 My head and heart thus flowing through my quill, Verse-man or prose-man, term me which you will, Papist or protestant, or both between, Like good Erasmus in an honest mean, In moderation placing all my glory, While tories call me whig, and whigs a tory.  Works: In English Verse - Page 119by Horace - 1767Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1851 - 902 pages
...to suspicion and misconstruction on both sides. He felt himself in the position of the poet : — ' In moderation placing all my glory. While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory.' He was accordingly opposed by Mr. Hawthorn. There was a severe contest, and great excitement. Sir Andrew... | |
 | Carl Ludwig Klose - 1851 - 600 pages
...lange — weniger гефпеп, aló er bar= auf, bajj feine 2ln^t, bie jene« befannte SBort: „hi moderation placing all my glory, while Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory " геф1 ^дПф auf ilm anwenbbar maфte/ t»on liefen wie »on Зе< nen, »erworfen werben würbe.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1851 - 628 pages
...you will, Papist or Protestant, or hoth hetween, Like good Erasmus in an honest mean, In moaeration placing all my glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory. Satire 's my weap ~.n, hut I'm too discreet To run a-muck, and tilt at all I meet ; I only wear it... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...still. Sen Jonson. Equally inured By moderation, either state to bear, Prosperous or adverse. Milton. In moderation placing all my glory, While tories call me whig, and whigs a tory. — Pope. MODESTY. 441 MODESTY. BUT her sad eyes still fastened on the ground, Are governed with goodly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1854 - 338 pages
...term me which you will,6 Papist or Protestant, or both between, 65 Like good Erasmus, in an honest mean, In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory. Satire 's my weapon, but I 'm too discreet To run a-muck, and tilt at all I meet; 70 I only wear it... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pages
...Walpole found incorruptible. Papist or Protestant, or both between, 65 Like good Erasmus, in an honest mean, In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory. Satire 's my •weapon, but I'm too discreet To run a-muck, and tilt at all I meet ; 70 I only wear... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 pages
...Walpole found incorruptible. Papist or Protestant, or both between, 65 Like good Erasmus, in an honest mean, In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory. Satire 's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run a-muck, and tilt at all I meet ; 70 I only wear it... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 384 pages
...prose-man, term me which you will, Papist or Protestant, or both between, Like good Erasmus, in an honest mean, In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories...and Whigs a Tory. Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run a muck, and tilt at all I meet ; 7 Dartineuf, a great epicure, with whom Pope appears... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1859 - 504 pages
...will, Papist or protestant, or both betwcen, Like good Erasmus in an honest mean, In moderation plaeing to heaven. Grace shines around her with serenest beams, And whispering angels prompt her disercet To run a muck, and tilt at all I mcet ; I only wear it in a land of Hectors, Thieves, supereargoes,... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1862 - 452 pages
...thrive, Indebted to no prince or peer alive." His neutral position is again indicated in the lines — " In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory." But in principle, it is clear that he infinitely preferred the politics of Locke to those of Filmer.... | |
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