 | John Dryden - 1760 - 448 halaman
...Have of ftate : Whom David's love with honors did adorn, JThat from his difobedient fon were torn. Jotham of piercing wit, and pregnant thought ; Endued by nature, and by learning taught, To move affemblies, who but only try'd The worfe a-while, then chofe the better fide : Nor chofe alone, but... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 318 halaman
...Have of ftatc : Whom David's love with honours did adorn, That from his difobedient fon were torn. Jotham of piercing wit, and pregnant thought ; Endued by nature, and by learning taught, To move affemhlies, who but only try'd The worfe a-while, then chofe the better fide : Nor chofe alone, but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 halaman
...flave of Hate ; Whom David's love with honours did adorn, That from his difobedient fon were torn. Jotham of piercing wit, and pregnant thought ; Endued by nature, and by learning taught, To move aflemblies, who but only try'd The worfe a-while, then chofe the better f:de : * Nor chofe alone, but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 342 halaman
...ftate ; Whom David's love with honours did adorn, That from his difobedient fon were torn. Jothara of piercing wit, and pregnant thought; Endued by nature, and by learning taught, To move afiemblies, who but only try'd The worfe a-while, then chofe the better fide i Nor chofe alone, but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 halaman
...Wh*m David's love with honours did adorn, That from his difobedient fon were torn. Jothara Jothara of piercing wit, and pregnant thought; Endued by nature, and by learning taught, Xo move aflemblies, who but only try'd The v,-orfe a-while, then chofe the better f:de : Nor chofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 halaman
...flave of ftate ; Whom David's love with honours did adoni, That from his difobedient fon were torn. Jotham of piercing wit, and pregnant thought ; Endued by nature, and by learnmg taught, To move afiemblies, who but only try'd The worfe a-while, then chofe the better fide... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 halaman
...a flave of date; Whom David's love with honours did adorn, That from his difobedicnt fon were torn. Jotham of piercing wit, and pregnant thought; Endued by nature, and by learning taught, To move affemblies, who but only try'd The worfc a-while, then chole the better fide : N^r chofe alone, but... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 halaman
...llave of (late ; Whom David's love with honours did adorn, That from his difobcdiem fon were torn. Jotham of piercing wit, and pregnant thought ; Endued by nature, and by learning taught, To move aflemblics, who but only tried The worfe awhile, then choie the better fide : Nor chofe atone, but... | |
 | 1801 - 416 halaman
...W hom David's love with honours did adorn, tto /otham, of piercing wit and pregnant thought) Endu'd by Nature and by Learning taught, To move assemblies, who but only try'd The worse a while, then chose the better side : Nor chose alone, but turn'd the balance too;... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 434 halaman
...ambition. They might; but it is doubtful. [Dryden seemed to be of Hume's opinion, for he is described of piercing wit and pregnant thought, Endued by nature,...by learning taught To move assemblies; who but only try'd The worse awhile, then chose the better side: Nor chose alone, but tiirn'd the balance too; So... | |
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Jotham of piercing wit, and pregnant thought, Endued by nature, and by learning taught, To move assemblies, who but only tried The worse awhile, then chose the better side, Nor chose alone, but turn'd the balance too, So much the weight of one brave man... 
