...where they go. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclin'd ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn...were thy rules to be poetically great, " Stoop not to int'rest, flattery, or deceit ; '' Nor with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid ; " Learn to disdain...

...where they go. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclin'd ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn...were thy rules to be poetically great, " Stoop not to int'rest, flattery, or deceit ; " Nor with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid ; " Learn to disdain...

...where they go. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclin'd ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools, by fools mistook for p From thee whatever virtue takes its rise, Grows 'a misfortune, or becomes a vice ; Such were thy...

...where they go. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclin'd ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn...were thy rules to be poetically great, " Stoop not to int'rest, flattery, or deceit; Nor with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid ; Learn to disdain their...

...misfortune, or becomes a vice ; Such were thy rules to be poetically great, " Stoop not to int'rest, flattery, or deceit ; Nor with hired thoughts be thy...devotion paid ; Learn to disdain their mercenary aid ; * What a miserable state of mind must Swift have been in •when he wrote this ! which was owing...

...footsteps find. To thee I owe that fatal hent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools, hy fools mistook for pride ; From thee whatever virtue takes its rise, Grows a misfortune, or hecomes...

...footsteps find. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn...: — ' Stoop not to interest, flattery, or deceit ; Not with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid ; Learn to disdain their mercenary aid ; Be this thy...

...where they go. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools, hy fools mistook for pride ; From thee whatever virtue takes its rise, Grows a misfortune, or becomes...

...unfold, and we think with truth, a more favourable glance into the interior of the author's mind : — " Stoop not to interest, flattery, or deceit ; Nor with...devotion paid; Learn to disdain their mercenary aid, Be that thy sure defence — thy brazen wall — Know no base action ; at no guilt look pale; And since...

...of all my woes. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind. Still to unhappy restless thoughts Inclined ; To thee what oft I vainly strive to hide. That scorn of fools, by fools mistook for r>ride. But scorn, whatever It may be mistaken for. Is not an endearing or necessarily a profound emotion....