 Its proper power to hurt each creature feels; Bulls aim their horns, and asses lift their heels ; Tis a bear's talent not to kick, but hug; And no man wonders he's not stung by pug.  Works: In English Verse - Page 119by Horace - 1767Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 384 pages
...judge be Page ;" From furious Sappho1 scarce a milder fate, Pox'd by her love, or libell'd by her hate. Its proper power to hurt each creature feels ; Bulls aim their horns, and asses lift their heels ; "Tis a bear's talent not to kick, but hug ; And no man wonders he's not stung... | |
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - English periodicals - 1865 - 616 pages
...than his right when at issue with an opponent, the reason may be found in the words of the poet: " Its proper power to hurt, each creature feels : Bulls aim their horns, and asses lift their heels 'Tis a hear's talent not to kick, but hug ; And no one wonders he's not stung... | |
 | John Timbs - Art - 1860 - 424 pages
...Boy dell, in 1790. A coarse woodcut portrait of Hogarth headed this paper, the motto of which was — Its proper power to hurt each creature feels, Bulls aim their horns, and asses lift their heels. The caricature — the bodily and mental image of John Wilkes — appeared... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 388 pages
...judge be Page;9 From furious Sappho1 scarce a milder fate, Pox'd by her love, or libell'd by her hate. Its proper power to hurt each creature feels ; Bulls aim their horns, and asses lift their heels ; 'Tis a bear's talent not to kick, but hug ; And no man wonders he's not stung... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 pages
...be Page ; t From furious Sappho J scarce a milder fate, P**'d by her love, or libell'd by her hate. Its proper power to hurt each creature feels ; Bulls aim their horns, and asses lift their heels ; 'Tis a bear's talent not to kick, but hug ; And no man wonders he's not stung... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 pages
...judge be Page. From furious Sappho scarce a milder fate, Pox'd by her love, or libell'd by her hate. Its proper power to hurt, each creature feels; Bulls aim their horns, and asses lift their heels 'Tis a bear's talent not to kick, but hug; And no man wonders he's not stung... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...cheerful heart. Between excess and famine lies a mean, Plain, but not sordid, though not splendid, clean. NE. THEY are all gone into the world of light, And I alone sit lingering asses kick their heels. Here Wisdom calls, "Seek virtue first, be bold ; As gold to silver, virtue... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1872 - 744 pages
...judge be Page. From furious Sappho scarce a milder fate, Pox'd by her love, or libell'd by her hate. Its proper power to hurt, each creature feels ; Bulls aim their horns, and asses lift their heels ; 'Tis a bear's talent not to kick, but hug ; And no man wonders he 's not stung... | |
 | Tom Taylor - 1874 - 554 pages
...(for Saturday, May 21st, 1762), to a fierce attack upon the painter. Here is the opening passage:— " Its proper power to hurt each creature feels, Bulls aim their horns, and asses lift their heels." -J till now rather my friend and flatterer, 1 attacked me in a ' North Briton'... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 576 pages
...cheerful heart. Between excess and famine lies a mean, Plain, but not sordid, though not splendid, clean. Its proper power to hurt, each creature feels : Bulls aim their horns, and asses kick their heels. Here Wisdom calls, " Seek virtue first, be bold ; As gold to silver, virtue... | |
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