Satires, &cJ. and P. Knapton, H. Lintot, J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1751 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 21
עמוד 3
... manner , not only my Writings ( of which , being public , the Public is judge ) but my Per- fon , Morals , and Family , whereof , to those who know me not , a truer information may be requifite . Being divided between the neceffity to ...
... manner , not only my Writings ( of which , being public , the Public is judge ) but my Per- fon , Morals , and Family , whereof , to those who know me not , a truer information may be requifite . Being divided between the neceffity to ...
עמוד 5
... manner one would afk for a Receipt to kill Vermin , he strait goes on , in the common Character of Askers of advice , to tell his Doctor that he had already taken his party , and determined of his remedy . But using a preamble , and in ...
... manner one would afk for a Receipt to kill Vermin , he strait goes on , in the common Character of Askers of advice , to tell his Doctor that he had already taken his party , and determined of his remedy . But using a preamble , and in ...
עמוד 7
... had been injured and of- fended and concludes with the character of one who had wantonly outraged him , and in the moft fenfible manner [ 271 to 334. ] And here , moved again with fresh indignation at his * B 4 TO DR . ARBUTHNOT . 7.
... had been injured and of- fended and concludes with the character of one who had wantonly outraged him , and in the moft fenfible manner [ 271 to 334. ] And here , moved again with fresh indignation at his * B 4 TO DR . ARBUTHNOT . 7.
עמוד 13
... , but obfcure : for he has here imitated the manner of that myfterious writer , as well as taken up his image . Our Author had been hitherto complaining of the folly His very Minifter who fpy'd them first , ( Some TO DR . ARBUTHNOT . 13.
... , but obfcure : for he has here imitated the manner of that myfterious writer , as well as taken up his image . Our Author had been hitherto complaining of the folly His very Minifter who fpy'd them first , ( Some TO DR . ARBUTHNOT . 13.
עמוד 26
... manner , and printed in a collection of Mifcellanies . The fuccefs it met with encouraged the Author to revife and enlarge it , and give it a more important air , which was done by advancing it into a mock - epic Poem . In order to this ...
... manner , and printed in a collection of Mifcellanies . The fuccefs it met with encouraged the Author to revife and enlarge it , and give it a more important air , which was done by advancing it into a mock - epic Poem . In order to this ...
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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