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" Of praise a mere glutton, he swallowed what came, And the puff of a dunce he mistook it for fame, Till, his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces... "
The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 176
1774
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Selections from the English Poets: Wit and humor

Leigh Hunt - 1854 - 284 pages
...almost to disease, tVhopepper'd the highest, was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys " and Woodt'alls" so grave, What a commerce was j ours, while you got and you gave...
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The Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 500 pages
...callous, almost to disease, Who peppered the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kelly s,' and Woodfalls * so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave...
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A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature

Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 614 pages
...callous almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind — If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Keiiricks, ye Kellys, and Woodfiills su grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave...
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Poems, Plays and Essays

Oliver Goldsmith - 1855 - 582 pages
...callous almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys,* and Woodfalls t so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave!...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With a Life

Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1857 - 304 pages
...callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys, and Woodfalls so grave, What a commerce was yours while you got and you gave,...
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Principles of Elocution

Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 pages
...callous almost to disease, Who peppered the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys, and Woodfalls so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave...
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Works ...

Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 pages
...almost to disease, Who pepper3 d the highest, was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys " and Woodfalls" so grave, What a commerce was j ours, while you got and you gave...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With a Life

Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1862 - 328 pages
...callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind; If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys, and Woodfalls so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave!...
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The Poetical Works of James Beattie, and the Poems and Plays of Oliver Goldsmith

James Beattie, Oliver Goldsmith - 1864 - 540 pages
...almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest, was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys,* and Woodfalls t so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave...
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The works of Oliver Goldsmith: Vicar of Wakefield, select poems ..., Volume 3

Oliver Goldsmith - 1864 - 436 pages
...callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys,t and Woodfalls,2 so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave...
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