 While Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive. No generous patron would a dinner give : See him, when starved to death, and turned to dust, Presented with a monumental bust. The poet's fate is here in emblem shown : He asked for bread, and he received a stone.  New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register - Side 971881Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Art - 1762 - 290 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 512 sider
...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 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 asked... | |
 | Panorama - 1809 - 368 sider
...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... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 sider
...of this monument, Mr, Si: . el Wesley wrote the following Epigram. « While Butler, needy wretch I 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... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 sider
...into a foreign tongue, or much of their spirit is lott in the attempt*. " While Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive, No generous patron would a dinner give: See him, when starv'd to death, and tnrnM to dost, Presented with a monumental bnst. The poet's fate is here in emblem... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 536 sider
...London, which gave occasion to the following lines by Mr. S. Wesley : • Whilst 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... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 sider
...London, which gave occasion to the following lines by Mr. S. Wesley: ' Whilst 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... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1818 - 594 sider
...Milton, Spenser, and Butler, no poet has a right to complain of hard fortune. When Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive, No generous patron would a dinner give; See him when dead, and turned again to dust, Presented with a monumental bust; See here the poet's fate in order... | |
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