 A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity; Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer...  The London Quarterly Review - Page 1731871Full view - About this book
 | 1852 - 532 pages
...statesman, would endeavour to allay the prevalent excitement : — " A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleas'd with the danger when the waves went high, He sought the storms ; hut, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit." When the whole framework... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 574 pages
...again," said the Factor. " Why to be sure," replied the minstrel, " I am, as glorious John says, — A daring pilot in extremity. Pleased with the danger when the waves go high, I seek the storm — but, for a calm unfit, Will steer too near the sands, to show my wit."... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1853 - 716 pages
...pigmy body to decay, And o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleas'd with the danger when the waves went high, He sought...for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boost his wit. Great wit» are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1853 - 838 pages
...Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er inform'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity ; [high, He sought the storms ; but for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else why should... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 654 pages
...again," said the Factor. " Why to be sure," replied the minstrel, " I am, as glorious John says, — A daring pilot in extremity. Pleased with the danger when the waves go high, I seek the storm — but, for a calm unfit, Will steer too near the sands, to show my wit."... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 406 pages
...again," said the Factor. " Why, to be sure," replied the minstrel, " I am, as glorious John says, — ' A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger when the waves go high, , I seek the norm — hut, for a calm unfit. Will steer too near the gandj, to shew my wit*... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1854 - 452 pages
...most striking features. Ahithophel is one of the "great wits to madness near allied." And again — " A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger...Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit."* * It has never, we believe, been remarked, that two of the most striking lines in the description of... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1854 - 324 pages
...which worketh out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity; Pleased with the danger...for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands, to Ijoast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1854 - 342 pages
...respects, in a new light in the world. They will show that he had no A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleas'd with the danger, when the waves went high He sought...unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit Great wits are sure to madness near allied, hand in the Duchess of Orleans's treaty, made at Dover... | |
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