 But touch me, and no Minister so sore. Whoe'er offends, at some unlucky time Slides into verse, and hitches in a rhyme, Sacred to Ridicule his whole life long, And the sad burthen of some merry song.  Works: In English Verse - Page 119by Horace - 1767Full view - About this book
 | Robert Nares - English language - 1784 - 554 pages
...certainly it is not. Even Pope, whom he quotes, meant, I think, to accent the word on the antepenultima : Sacred to ridicule his whole life long, And the fad burthen of fome merry fong. I do not at prefent recolledt any ancient authority for Accenting it on the laft. Seafaring :... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...But touch me, and no Minilter fo fore.. Whoe'er oftends, at feme unlucky time x Slides into verfe, and hitches in a rhyme. Sacred to ridicule his whole life long, And the fad burthen of fome merry fong. 8& * Tutus ab infeftis latronibus ? " O pater et rex Jupiter, ut pereat pofitum rubigine telum,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...! at ille, Qui me commorit, (melius non tangere, clamo) 1 Flebit, et infignis tota cantabitur urbe. Sacred to ridicule his whole life long, And the fad burthen of fome merry fong. 89 i Slander or Poifon dread from Delia's rage; Hard words or hanging, if your Judge be Page.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 752 pages
...by Pope : " Whoe'er offends, at Come unlucky time '< Slides into verfe, and hitches in a rhirne; " Sacred to ridicule his whole life long, *' And the fad burthen of fome merry long." MAT. ON r. 1 In a pure compound — ] Thus the quarto. The edition of 1616 readl ; In purejl... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...more: But touch me, and no miniftcr fo (ore. Whoe'er offends, at fomc unlucky time Slides into vcrfc, and hitches in a rhyme ; Sacred to ridicule his whole life long. And the fad burthen of fome merry fong. Slander or poifon dread from Delia's rage. Hard words or hanging, if your judge be Pagl From... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...miniftcr fo fore. Whoe'er offends, at fome unlucky time Slides into vcrie, and hitches in a ihyraef Sacred to ridicule his whole life long, And the fad burthen of lomc merry long. Slander or poifon dread from Delia's rage; Hard words or hanging, if your judge be... | |
 | 1793 - 376 pages
...B'lt toui:h me, and no Minifter fo fore. 76 Whoe'er offends, at fome unlucky time Slides into verfe, and hitches in a rhyme, Sacred to Ridicule his whole life long, And the fad burthen of fome merry fong. 80 Slander or Poifon dread from Delia's rage, Hard words or hanging, if your Judge be Page. From... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - English poetry - 1793 - 388 pages
...But touch me, and no Minifter fb fore. 76 Whoe'er offends, at fome unlucky time Slides into verfe, and hitches in a rhyme, Sacred to Ridicule his whole life long, And the fad burthen of fome merry fong. 80 Slander or Poifon dread from Delia's rage, Hard words or hanging, if your Judge be Page. From... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1796 - 382 pages
...perhaps, in the Latin word mucro. Ver. 77, Whoe'er offends, at fome unlucky time Slides into verfe, and hitches in a rhyme, Sacred to ridicule his whole life long, And the fad burthen of fome merry fong. This is one of the very beft efforts of our admirable •writer in curious felicity of expreffion... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...: But touch me, and no ininifter fo fore. Whoe'er offends, at fome unlucky time Slides into verfe, and hitches in a rhyme ; Sacred to ridicule his whole life long, And the fad burthen of fome merry fong. Slander or poifon dread from Delia', rage; Hard words, or hanging, if your judge be Page : From... | |
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