 | Alexander Pope - 1736 - 64 str.
...Gifts ; but never to my Friend : I tamely can endure the firft; But this with Envy makes me burft. Thus much may ferve by Way of Proem ; Proceed we therefore...of Nature die ; When I forefee my fpecial Friends Will try to find their private Ends. .' And tho' 'tis hardly underftood, Which Way my Death can do... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1739 - 66 str.
...tamely can endure the firft, But, this with Envy makes me burft. THUS much may ferve by way of Proerrtj Proceed we therefore to our Poem. THE Time is not remote, when I Muft by the Courfe of Nature dye : •When I forefee my fpecial Friends, Will try to find their private Ends : c Tho' it is hardly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 str.
...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...of Nature die ; When I forefee, my fpecial Friends Will try to find their private Ends. And tho' 'tis hardly underftood, Which way my Death can do them... | |
 | Peter Brett - 1748 - 260 str.
...tfbefe Lines were wrote by JONATHAN SWIFT, DD and Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, in the Tear 1731. TH E Time is not remote when I Muft by the Courfe of Nature die; When I forefee my fpecial Friends Will try to find their private Ends ; Altho' 'tis hardly underftood, Which way my Death can do them... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 524 str.
...but never to my Friend : I tamely can endure the firft, But this with Envy makes me burft. • • i Thus much may ferve by Way of Proem, Proceed we therefore...of Nature die : When I forefee my fpecial Friends, Will try to find their private Ends j Tho' it is hardly underftood, Which Way my Death can do them... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 str.
...gifts, but never to my friend : I tamely can endure the firft ; But this with envy makes me burft. Thus much may ferve by way of proem ; Proceed we therefore...of nature die ; When, I forefee, my fpecial friends Will try to find their private ends : And, though 'tis hardly underftood, Which way my death can do... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 336 str.
...the firft ; - oiIW But this with envy makes me burft,.hiBrI :nO Thus much may ferve by way of proem j Proceed we therefore to our poem. The time is not...of nature die ; When, I forefee, my fpecial friends Will try to find their private ends : And, though 'tis hardly underftood, Which way my death can do... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 440 str.
...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, when I Muft by the conrfe of nature die ; When, I forefee, my fpecial friends 75 Will try to find their private ends :... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 str.
...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 poem. The time is not...of nature die ; When, I forefee, my fpecial friends Will try to find their private ends : And, though 'tis hardly underftood, Which way my death can do... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 410 str.
...gifts, but never to my friend : I tamely can endure the firft ; But this with envy makes me burft. fo Thus much may ferve by way of proem ; Proceed we therefore...when I Muft by the courfe of nature die ; When, I forcfee, my fpecial friends 75 Will try to find their private ends : And, though 'tis hardly underftood,... | |
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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. 
