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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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The poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith, with a memoir by W. Spalding, Volume 44

Oliver Goldsmith - 1864 - 182 pages
...at the Devil Tavern, under the title of "The School of Shakspeare." But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys,* and Woodfallsf so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave...
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The British Poets, Volume 6

1865 - 342 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 M Kellys, and » Woodfalls so grave, [you gave I What a commerce was yours, while you...
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Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - 1865 - 408 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 WoodfauV so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave...
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Neuer deutscher Hausschatz für Freunde der Künste und ..., Volumes 3-4

1866 - 412 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 ***) so grave What a commerce was your's, while you got and...
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Golden Leaves from the British Poets

John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 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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The poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith: with a notice of his life and genius ...

Oliver Goldsmith, Edmund Forster Blanchard - 1867 - 200 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,f and WoodfallsJ so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave!...
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Lyra Elegantiarum

Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1867 - 410 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 Oliver Goldsmith. Ed. by B. Corney

Oliver Goldsmith - 1868 - 276 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 Woodfall» so grave, What a commerce was yours while you got and you gave,...
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Poets' Corner: A Manual for Students in English Poetry

John Chippendall Montesquieu Bellew - 1868 - 936 pages
...the "Devil" tavern, under (he title of " The School of Shakesperc." But let us b; candid and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kcnricks, ye Kellys,1 and Woodfalls2 so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave...
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The Life of David Garrick: From Original Family Papers, and ..., Volume 2

Percy Fitzgerald - 1868 - 526 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 Kcllys, ye Woodfalls so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave !...
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