 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.  The Balance, and Columbian Repository - Pągina 2821804Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Samuel Wesley - 1736 - 434 pągines
...Cliffs, or CALAIS Sands. ON • The fetting up Mr. B u TLE R'S Monument in WESTMINSTER-ABBEY. WHILE BUTLER, needy Wretch ! was yet alive, No gen'rous 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... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pągines
...why fhould the mufes fleece be only dry.' The .following epigram is not unworthy a place here. Whilft Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive, No gen'rous patron would a dinner give ; Ihrt lo behold ! when dead, the mould'ring duft. Rewarded with a monumental buft I A poet's fate,... | |
 | John Hackett - 1757 - 306 pągines
...up of this Stone to his Memory was the Occafion of a very good Epigram by Mr. Samuel Wejlty. Whilft Butler (needy Wretch) was yet alive, No gen'rous 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 Butler - 1757 - 496 pągines
...in Weftminfter Abbty. (Poems nfevtrtlQccafant, 4'° 1736. pag. 62.) While Butler, needy Wretch, ieas yet alive, No Gen'rous Patron would a Dinner give : See him when Stared to death, and turnd it Duff, Prefentedeaith a Monumental Buft. fiie Poet's Fate is here in Emblem... | |
 | 1793 - 376 pągines
...ale expires. 6N THE SETTING UP MR. SUTLER'S MONUMENT IN WESTMINSTER-ABBEY. BY SAMUEL WESLEY.* Vv HILE BUTLER, needy wretch! was yet alive, No gen'rous 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... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - 1793 - 388 pągines
...potent ale expires. ON THE SETTING DP MR. SUTLER'S MONUMENT IN WESTMINSTER-ABBEY. BY SAMUEL WESLEY.* iLE BUTLER, needy wretch! was yet alive. No gen'rous patron would a dinner give : See him, when ftarv'd to death and turn'd to daft, Prefented with a monumental buft ! The poet's fate is here in... | |
 | Select epigrams - 1797 - 188 pągines
...rife again. ON SEEING BUTLER'S MONUMENT IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. BY THE REV. SAMUEL WESTLEY*. "WHILST Butler, needy wretch ! was yet alive, No gen'rous patron would a dinner give ; * A Poet, who, as he often employed the prcfs, thought better of his verfes, perhaps, than the refl,... | |
 | 1801 - 860 pągines
...eredled to his memory in Weftminfter Abbey i which occafioned the following epigram ; " When Bauer, needy Wretch, was yet alive, No gen'rous patron would a dinner give. See him, when ftarv'd to death, and tnrn'd to dun, Preiented with a monumental buft! The poet's fate is here in emblem... | |
 | 1806 - 274 pągines
...their purse strings, ty'd but to their tongue. CCCCLXVIII. ON BUTLER'S MONUMENT IN WESTMINSTER ABBKT. See him when starv'd to death, and turn'd to dust,...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 try, but to... | |
 | Flowers of literature - 1807 - 626 pągines
...occasion of this very good Epigram by MR. S. WESLEY. WHILST Butler (needy wretch) was yet alive, Jjri gen'rous patron would a dinner give, See him when...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,... | |
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