 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pages
...certain elegance and urbanity appeared in every word he uttered. P. 81. 9. Why did I write ? What sin, to me unknown, Dipt me in ink ; my parents, or my own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...me kno» Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or my own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came : I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...thousand years ago. Why did I write? what sin to me unknown 125 Dipp'd me in ink, my parents' or niy own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numhers, for the numhers came: 1 left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...me know Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write i what sin to ine unknown Dip'd me in ink, my parents', or my own? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came : I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...me knuw Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or my own ? As yet a child;, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came : I left OO calling for this idle trade, Mo duty broke, no... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...Ihiee thousand years ago. Why di.l I write! vlint sin to me unknown Uipp'd me in ink, my parent's, or my own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fumf, I lisp'd in numbers, fi.r the numbers came. T left no calling fur this idle trade, No duty broke,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...crooked. ' Hit mother wa* njucu afflicted with headachi. Why did I write ? what sin to me ufiVnown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or my own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to Fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...erouked. ' ' His mother *a* much afflicted with headaelis. Why did I write? what sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or my own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to Fauie, 1 lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...let me know, Great Homer dy'd three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown 1 25 Dipt me in ink, my parents', or my own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1818 - 338 pages
...and painters then led. Thus he says to Arbuthnot — " Why did I write? What sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents' or my own? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came. I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father... | |
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Dipt me in ink, my parents', or my own? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. 
