| English poetry - 1714 - 528 pages
...wife we grow : Our wifer Sons, no doubt, will think us to. Pope. Some, valuing thofe of their own Side or Mind, Still make themfelves the Meafure of Mankind...we think we honour Merit then, When we but praife our felves in other Men : Parties in Wit attend on thofe of State ; And publick Faftion doubles private... | |
| Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...• • The current folly proves our ready wit; • '* And authors think their reputation fafe, » Which lives as long as fools are pleas'd to laugh....think we honour merit then, • * When we but praife our felves in other men. Parties in Wit attend on thofe of State, And publick faction doubles private... | |
| English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...is natural and fit, The current folly proves our ready wit; And authors think their reputation fafe, Which lives as long as fools are pleas'd to laugh. Some valuing thofc of-their own Jfide, or mind, Still make themfelves die meafure of mankind: Fondly we think we... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1722 - 294 pages
...think their reputation fafe, Which h'v«s as long as fools are pleas'd to laugh. Some valuing thofc of their own fide, or mind, Still make themfelves...we think we honour merit then, When we but praife our felves in other men. Parties in wit attend on thofe of ftate, And publick faction doubles private... | |
| Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1749 - 110 pages
...natural and fit, The current folly proves the ready wit ; And authors think their reputation fafe, 450 Which lives as long as fools are pleas'd to laugh....valuing thofe of their own fide or mind, Still make thcmfelves the meafure of mankind : COMMENTAR V. VER. 452. Some valuing tbrfc of their otoh 'fide or... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...which had pierced through the thickeft ni^ht of Monkery, And authors think their reputation fafe, 450 Which lives as long as fools are pleas'd to laugh....State, And public faction doubles private hate. Pride, Malice, Folly, againft Drydenrofe, In various fhapes of Parfons, Critics, Beaus ; But fenfe furviv'd,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...through the thickeft night of Monkery, And authors think their reputation fafe, 450 Which lives as L-ng as fools are pleas'd to laugh. Some valuing thofe...we think we honour merit then, When we but praife ourfel veg in other men. 455 Parties in Wit attend on thofe of State, And public faction doubles private... | |
| Christopher Smart - English poetry - 1752 - 264 pages
...fools are pkas'd to laugh, Some valuing thofe of their own fide or mind, 455 Still make tbemfelves the meafure of mankind ; Fondly we think we honour...merit then, When we but praife ourfelves in other men. Parties in wit attend on thofe of ftate, And public fadtion doubles private hate. 460 Pride, malice,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...Duns was fo difficult to be underftood (for that this And authors think their reputation fafe, 450 Which lives as long as fools are pleas'd to laugh. Some valuing thofc of their own fide or mind, Still make themlelves the meafure of mankind : COMMENTARY. VfcR.452.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...fafe, Which liv'd as long as fools were pleas'd to laugh. And authors think their reputation fafe, 450 "Which lives as long as fools are pleas'd to laugh....State, And public faction doubles private hate. Pride, Malice, Folly, againft Dryden rofe, In various fhapes of Parfons, Critics, Beaus; But fenfe furviv'd,... | |
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