 Say, for my comfort, languishing in bed, 'Just so immortal Maro held his head'; And, when I die, be sure you let me know 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?  Satires and Epistles - Page 27by Alexander Pope - 1872 - 164 pagesFull view - About this book
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...have an eye — .' Go on, obliging creatures ! make me see All that disgraced my betters met in me. Say, for my comfort, languishing in bed, ' Just so...And when I die, be sure you let me know Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents',... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...creatures, make me see All that disgraced my betters met in me. Say for my comfort, languishing in bed, i Just so immortal Maro held his head ;' And when I die, be sure you let me know Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents',... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...you have an eye!" jo on, obliging creature, make me see Ul that disgrac'd my betters, met in me. itr, for my comfort, languishing in bed, ' Just so immortal Maro held his head ;" Lnd when I die, be sure you let me know Jfwt Homer dy'd three thousand years ago. Why did I write... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 pages
...me see All that disgraced my betters met in me. Say for my comfort, languishing in bed, 'Just .«o immortal Maro held his head ;' And when I die, be sure you let me know . Great Homer died three thousand years ago, Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown, Dipp'd me in ink, my parents'... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 420 pages
...you have an eye." Go on, obliging creatures ; make me see, All that disgrac'd my betters met in me. Say, for my comfort, languishing in bed, Just so immortal...And when I die, be sure you let me know, Great Homer died — three thousand years ago. XIII — Hymn to Adversity. — GRAY. DAUGHTER of Jove, relentless... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...me see All that disgraced my betters met in me. Say for my comfort, languishing in bed, •Ji.it w> died three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown, Dipp'd me in ink — my parents'... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...have an eye I* Go on. obliging créât HITS, n.nke me see All that disgraced my betters, met in me. the old surveyed ; And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art a wheu I die, be eure you let me know Great Homer dh-d thn e thousand years ago. Why did I write ? л\... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...have an eye." — Go on, obliging creatures, make me see. All that disgraced my betters, met in me. Say for my comfort, languishing in bed, " Just so...And when I die, be sure you let me know Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipped me in ink, my parents',... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 pages
...Ovid's nose ; and, ' Sir, you have an eye !' Go on, obliging creatures ; make me see All that disgraced my betters met in me. 120 Say for my comfort, languishing...And when I die, be sure you let me know Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write? what sin to me unknown 125 Dipp'd me in ink ? my parents',... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - American poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...you have an eye ! Go on, obliging creature, make me see, All that disgraced my betters, met in me ; Say, for my comfort, languishing in bed, Just so immortal...And when I die, be sure you let me know, Great Homer died three thousand years ago. PoPE. LIFE. LIKE to the falling of a star : Or as the flights of eagles... | |
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