 | Alexander Pope - 1736 - 64 str.
...have mortify'd my Pride, And made me throw my Pen afide ; If with fuch Talents Heav'n hath bleft 'emj Have I not Reafon to deleft 'em ? ,; To all my Foes, dear Fortune, fend b !T Thy Gifts ; but never to my Friend : I tamely can endure the firft; But this with Envy makes me... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 str.
...throw ray Fen alide ; If Jf with fuch Talents Heav'n hath bleft 'em, Have I not reafon to deleft 'era ? To all my Foes dear Fortune fend Thy Gifts, but never to my Friend: I tamely can endure the firfl ; But this with Envy makes be burft. Thus much may ferve by way of Proem ; Proceed we therefore... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 524 str.
...made me throw my Pen afide j If with fuch Talents Heav'n hath bleft 'em, Have I not Reafon to detcft 'em ? • ' . ' ' To all my Foes, dear Fortune, fend...endure the firft, But this with Envy makes me burft. • • i Thus much may ferve by Way of Proem, Proceed we therefore to our Poem. The Time is not remote,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 str.
...And made me throw my pen afide ; If with fuch talents heav'n hath bleft Have I not reafon to deteft 'em ? To all my foes, dear fortune, fend Thy gifts,...envy makes me burft. Thus much may ferve by way of proem ; Proceed we therefore to our poem. The time is not remote, when I Muft by the courfe of nature... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 440 str.
...heav'n hath blefs'd 'em, 65 Have I not reafon tor deteft 'em ? To all my foes, dear Fortune, fendThy gifts, but never to- my friend :. I tamely can endure the firft; But this with envy makes me burff. 70 THUS much may ferve by way of proenv; Proceed we therefore to our poem. THE time is not remote,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 str.
...made me throw my pen afide ; If with fuch talents heav'n hath bleft 'em, JIaye I n.pt reafon to deteft 'em ? To all my foes, dear fortune, fend Thy gifts,...never to my friend : I tamely can endure the firft ; this with envy mak^s me burft. Thus much may ferve by way of proem j Proceed we therefore to our... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 410 str.
...throw my pen afide ; If with fuch talents heav'n hath blefs'd 'em, -65 Have I not reafon to deteil 'em ? To all my foes, dear fortune, fend Thy gifts,...endure the firft ; But this with envy makes me burft. fo Thus much may ferve by way of proem ; Proceed we therefore to our poem. The time is not remote,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 400 str.
...afide ; Vol.. II. S If If with fuch talents Heaven hath blefs'd 'em, fr$ Have I not reafon to deteft 'em ? To all my foes, dear Fortune, fend Thy gifts...makes me burft. ;• Thus much may ferve by way of proem ; Proceed we therefore to our poem. The time is not remote, when I Muft by the courfe of nature... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 404 str.
...me thr'aw my pen atidej If with fuch talents Heaven hath blefs'd 'em, *3 Have I not reafon to deteft 'em ? To all my foes, dear Fortune, fend Thy gifts...endure the firft : But this with envy makes me burft. 70 Thus much may ferve by way of proem f Proceed we therefore to our poem. The time is riot remote,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 408 str.
...mortified my pride, And made me thrpw my pen afide ; If with fuch talents Heaven hath blefs'd 'em, 65 Have I not reafon to deleft 'em ? To all my foes,...endure the firft : But this with, envy makes me burft. ' 7* Thus much may ferve by way of proem ; Proceed we therefore to our poem. The time is not remote,... | |
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em? To all my foes, dear Fortune, send Thy gifts; but never to my friend: I tamely can endure the first; But this with envy makes me burst. 
