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The Cambridge Review - Page 100
1888
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The Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and Improvements. ...

James Thomson - 1760 - 326 pages
...Moft like to carcafe parch'd on gallow-tree. A pinny fa<ved is a penny got : Firm to this fcoundrel maxim keepeth he, Ne of its rigour will he bate a jot, Till it has ^uench'd his fire, and banifhed his pot; Strait from the filth of this low grub, behold ! . Comes fluttering...
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The Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and Improvements : to ...

James Thomson - 1774 - 282 pages
...; r like to carcafe parch' d oa gallow-tree. A fenny faved is a penny got : Firm to this fcoundrel maxim, keepeth he, Ne of its rigour will he bate a jot, Till it has quench'd his fire, and banilhed his pot. • • LI. Strait from the filth of this low grub, behold ! Comes flutt'ring forth...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces ..., Volume 48, Page 1

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 pages
...Moft like to carcal'e parch'd on gallow-tree. " A penny faved is a penny got :" Firm to this fcoundrel maxim keepeth he, Ne of its rigour will he bate a jot, Till it has quench'd his fire, and banifhed his pot. P 4 LI. Strait LT. Strait from the filth of this law grub, behold ! Comes fluttering...
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The Works of the English Poets: Thomson

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 274 pages
...Moft like to carcale parch'd on gallow-tree. " A penny favcd is a penny got :" Firm to this fcoundrel maxim keepeth he, Ne of its rigour will he bate a jot, Till it has quench' d his fire, and banifhed his pot. P 4 LL Strait U. Strait from the filth of this low grub,...
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 4

1782 - 518 pages
...gallow-tree. ' A penny faved is a penny got;' Firm to this fcoundrel maxim keepeth h'e, Ne of it's rigour will he bate a jot, Till it has quench'd his fire, and baniflied his pot. Straight from the filth of this low grub, behold ! Comes fluttering forth a gaudy...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 91-92

John Bell - 1787 - 510 pages
...like to can-ale parch'd on gallow-tree. " A penny faved is a penny got ;" Firm to this feoundrel-maxim keepeth he, Ne of its rigour will he bate a jot, Till it has quench'd his fire and banifhed his pot. LI. Strait from the filth of this low grub, behold t Comes fluttering forth a gaudy...
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The Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and ..., Volume 1

James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pages
...Moft like to carcafe parch'd on gallow-tree. A penny faved is a penny got : Firm to this fcoundrel maxim keepeth he, Ne of its rigour will he bate a jot, Till it has quench'd his fire, and banifhed his pot. LI. Strait from the filth of this low grub, behold ! Comes fluttering forth a gaudy...
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The works of mr. James Thomson, to which is prefixed the life of ..., Volume 1

James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...legers stall'd, Eat up with carking care and penurie; Most like to carcase parch'd on gallow-tree. A penny saved is a penny got: Firm to this scoundrel...Till it has quench'd his fire, and banished his pot. LI. Straight from the filth of this low grub, behold! Comes fluttering forth a gaudy spendthrift heir,...
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The Works of Mr. James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and ..., Volume 1

James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 pages
...legers stall'd, Eat up with carking care and penurie 5 Most like to carcase parch'd on gallow-tree. A penny saved is a penny got: Firm to this scoundrel...Till it has quench'd his fire, and banished his pot. LI. Straight from the filth of this low grub, behold ! Comes fluttering forth a gaudy spendthrift heir,...
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The Poetical Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 2

James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 236 pages
...to carcase parch 'd on gallow tree. " A penny saved is a penny got ;" Firm to this scoundrel-maxim keepeth he, Ne of its rigour will he bate a jot, Till it has quench'd his fire and banished his not. LI. Strait from the filth of this low grub, behold ! Comes fluttering forth a gaudy spendthrift...
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