 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, George Gilfillan - English poetry - 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 - English poetry - 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 - 506 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.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 388 pages
...Protestant, or both between, Like good Erasmus, in an honest mean, In moderation placing all my giory, 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 ; 7 I.)artineuf, a great epicure, with whom Pope appears... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 628 pages
...prose-man, term me which you will, Papist or Protestant, or both betw.een, 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 - 1867 - 520 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 call me whig, and whigs a toryv Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run a muckr and tilt at all I meet ; I only wear... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - Quotations - 1867 - 752 pages
...; But mod'rate yonr expenses now, at first, As you may keep the same proportion still. Ben Jonson. In moderation placing all my glory, While tories call me whig, and wnigs a tory. MODESTY—eĢ Beauty. Pope, Imit- of Horace, I. 2. 67. It is the witness still of excellency,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1869 - 580 pages
...Prose-man, term me which you will, Papist or Protestant, or both between1, 6j 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; 70 I only wear it in a land of Hectors, Thieves, Supercargoes,... | |
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