 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 str.
...with younger Folks, Who, for his Wine, will bear his Jokes. Faith, he muft make his Stories ftorter^ Or change his Comrades once a Quarter: In half the time, he talks them round : There muft another Sett be found. For Poetry, he's paft his Prime ; He takes an Hour to find a Rhime... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 524 str.
...with younger Fokes, Who for his Wine will bear his Jokes : Faith, he muft make his Stories morter, Or change his Comrades once a Quarter : In half the...There muft another Sett be found. For Poetry, he's paft his Prime, He takes an Hour to find a Rhime : His Fire is out, his Wit decay'd, His Fancy funk,... | |
 | 1751 - 394 str.
...with younger folks, Who, for his wine, will hear his jokes. Faith, he muft make h¡5 ftories ihorter, Or change his comrades once a quarter ; In half the time he talks them round, There muft another fet be found. For poetry he's pail his prime ; ' He takes an hour to find a rhime... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 336 str.
...takes up with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. Faith, he muft make his ftories fhorter, Or change his comrades once a quarter : In half the time he talks them round : There muft another fet be found. . For poetry, he's paft his prime ; He takes an hour to find a rhyme... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 str.
...takes up with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. Faith, he muft make his ftories fhorter, Or change his comrades once a quarter : In half the time he talks them round : There muft another fet be found. For poetry, he's paft his prime ; He takes an hour to find a rhyme... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 440 str.
...with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. 'Faith he muft make his ftories fhorter, 95 Or change his comrades once a quarter : In half the time he talks them round : There muft another fet be found. FOR poetry, he's paft his prime ; , He takes an hour to find a rhyme... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 str.
...with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. Faith, he muft make his ftories fliorter, Or change his comrades once a quarter : In half the time he talks them round : There muft another fet be found. .. For poetry, he's paft his prime ; He takes an hour to find a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 400 str.
..." Who for his wine will bear his jokes. " Faith ! " Faith ! he muft make his ftorks fliorter, 95 " Or change his comrades once a quarter : " In half the time he talks them round, " There muft another fet be found. " For poetry, he 's paft his prime : " He takes an hour to find... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 398 str.
...younger folks, ** Who for his wine will bear his jokes. " Faith ! he muft make his ftories fhorter, 93 ^ Or change his comrades once a quarter; ** In half the time he talks them round, *l. There muft another fet be found. *f For poetry, -he's paft his prime : ** He takes an hour to find... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 422 str.
...with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. 'Faith he muft make his ftories fhorter, 9; Or change his comrades once a quarter : In half the time he talks them round : There muft another fet be found. For poetry, he's paft his prime ^ He takes an hour to find a rhyme:... | |
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To hear his out-of-fashion wit? But he takes up with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. Faith, he must make his stories shorter... 
