 Round him much embryo, much abortion lay, Much future ode, and abdicated play ; Nonsense precipitate, like running lead, That slipp'd through cracks and zig-zags of the head ; All that on Folly Frenzy could beget, Fruits of dull heat, and sooterkins of...  The Dunciad, in four books - Page 31by Alexander Pope - 1757Full view - About this book
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...Bottom -there ; Yet wrote and flounder'd on in meer Defpair. Round him much Embryo, much Abortion Jay., Much future Ode, and abdicated Play ; Nonfenfe precipitate like running Lead, That ffip'd thro' Cracks and Zig-Zags of theHead; Ale, that on Folly Frenzy could beget, 'Fruits of dull... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 pages
...Rung'd for his fenfc, but found no bottom there, Yet wrote. and flounder' <J on, in mere defpair. 120 Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future...That flip'd thro' Cracks and Zig-zags of the Head ; VARIATIONS. VER. 121. RcunJ him much Emliyo, £sV.] In the former Editions thus, He rjll'd his Eyes... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 370 pages
...how well has the Poet confulted his Heroic Character, in adding that c-wwvall the time ? 4. B£NTL. Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future...Lead, That flip'd thro' Cracks and Zig-zags of the Headj All that on Folly Frenzy could beget, 12$ Fruits of dull Heat, and Sooterkins of Wit. Next o'er... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 264 pages
...fultPlung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there, Yet wrote and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. 1 z0 Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future Ode, and abdicated Play : VARIATIONS. VER. in. Round him much Emlryo, &c.] In the former Edition thus, He roll'd his eyes that... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 388 pages
...Flung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there, Yet wrote and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. 1 20 Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future...abdicated Play ; Nonfenfe precipitate, like running Lead, Thatflip'd thro' Cracks andZig-zags of theHeadj All that on Folly Frenzy could beget, 1 25 Fruits of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 212 pages
...profund ! Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there, Yet wrote and flounder'd on in meer defpair. Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future Ode, and abdicated Play : VARIATIONS. She ey'd the bard, where fupperlefs he fate, And pin'd unconfeious of his rifing fate... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 394 pages
...Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there, Yet wrote and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. 120 Round him much embryo, much abortion lay, Much future ode, and abdicated play.; / Quoth Gibber to Pope, ' ' Tho' in verfe ужи foreclofe, " I'll have the lad word ; for, by G—... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there, Yet wrote and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. no Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future...Play ; Nonfenfe precipitate, like running Lead, That ftip'd through Crags and Zig-2ags of the Head ; All that on Folly Fren2y could beget, 125 Fruits of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there, Yet wrote and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. no Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future Ode, and abdicated Play ; Nonfenfc precipitate, like running Lead, That flip'd through Crags and Zig-zags of the Head; All... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 346 pages
...future Ode, and abdicated Play ; Nonfenfe precipitate, like running Lead, That ffip'd through Crags and Zig.zags of the Head ; All that on Folly Frenzy could beget, 125 Fruits of dull Heat, and Sooterkins of Wit. Next, VARIATION. Ver. in. Round him much Embryo, &c.J... | |
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