 | Collection - English poetry - 1755 - 378 pages
...nought but wifhes, hopes, and promifes, The currency of ideots. Injurious bankrupt, That gulls the eafy creditor! Tomorrow ! It is a period no where to be...is its father; Wrought of fuch fluff as dreams are ; and bafelefs As the fantaftic vifions of the evening. But foft, my friend arreft the prefent moments;... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1758 - 384 pages
...and promifes, The currency of ideots. Injurious bankrupt, That gulls the eafy creditor ! To-morrow I It is a period no where to be found In all the hoary...is its father ; Wrought of fuch fluff as dreams are ; and bafclefs As the fantaftic vifions of the evening. Bat foft, my friend arreft the prefent moments;... | |
 | Collection - 1758 - 394 pages
...but wifL.es, hopes, and promifes, The currency of ideots. - Injurious bankrupt, That gulls the eafy creditor ! - To-morrow \ It is a period no where to...Fancy's child, and Folly is its father ; Wrought of fuch Huff as dreams are ; and bafelefs As the fantaftic vifions of the evening. But foft, my friend- —... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1765 - 412 pages
...but wifhes, hopes, and promifes, The currency of ideots. — Injurious bankrupt, That gulls the eafy creditor ! — To-morrow ! It is a period no where...fool's calendar. Wifdom difclaims the word, nor holds fbciety With thofe who own it. No, my Horatio, 'Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father ; Wrought... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 pages
...but wifhes, hopes, and promifes, The currency of ideots. — Injurious bankrupt, That gulls the eafy creditor ! — To-morrow ! It is a period no where...of Time, Unlefs perchance in the fool's calendar. Wifdorh difclaims the word, nor holds fociety With thofe who own it. No, my Horatio, 'Tis Fancy's child,... | |
 | English poetry - 1765 - 414 pages
...regifters of Time, Unlefs perchance in the fool's calendar. Wifdom difclaims the word, nor holds fbciety With thofe who own it. No, my Horatio, Tis Fancy's child, and Folly is its father ; Wrought of fuch ftuff as dreams are ; and bafelefs As the fantaftic vifions of the evening. But foft, my friend —... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1770 - 402 pages
...but wimes, hopes, and promifes, The currency of ideots. — Injurious bankrupt, That gulls the eafy creditor ! — To-morrow \ It is a period no where to be found In all the hoary regiflers of Time, Unlefs perchance in the fool's calendar. Wifdom difclaims the word, nor holds fociety... | |
 | Mary Deverell - 1776 - 312 pages
...promifes, The currency of idiots — injurious bankrupt Thus to gull the eafy creditor — to-morrow ! Tis a period no where to be found In all the hoary regifters...its father ; Wrought of fuch fluff as dreams are, and Bafelefs as the vifions of the night. But foft, my friend — arreft the prefent moments ; For... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1782 - 410 pages
...but wifhes, hopes, and promifes, The currency of ideots — injurious bankrupt, That gulls th<e eafy creditor ! — To-morrow! It is a period no where...is its father; Wrought of fuch fluff as dreams are ; and batbleft As the fantaflic villons of the evening. But foft, my friend — arreft the prefent... | |
 | 1782 - 500 pages
...but wifhes, hopes, and promifes, The currency of ideots — injurious bankrupt, That gulls the eafy creditor ! — To-morrow! It is a period no where...fociety With thofe who own it. No, my Horatio, 'Tis Faricy's child, and Folly is its father; Wrought of fuch fluff as dreams are ; and bafelefs As the... | |
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It is a period nowhere to be found In all the hoary registers of time, Unless perchance in the fool's calendar. Wisdom disclaims the word, nor" holds society With those who own it. 
