 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
 | Alexander Pope - 1846
...Proseman, term me which you will. Papist or Protestant, or hoth hetween, Like gond Erasmus in an honest mean,. In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory. Satire 's my weapon, hut Fm too discreet To run a-muck, and tilt at all I meet ; I ouly wear it in... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 pages
...prose-man, term me which you will ; 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. s Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run a muck, and tilt at all I meet : 70 NOTES. " lllo... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 638 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...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 ; I only wear it in a land of Hectors, Thieves,... | |
 | Thomas M'Crie - Agnew, Andrew Sir, Bart., 1793-1840 - 1850 - 478 pages
...extreme parties into which men were then divided. He felt himself in the predicament of the poet — " In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory." On the one hand, "Mr M. Stewart (inadvertently no doubt) represented him to have stated that he would... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 512 pages
...Proscman, 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 Whip a Tory. Satire 's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run a-muck, and tilt at all I meet ; I only... | |
 | 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 - Prussia (Germany) - 1851 - 602 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 - 774 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... | |
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