and his son's son Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. iI. Each, when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right; 'Twas only...left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night. in. But coronets weowe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection; fclume II. N By nature we are...
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The poetical works of Matthew Prior. With the life of the author. Cooke's ed

Matthew Prior - 1802 - 504 pages
...ungodly Whifton doubts, And that his fon and his fon's fon Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. 4 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night. III. But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's aflection ; By nature we are Adam's fons,...
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The poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill, Volume 26

John Bell - 1807 - 520 pages
...and his son's son Were all hut ploughmen, clowns, and loul;. ' ii. Each, when his rustic pains hegan, To merit pleaded equal right; 'Twas only who left off at noon, Or who went on to work till night. m. But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection ; By nature we are Adam's sons,...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 10

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...loin* Each, when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right , 'Twas only who left ott'at noon, Or who went on to work till night, But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection j By nature wt: are Adam's sons, And sons ot'Austis" by election. « Titles of Honour. '...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 10

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 596 pages
...rustic pnins began, Tomoni pleaded equal right, 'Twas only «'ho h'ft oil at noon, Or who went 01» to work till night. But coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's aliection ; By nature we ¡ire Adam's sons, And sons of Austis B by election. • Titles of Honour....
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The British poets, including translations, Volume 31

British poets - 1822 - 292 pages
...And that his son and his sou's son Were all but ploughmen, clowns, and louts. Each when his rustic pains began, To merit pleaded equal right; Twas only...coronets we owe to crowns, And favour to a court's affection ; By nature we are Adam's sons, And sons of Anstis by election. Kingsale ! eight hundred...
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