Satires, &cJ. and P. Knapton, H. Lintot, J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1751 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 8
עמוד 5
... excellent Friend Dr. ARBUTHNOT , who , although as a man of Wit and Learning he might not have been dif- pleased to see their common injuries revenged on this pernicious Tribe ; yet , as our Author's Friend and Phyfician , wasfolicitous ...
... excellent Friend Dr. ARBUTHNOT , who , although as a man of Wit and Learning he might not have been dif- pleased to see their common injuries revenged on this pernicious Tribe ; yet , as our Author's Friend and Phyfician , wasfolicitous ...
עמוד 19
... excellent understanding . The other two , with very bad heads , had hearts ftill worse . VER . 148. While pure Defcription held the place of Sense ? ] He uses pure equivocally , to fignify either chafte or empty ; and has given in this ...
... excellent understanding . The other two , with very bad heads , had hearts ftill worse . VER . 148. While pure Defcription held the place of Sense ? ] He uses pure equivocally , to fignify either chafte or empty ; and has given in this ...
עמוד 157
... excellent critic , who had the for- tune to be extravagantly despised and ridiculed by two of the greatest wits , and as extravagantly feared and flattered by two of the greatest Scholars of his time , will deferve to have that ju ...
... excellent critic , who had the for- tune to be extravagantly despised and ridiculed by two of the greatest wits , and as extravagantly feared and flattered by two of the greatest Scholars of his time , will deferve to have that ju ...
עמוד 169
... excellent Colourist's expref- fion ; who was an exceffive Manierest . VER . 153. On each enervate ftring etc. ] The Siege of Rhodes by Sir William Davenant , the firft Opera fung in England , P. Quid placet , aut odio eft , quod non ...
... excellent Colourist's expref- fion ; who was an exceffive Manierest . VER . 153. On each enervate ftring etc. ] The Siege of Rhodes by Sir William Davenant , the firft Opera fung in England , P. Quid placet , aut odio eft , quod non ...
עמוד 176
... excellent , but the action not enough . theatrical , gave him his opinion fairly , and told him that he had better not bring it upon the Stage , but print it like a claffical performance , which would perfectly answer his defign . Mr ...
... excellent , but the action not enough . theatrical , gave him his opinion fairly , and told him that he had better not bring it upon the Stage , but print it like a claffical performance , which would perfectly answer his defign . Mr ...
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מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
aetas againſt amongſt atque becauſe beſt cafe caufe cauſe Court Dunciad eaſe Engliſh ev'n ev'ry expreffed expreffion faid fame faſhion fatire fays feem fenfe ferve fhall fhew fibi firft firſt fome fomething fool fpirit ftill fubject fuch fuit fure genius give himſelf honeft honour Horace houſe imitation infinuates juft juſt King laſt laugh leaſt lefs Lord ludicra Maſter Minifter moft moſt muſt never NOTES numbers nunc obferve occafion paffion paſs perfon Pindaric pleaſe pleaſure poem Poet Poet's poetry Pope Pow'r praiſe prefent profe publiſhed purpoſe Pythagorea quae quam quid quod racter reafon rifu Satire ſay ſee ſenſe ſhall ſhould ſhow ſome Southcot ſpeaks ſtate ſtill ſtrong ſuch tafte taſte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand thro tibi underſtand uſe verfe verſe Virtue Whig whofe whoſe wife worfe worſe write
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 39 - O Friend ! may each domeftic blifs be thine ! Be no unpleafing Melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repofing Age, With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath, 410 Make Langour fmile, and fmooth the bed of Death, Explore the thought, explain the
עמוד 13 - you let me know Great Homer dy'd three thoufand years ago. Why did I write ? what fin to me unknown 125 Dipt me in ink, my parents', or my own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lifp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. VARIATIONS. After
עמוד 9 - frantic wife elope, 25 And curfes Wit, and Poetry, and Pope. Friend to my Life ! (which did not you prolong, The world had wanted many an idle fong) What Drop or Noftrum can this plague remove ? Or which muft end me, a Fool's wrath or love
עמוד 10 - And drop at laft, but in unwilling ears, 39' This faving counfel, " Keep your piece nine years." Nine years ! cries he, who high in Drury-lane, Lull'd by foft Zephyrs thro' the broken pane, Rhymes ere he wakes, and prints before Term ends, Oblig'd by hunger, and requeft of friends: " The piece, you think, is incorrect? why take
עמוד 38 - Born to no Pride, inheriting no Strife, Nor marrying Difcord in a noble wife, Stranger to civil and religious rage, The good man walk'd innoxious thro' his age. 395 No Courts he faw, no fuits would ever try, Nor dar'd an Oath, nor hazarded a Lye. Un-learn'd, he knew no
עמוד 26 - Above a Patron, tho' I condefcend 265 Sometimes to call a Miniiler my friend. I was not born for Courts or great affairs ; I pay my debts, believe, and fay my pray'rs ; Can ileep without a Poem in my head, Nor know, if Dennis be alive or dead.
עמוד 15 - when by thefe approv'd ! Happier their author, when by thefe belov'd ! From thefe the world will judge of men and books, Not from the Burnets, Oldmixons, and Cooks. 146 Soft were my numbers ; who could take offence While pure Defcription held the place of Senfe ? NOTES.
עמוד 35 - j 365 If on a Pillory, or near a Throne, He gain his Prince's ear, or lofe his own. Yet foft by nature, more a dupe than wit, Sappho can tell you how this man was bit : This dreaded Sat'rift Dennis will confefs 370 Foe to his pride, but friend to his
עמוד 8 - can hide ? They pierce my thickets, thro' my Grot they glide, By land, by water, they renew the charge, They flop the chariot, and they board the barge, io No place is facred, not the Church is free, Ev'n Sunday
עמוד 20 - But wonder how the devil they got there. Were others angry : I excus'd them too ; Well might they rage, I gave them but their due. A man's true merit 'tis not hard to find; But each man's fecret ftandard in his mind, That