 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1126 pages
...lyre in vain. In him an author's luckless lot behold, Condemn'd to make the books which once he sold ` future fame !— Oh, Amos Cottle ! for a moment think What meagre profits spring from pen and ink!... | |
 | 1857 - 834 pages
...Bristol bookseller, who had published an epic with " lines forty thousand, cantos twenty-five;" . " Oh ! Amos Cottle ! — Phoebus ! what a name To fill the speaking trump of future fame !" Willis, also, in a tale of his College life, implies his opinion in a remark in regard... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1859 - 614 pages
...elevate his own. In him an author's luckless lot behold, Condemn'd to make the books which once he sold. Oh, Amos Cottle ! — Phoebus ! what a name, To fill the speaking trump of future fame ! Oh, Amos Cottle ! for a moment think What meagre profits spring from pen and ink ! When... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1861 - 734 pages
...in vain, In him an author's luckless lot behold, Condemn'd to make the books which once he sold. O Amos Cottle! — Phoebus! what a name, To fill the speaking trump of future fame! — O Amos Cottle ! for a moment think What meagre profits spring from pen and ink! When... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1866 - 292 pages
...lyre in vain. In him an author's luckless lot behold, Condemned to make the books which once he sold. Oh, Amos Cottle ! — Phoebus ! what a name To fill the speaking trump of future fame! — Oh, Amos Cottle! for a moment think What meagre profits spring from pen and ink! When... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1866 - 802 pages
...dmlt Us own. In him an author's luckless lot behold, Condemn'd to make the books which once he sold. Oh, Amos Cottle ! — Phoebus ! what a name, To fill the speaking trump of future fame ! Oh, Amos Cottle ! for a moment thick What meagre profits spring from pen and ink ! When... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1868 - 666 pages
...lyre in vain. In him an author's luckless lot behold, Condemn'd to make the books which once IiC sold. ercuries, Who do such things because they know no better ; And then, Go future fame !— * The episode here alluded to is the story of 1 Robert a Mac bin* and ' Anna d'Arfet,'... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1872 - 776 pages
..."—Ihtnttad. In him an author's luckless lot behold, Condemn'd to rrmlio the books which once he field. Oh, Amos Cottle !—Phoebus ! what a name, .. \ To fill the speaking trump of future fame 1 Oh, Amos Cottle ! for a moment think What meagre profits spring from pen and ink ! When... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1873 - 384 pages
...lyre in vain. In him an author's luckless lot behold, Coudemu'd to make the books which once he sold. Oh, Amos Cottle ! — Phoebus ! what a name To fill the speaking trump of future Ernie ! — Oh, Amos Cottle ! for a moment think What meagre profits spring from pen auil ink... | |
 | Eduard Adolf Ferdinand Maetzner - 1874 - 602 pages
...were this! (SiiAKSP., Ill Henry VI. 5. 4.) 0 u<hat n riddle of absurdity! (Youxo, N. Th. •2, 124.). Oh, Amos Cottle! — Phoebus! what a name, To fill the speaking trump of future fame! (Bvu. p 318.) What a pity the carriage should break down in such a spot! (Bixw , Lady... | |
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Oh, Amos Cottle ! for a moment think What meagre profits spring from pen and ink ! When thus devoted to poetic dreams, Who will peruse thy prostituted reams... 
