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" Of whatsoe'er descent their godhead be, Stock, stone, or other homely pedigree, In his defence his servants are as bold, As if he had been born of beaten gold. "
Political Essays, with Sketches of Public Characters - Page 166
by William Hazlitt - 1819 - 439 pages
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The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection ...

Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...are the lame: Of whatfoc'cr Defcent' their Godhead be, Stone, Stock, or other homely Pedigree ; In his Defence his Servants are as bold, As if he had been born of beaten Gold. For 'tis their Duty, all the Learned think, (6T'efpoufe his Caufe by whom they...
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The First Part of Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations ...

John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...Religions ate the fame. Of whatfoe'er defcent theii Godhead be, Stock, Stone, 01 other homely Pedigree. In his Defence his Servants are as bold. As if he had been bom of beaten Gold. The Jnuifh T(flkiiij, though their Enemies, In this conclude them honefi Men and...
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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects: In Two Volumes

David Hume - 1804 - 552 pages
...observes, " Of whatso'er descent their godhead bey " Stock, stone, or other homely pedigree,' " In his defence his servants are as bold, " As if he had been born of beaten gold." ABSALOM and ACHITOPHEL. Nay, the baser the materials are, of which the divinity...
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Poetical Works

John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...religions are the same. Of whatsoe'er descent their godhead be, Stock, stone, or other homely pedigree, In his defence his servants are as bold As if he had been born of beaten gold. The Jewish Rabbins, though their enemies. In this conclude them honest men aiid...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes ..., Volume 9

John Dryden - 1808 - 482 pages
...religions are the same. Of whatsoe'er descent their godhead be, Stock, stone, or other homely pedigree, In his defence his servants are as bold, As if he had been born of beaten gold. The Jewish rabbins, though their enemies, In this conclude them honest men and...
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The Poetical Works of John Dryden: Collated with the Best Editions:

John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...religions are the same. Of whatsoe'er descent their godhead be, Stock, stone, or other homely pedigree, In his defence his servants are as bold As if he had been born of beaten gold. The Jewish Rabhins, though their enemies. In this conclude them honest men and...
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The Works of John Dryden Now First Collected ...

John Dryden - 1808 - 476 pages
...religions are the same. Of whatsoe'er descent their godhead be, Stock, stone, or other homely pedigree, In his defence his servants are as bold, As if he had been born of beaten gold. The Jewish rabbins, though their enemies, In this conclude them honest men and...
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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, Volume 2

David Hume - 1809 - 556 pages
...observes, " Of whatso'er descent their godhead be, '. Stock, stone, or other homely pedigree, . '. " In his defence his servants are as bold, " As if he had been born of beaten gold." ABSALOM and AcntTOPHEr.. Nay, the baser the materials are, of which the divinity...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 11

Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 410 pages
...are the same. • Of whatsoe'er descent their godhead be, Stock, stone, or other homely pedigree, In his defence his servants are as bold As if he had been born of beaten gold. The Jewish Rabbins, though their enemies, In this conclude them honest men and...
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The Liberal: Verse and Prose from the South, Volumes 1-2

1822 - 628 pages
...a sanctuary • " Of whatsoe'er descent his Godhead be, Stock, stone, or other homely pedigree, In his defence his servants are as bold As if he had been made of beaten gold." — DKYDEN. in the more odious and contemptible perversity of human nature. The barbarous Gods of antiquity...
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