 Still her old empire to restore she tries, For, born a goddess, Dulness never dies. O thou! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, Bickerstaff, or Gulliver! Whether thou choose Cervantes' serious air, Or laugh and shake in Rabelais' easy chair,...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ....: Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot, being ... - Page 235by Alexander Pope - 1835Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 276 pages
...Whether thou chule Cervantes' ferious air, Or laugh and fhake in Rab'lais caf_y Chair, 20 Or praife the Court, or magnify Mankind, Or thy griev'd Country's copper chains unbind ; REMARKS. year 1725, and continued many years. See Book 3. Verfe 227, &c. V. 10. Daughter of Chaos,... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...! 'Whether thou chufe Cervantes's ferious Air, Or laugh and fhake in Rab/ais' eafy Chair; Or praife the Court; or magnify Mankind; Or thy griev'd Country's Copper Chains unbind ; From thy B&otia tho' her Pow'r retires, Mourn not my Swift at ought our Realm acquires : Here pleas'd,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 364 pages
...character : and he fills and poflefles it as the heir and fucceflbr of that original genius. W. Or praife the Court, or magnify Mankind, Or thy griev'd Country's copper chains unbind ; From thy Bceotia tho' her Pow'r retires, 25 Mourn not,my SWIFT, at ought our Realm acquires. Here... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 pages
...i6 Whether thou chufe Cervantes' ferious air, Or laugh and fhake in Rab'lais' eafy chair, Or praife the Court, or magnify Mankind, Or thy griev'd Country's copper chains unbind ; VA RIATION S. After VER. 22 in the MS. Or filent let thy morals tell thy mind. But this was to be... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...ancient days, but we may form an idea of it from her partial Government in latter times, Or praife the Court, or magnify mankind, Or thy griev'd Country's copper chains unbind; From thy Beeotia tho' her Pow'r retires, 25 Mourn not, my SWIFT,at ought our Realm acquires. Here pjeas'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 264 pages
...This Reftoration ss the C#aijpletiqp of the Poem. Vifc Soo's. VN . G 88 THEDUNCIA D. Book I. Or praife the Court, or magnify mankind, Or thy griev'd Country's copper chains unbind; From thy Bceotia tho' her Pow'r retires, 25 Mourn not, my SWIFT, at ought our Realm acquires. Here... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 388 pages
...mora' Whether thou chufe Cervantes' ferious air, Or laugh and (hake in Rab'lais' eafy chair, Or praife the Court, or magnify Mankind, Or thy griev'd Country's copper chains unbind; From thy Boeotia tho' her Pow'r retires, 25 Mourn not, my SWIFT, at ought our Realm acquires. VARI... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...39 Whether thou chufe Cervantes' ferious air, Or laugh and {hake in Rabelais' eafy chair, Or praife the Court, or magnify Mankind, Or thy griev'd Country's copper chains unbind; From thy Bceotia though her Power retires, 25 Mourn not, my SWIFT, at aught our Realm acquires. REMARKS.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 366 pages
...IB Whether thou chufe Cervantes' ferious air, Or laugh and make in Rabelais' eafy chair, Or praife the Court, or magnify Mankind, Or thy griev'd Country's copper chains unbind j From thy Bceotia though her Power retires, 15 Mourn not, my SWIFT, at aught our Realm acquires. REMARKS.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 340 pages
...to Whether thou chufe Cervantes' ferious air, Or laugh and fhake in Rabelais' eafy chair, Or praife the Court, or magnify Mankind, Or thy griev'd Country's copper chains unbind; From thy Boeotia though her Power retires, 25 Mourn not, my SWIFT, at aught our Realm acquires. REMARKS.... | |
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