I wish thee, Vin, before all wealth, Both bodily and ghostly health ; Nor too much wealth nor wit come to thee So much of either may undo thee. I wish thee learning, not for show, Enough for to instruct and know ; Not such as gentlemen require To prate... Annual Register of World Events - Page 2081805Full view - About this book
| 1748 - 666 pages
...table, or at fire. I wilh thee all thy mother's graces. Thy father's fortune, and liis placet : I wi(h thee friends, and one at court, Not to build on, but to fupport : To keep thee, not in doinj; many CpprefTionJ, bu: from fulf'ring any. I wifli thee peace... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1794 - 610 pages
...Enough for to initruft and know ; Not fuch as gentlemen require, To ptate at table and at fire. I wifh thee all thy mother's graces, Thy father's fortunes and his places. I wilh thee friends, and one at Court, Not to build on, but to fupport ; To !ceep thee not in doing many... | |
| 1761 - 614 pages
...gentlemen require, Thy father's fortunes, and his places. I wilh thee all thy mother's graces, I wifh thee friends, and one at court, Not to build on, but to fuppprt; Oppreflions, but from fuffering any. To keep thee, not in doing many Nor lazy, nor contentious... | |
| New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pages
...Enough for to inftrucT:, and know : Not fuch as gentlemen require, To prate at table, or at fire. I wifh thee all thy mother's graces, Thy father's fortunes, and his places. I wifh thee friends, nnd one at court, Not to build on, but to fupport ; To keep thee, not in doing many... | |
| John Wesley - 1785 - 718 pages
...Enough for to inftruft and know ; Not fuch as Gentlemen require, To prate at table, or at fire. I wifh thee all thy mother's graces, Thy father's fortunes and his places. I wifh thee friends, and one at court, Not to build on, but fupport, To keep thee not in doing many Oppreffions,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1779 - 734 pages
...Enough for to initruct and know ; Not fuch as gentlemen require, To prate at table and at fire. I wiih thee all thy mother's graces, Thy father's fortunes and his places. I wilh thee friends, and one at Court, Not to build on, but fupport; To keep thee not in doing many Oppreffions,... | |
| Henry Headley - 1787 - 232 pages
...Enough for to inftrudr, and know ; Not fuch as gentlemen require To prate at table, or at fire. J wifli thee all thy mother's graces, Thy father's fortunes, and his places. I wifli thee friends, and one at Court Not to build on but fupport; To keepe thee, not in doing many... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1788 - 714 pages
...Enough for to inftruft, and know ; Not fuch as Gentlemen require To prate at table or at fire. I wifli thee all thy mother's graces, Thy father's fortunes and his places. I \viili thee friends and one at court, Not to build on, but fupport ; To keep thee not from doing many... | |
| 1794 - 614 pages
...Enough for to ii.funcl and know; Not fuch as gentlemen require, To prate at table and at fare. I wiih thee all thy mother's graces, Thy father's fortunes and his places. I wiih thee friends, and one at Court, Not to build on, but to fupport ; To keep thee not in doing many... | |
| 1805 - 506 pages
...require, To prate at table or at fire. I wish thee all thy mother's graces, . ยป Thy. father's fortune, and his places. I wish thee friends, and one at court, Not to build up, but to support; To keep thcc, not in doing many Oppressions, but from suff'ring any. I wish thee... | |
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