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
 | Henry George Bohn - Quotations, English - 1883 - 782 pages
...Jesting. 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 soug. 4334 Pope : Satire i. Line 76. Eidicule is a weak weapon, when levelled... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1889 - 590 pages
...more : 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 burden of a merry song." Here, then, is the personal motive of his Satire, plainly avowed ; and... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Authors, English - 1890 - 462 pages
...• " 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. " Already, it seems, in childhood he had the same irresistible instinct,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1896 - 794 pages
...for more. YOUNG: Love of Fame. RIDICULE. Whoe'er offends at some unlucky time, Slides in a verse, or hitches in a rhyme, Sacred to ridicule his whole life long, And the sad burden of some merry song. POPE. Those who aim at ridicule Should fix upon some certain rule, Which... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1903 - 1186 pages
...69. But tonch me, and no minister so sore ; Whoe'er offends at some unlncky time Slides into verse, and hitches in a rhyme, Sacred to ridicule his whole life long, And the sad burden of some merry song. Line 76. Bare the mean heart that lurks behind a star. Line no. There... | |
 | George Paston - 1909 - 420 pages
...for him will not secure us from a stroke." 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 burden of some merry song. Whatever the consequences of his temerity, the slander or poison of... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - Quotations, English - 1911 - 784 pages
...Jesting. 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 so*.g. 4334 Pope : Satire i. Line 76. Ridicule is a weak weapon, when levelled... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1926 - 310 pages
...75 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. 80 Slander or Poison dread from Delia's rage, Hard words or hanging,... | |
 | Milton Lodge, Kathleen M. McGraw - Human information processing - 1995 - 658 pages
...more: But touch me, and no Minister so sore. Who-e'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. (69-80) Pope here twists the Horace into some very contemporary satire.... | |
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