Satires, &cJ. and P. Knapton, H. Lintot, J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1751 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 13
עמוד 49
... reason to encourage , the mistaking a Satirift for a Libeller ; whereas to a true Satirist no- thing is fo odious as a Libeller , for the same reason as to a man truly virtuous nothing is so hateful as a Hy- pocrite . Uni aequus Virtuti ...
... reason to encourage , the mistaking a Satirift for a Libeller ; whereas to a true Satirist no- thing is fo odious as a Libeller , for the same reason as to a man truly virtuous nothing is so hateful as a Hy- pocrite . Uni aequus Virtuti ...
עמוד 69
... Reason and the Flow of foul : And HE , whofe lightning pierc'd th ' Iberian Lines , Now forms my Quincunx , and now ranks my Vines , Or tames the Genius of the stubborn plain , Almost as quickly as he conquer'd Spain . i Envy must own ...
... Reason and the Flow of foul : And HE , whofe lightning pierc'd th ' Iberian Lines , Now forms my Quincunx , and now ranks my Vines , Or tames the Genius of the stubborn plain , Almost as quickly as he conquer'd Spain . i Envy must own ...
עמוד 156
... reason , that precept of Horace , Obfcurata diu populo bonus eruet , atque Proferat in lucem fpeciofa vocabula rerum , etc. VER . 98. And Sydney's verfe halts ill on Roman feet : ] Sir Philip Sidney . He attempted to introduce the Roman ...
... reason , that precept of Horace , Obfcurata diu populo bonus eruet , atque Proferat in lucem fpeciofa vocabula rerum , etc. VER . 98. And Sydney's verfe halts ill on Roman feet : ] Sir Philip Sidney . He attempted to introduce the Roman ...
עמוד 161
... reason's laws , These fools demand not pardon , but Applause . 115 " On Avon's bank , where flow'rs eternal blow , If I but afk , if any weed can grow ? One Tragic sentence if I dare deride t Which Betterton's grave action dignify'd ...
... reason's laws , These fools demand not pardon , but Applause . 115 " On Avon's bank , where flow'rs eternal blow , If I but afk , if any weed can grow ? One Tragic sentence if I dare deride t Which Betterton's grave action dignify'd ...
עמוד 171
... reason to lay myself under " any reftraint . I fear , I hope nothing from your Country : all “ that I wish for , is to fee you one day here . I am entertain- " ing myself with this pleafant hope . If it is but a dream le 66 me enjoy it ...
... reason to lay myself under " any reftraint . I fear , I hope nothing from your Country : all “ that I wish for , is to fee you one day here . I am entertain- " ing myself with this pleafant hope . If it is but a dream le 66 me enjoy it ...
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
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