The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 34, Page 3H. Hughs, 1779 - English poetry |
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... Gildon , in the character laft cited , make it all plain , by affuring us , " That he is a creature that re- " conciles all contradictions : he is a beaft , and a man ; " a Whig , D 3 " " a Whig , and a Tory ; a OF AUTHORS . 37.
... Gildon , in the character laft cited , make it all plain , by affuring us , " That he is a creature that re- " conciles all contradictions : he is a beaft , and a man ; " a Whig , D 3 " " a Whig , and a Tory ; a OF AUTHORS . 37.
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... laft ( Queen Anne's ) Miniftry was defigned by " fate to encourage Fools " . " But it happens , that this our Poet never had any Place , Penfion , or Gratuity , in any shape , from the faid glorious Queen , or any of her Minifters . All ...
... laft ( Queen Anne's ) Miniftry was defigned by " fate to encourage Fools " . " But it happens , that this our Poet never had any Place , Penfion , or Gratuity , in any shape , from the faid glorious Queen , or any of her Minifters . All ...
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... laft . Ver . 2. The Smithfield Mufes . ] Smithfield is the place where Bartholomew Fair was kept , whofe shows , machines , and dramatical entertainments , formerly a- greeable In eldest time , ere mortals writ or read , 78 POPE'S POEMS .
... laft . Ver . 2. The Smithfield Mufes . ] Smithfield is the place where Bartholomew Fair was kept , whofe shows , machines , and dramatical entertainments , formerly a- greeable In eldest time , ere mortals writ or read , 78 POPE'S POEMS .
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... laft word ; which occafioned the following Epi- gram : Quoth Cibber to Pope , " Tho ' in Verse you foreclofe , " I'll have the laft word : for , by G- , I'll write Profe . " Poor Colly , thy Reasoning is none of the strongest , For know ...
... laft word ; which occafioned the following Epi- gram : Quoth Cibber to Pope , " Tho ' in Verse you foreclofe , " I'll have the laft word : for , by G- , I'll write Profe . " Poor Colly , thy Reasoning is none of the strongest , For know ...
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... laft honours of the Butt and Bays : O thou ! of Business the directing foul ! To this our head like byafs to the bowl , 170 Which , as more ponderous , made its aim more true , Obliquely waddling to the mark in view : O ! ever gracious ...
... laft honours of the Butt and Bays : O thou ! of Business the directing foul ! To this our head like byafs to the bowl , 170 Which , as more ponderous , made its aim more true , Obliquely waddling to the mark in view : O ! ever gracious ...
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Page 257 - Night primaeval and of Chaos old ! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus
Page 182 - Silence, ye wolves! while Ralph to Cynthia howls, And makes night hideous — Answer him, ye owls ! " Sense, speech, and measure, living tongues and dead, Let all give way, and Morris may be read.
Page 223 - As Fancy opens the quick springs of Sense, We ply the Memory, we load the brain, Bind rebel Wit, and double chain on chain; Confine the thought, to exercise the breath; And keep them in the pale of Words till death.
Page 267 - ... what contemptible men were the authors of it. He was not without hopes that, by manifesting the...
Page 258 - See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of Casuistry heap'd o'er her head! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heav'n before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. Physic of Metaphysic begs defence, And Metaphysic calls for aid on Sense! See Mystery to Mathematics fly! In vain! they gaze, turn giddy, rave, and die, Religion blushing veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires.
Page 231 - For thee we dim the eyes, and stuff the head With all such reading as was never read : For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it, And write about it, goddess, and about it : So spins the silkworm small its slender store, And labours till it clouds itself all o'er.
Page 223 - When Reason doubtful, like the Samian letter, Points him two ways, the narrower is the better. Plac'd at the door of Learning, youth to guide, We never suffer it to stand too wide. To ask, to guess, to know, as they commence...
Page 88 - In merry old England it once was a rule, The King had his Poet, and also his Fool : But now we're so frugal, I'd have you to know it, That Cibber can serve both for Fool and for Poet.
Page 203 - The person who acted Polly, till then obscure, became all at Once the favourite of the town; her pictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers; her life written, books of letters and...
Page 232 - Full in the midst of Euclid dip at once, And petrify a genius to a dunce ; Or, set on metaphysic ground to prance, Show all his paces, not a step advance.