 I said; Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead. The Dog-star rages! nay 'tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out: Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land.  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 105by Alexander Pope - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Pat Rogers - Literary Criticism - 2007
...spaces. Pope, the successful poet, is besieged by aspiring authors, with "Papers in each hand," who "rave, recite and madden round the land. | What Walls...or what Shades can hide? They pierce my Thickets, thro' my Grot they glide" (5-8). So the poem acts pre-emptively, opening itself by closing the door,... | |
 | Poet Laureate Jean Elizabeth Ward - Poetry - 2008 - 149 pages
...Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead. The dog-star rages! Nay 'tis past a doubt, All Bedham, or Parnassus, is let out: Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden 'round the land. Excerpt from poem Epistle to Several Persons: Dr. Arbuthnot... | |
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