 He sought the storms; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands, to boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide; Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest, Refuse his age the...  Scholarship examinations of 1846/47 (-1853/54). - Page 10by Bengal council of educ - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...near ally'd, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Rise why should he, with wealth and honour blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest ? Punish a body which he could not pleasej Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of ease? And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - Aristocracy (Social class) - 1812 - 828 pages
...contempt by Dryden, in the passage following that already cited : " Great wits to madness surely are allied ; And thin partitions do their bounds divide; Else why should he, with wealth and honours blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest ? Punish a body, which he could not please,... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 824 pages
...contempt by Dryden, in the passage following that already cited : " Great wits to madness surely are allied ; And thin partitions do their bounds divide; Else why should he, with wealth and honours blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest •' Punish a body, which he could not please,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...high, He sought the storms; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to show his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin...bounds divide: Else why should he, with wealth and honour blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest; Punish a body which he could not please, Bankrupt... | |
 | Trials - 1816 - 714 pages
...ally'd, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else why should he, witb wealth and honour bless'd, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest-? Punish a body which he could not please ; Bankrupt of lile, yet prodigal of ease? And all to leave what with his toil he won, T'i that unteuther'd, two-legg'd... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 536 pages
...high, He sought the storms ; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to show his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide : * For the superintendence of his grandson's early education the old gentleman fixed upon a learned... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 410 pages
...high He sought the storms ; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin...bounds divide ; Else why should he, with wealth and honour blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest ? Punish a body which he could not please ;... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 412 pages
...went He sought the stormsi but, for a ealm uuIit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide i Rise why should he, with wealth and honour bits' Refuse his age the needful hours of rest' Punish... | |
 | England - 1821 - 778 pages
...allied, And thin partitions do their bonds divide ; Else why should he, with wealth and ho. nour bless'd, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest, Punish a...could not please, Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of case. And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd two-legged thing — a son ;... | |
 | Scotland - 1821 - 800 pages
...impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bonds divide ; Else why should he, with wealth and ho* nour bless'd, Refuse his age the needful hours... | |
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