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The Works of Alexander Popekesq., with Notes and Illustrations by Himself ... - Page 81
by Alexander Pope - 1824
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope, Esq ..., Volume 2

William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 432 pages
...of Afs's Milk ? " Satire or Senfe alas ! can Spams feel ? " Who breaks a Butterfly upon a Wheel ?" Yet let me flap this Bug with gilded Wings, This painted Child of Dirt, that (links and ftings, Whofe Buzz the Witty and the Fair annoys, Yet Wit ne'er taftes, nor Beauty ne'er...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Satires, &c

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 286 pages
...of Afs's milk ? 306 Satire or fenfe, alas ! can Sporus feel ? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? P. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that ftinks and flings ; 310 Whofe buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tafles, and beauty...
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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 4

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 288 pages
...of Afs's milk ? 306 Satire or fenfe, alas ! can Sporus feel ? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? P. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that (links and flings ; 310 Whofe buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er taftes, and beauty...
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The Works of Alexander Pope: Satires, &c

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 278 pages
...of Afs's milk ? 306 Satire or fenfe, alas ! can Sporus feel ? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? P. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that ftinks and flings ; 310 Whofe buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tafles, and beauty...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Satires, &c

Alexander Pope - 1752 - 434 pages
...again, to the fame purpofe, in the Epijile to Dr. Arbuthnot^ Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of Dirt, \hatjlinks undoings. Thefe, it is objected, are Infe&s not of Nature's creating, but the Poet's, and...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 4

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 278 pages
...of Afs's milk ? 306 Satire or fenfe, alas ! can Sporus feel ? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? P. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that ftinks and flings; 310 Whofe buzz the witty and the fair annoys. Yet wit ne'er taftes, and beauty ne'er...
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Poems on Several Subjects: In Two Volumes, Volume 1

John Ogilvie - Classical poetry - 1769 - 342 pages
...paflage in the moft correS Englijh Poet that ever wrote. — Let me (fays Pope, fpeaking of Iporus) — Flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that ftinks and flings ; Whofe bux. the witty and the fair annoys, Yet tuit ne'er taftes, and beauty ne'er...
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Moral essays, satires, &c

Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...curd of Afs's milk : S-'.tire or fenfe, alas ! can Sforus feel ? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? P. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that ftinks and ftingsf Whofe buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er taftes, and beauty ne'er...
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The Works of the English Poets: Pope

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 392 pages
...at all ? — A. Yes, f:lence if you keep, The Town, the Court, the Wits, the Duncea weep. VOL. II. M P. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that flinks and flings ; 31* Whote bu22 the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er taftes, and beauty...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical ..., Volumes 32-34

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...Odes. On themes like thefe, fuperior far to thine, Let lanrel'd Gibber and great Arnal mine. Why TP. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that ftinks and ftings ; 3 70 Whofe bu22 the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er taftes, and beauty...
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