 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 278 pages
...can I chufe but fmile, When ev'ry Coxcomb knows me by my Style? Curft be the verfe, how well foe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give Virtue fcandal, Innocence a fear, 285 Or from the foft-ey'd Virgin fteal a tear ! But he who hurts a harmlefs neighbour's peace, Infults... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 286 pages
...can I chufe but fmile, When ev'ry Coxcomb knows me by my Style? Curft be the verfe, how well foe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give Virtue fcandal, Innocence a fear, 285 Or from the foft-ey'd Virgin fteal a tear ! But he who hurts a harmlefs neighbour's peace, Infults... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 288 pages
...can I chufe but fmile, When ev'ry Coxcomb knows me by my Style? Curft be the verfe, how well foe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give Virtue fcandal, Innocence a fear, 285 Or from the foft-ey'd Virgin fteal a tear ! But he who hurts a harmlefs neighbour's peace, Infults... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 434 pages
...vein of poetry, if made at th» expence of Truth or Innocence. Curft be the verfe, how well fo e'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe...Give Virtue fcandal, Innocence a fear, Or from the foft-ey'd virgin fteal a tear. (Sentiments, which no efforts of genius, without the concurrence of... | |
 | George Canning - English poetry - 1763 - 120 pages
...blifs to find, 165 " In a free mufe and independent mind, *« To * curfe the verfe how well foe'er it flow, * That tends to make one worthy man my foe,...Give virtue fcandal, innocence a fear, ' Or from the foft-ey'd virgin draw a tear,' 170 " You taught me too, all culprits not to fpare, *• Taught me how... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 600 pages
...that he would even execrate his beft vein of poetry, if made at the expence of truth and innocence. " Curft be the verfe, how well foe'cr it flow, " That...Give Virtue fcandal, Innocence a fear, " Or from the foft-ey'd Virgin fteal a tear." Such a noble generofity and amiable tenderneft of fentiment feems to... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Poets, English - 1769 - 600 pages
...vein of poetry, if made at the expence of truth and innocence, " Curft be the verfe,- how well foe'er it flow, " That tends to make one worthy Man my "...Give Virtue fcandal, Innocence a fear, *' Or from the foft-ey'd Virgin fteal a tear." Such a noble generality and amiable tendernefs of fentiment feems to... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 592 pages
...poetry, if made at the expence of truth and innocence, " Curft be the verfe, how well foe'er it flow, ' u That tends to make one worthy Man my " foe, " Give Virtue fcandal, Innocence a fear, " Or from the foft-ey'd Virgin fteal a tear. Such a noble generofity and amiable tendernefc of fentiment feems to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 394 pages
...chufe but finite, When ev'ry coxcomb knows me by în y ftyle ? Curft be the verfe, how well foe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give Virtue fcandal, Innocence a fpar, 285 Or from the foft-ey'd virgin fteal a tear ¡ But But he who hurts a harmlefs neighbour's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 392 pages
...fuperior far to thine, Let laurel'd Cibber and great Arnal mine. Why Curft be the verfe, how well foe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give Virtue fcandal, Innocence a fear, agj Or from the foft-ey'd Virgin fteal a Tear ! But he who hurts a harmlefs neighbour's peace, Infults... | |
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Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear... 
