 | British poets - 1822 - 276 pages
...divine.' Bless me! a packet.—' Tis a stranger sues, A virgin tragedy, an orphan Muse.' If I dislike it, ' Furies, death, and rage!' If I approve, ' Commend it to the stage.' There (thank my stars) my whole commission ends, The players and I are, luckily, no friends. [it, Fired that the house... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 pages
...to me slumb'ring, or inspires Easy my unpremeditated Verse." MILTON. TO THE SATIRES. 13 If I dislike it, " Furies, death and rage !" If I approve, " Commend it to the Stage." There (thank my stars) my whole commission ends, The Play'rs and I are, luckily, no friends. 60 Fir'd that the house... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 468 pages
...wakes,] " Dictates to me slumb'ring, or inspires Easy my unpremeditated Verse." MILTON. If I dislike it, " Furies, death and rage !" If I approve, " Commend it to the Stage." There (thank my stars) my whole commission ends, The Play'rs and I are, luckily, no friends. 60 Fir'd that the house... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 452 pages
...death and rage !" If I approve, " Commend it to the Stage." There (thank my stars) my whole commission ends, The Play'rs and I are, luckily, no friends. 60 Fir'd that the house reject him, " 'Sdeath, I'll print it, And shame the Fools — Your int'rest, Sir, with Lintot."... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...better." " Bless me ! a packet ! — 'Tis a stranger sues A virgin tragedy, an orphan muse." If I dislike it—" Furies, death, and rage," If I approve — " Commend it to the stage." There, thank my stars, my whole commission ends ; The players and I are luckily, no friends. Fir'd that the house reject... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 498 pages
...Bless me ! a packet. — " Tis a stranger sues, 55 A virgin tragedy, an orphan Muse." If I dislike it, " Furies, death, and rage !" If I approve, " Commend it to the stage." There (thank my stars) my whole commission ends; The players and I are luckily no friends. 60 Fired that the house... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 494 pages
...Bless me ! a packet. — " 'Tis a stranger sues, 55 A virgin tragedy, an orphan Muse." If I dislike it, " Furies, death, and rage !" If I approve, " Commend it to the stage." There (thank my stars) my whole cdmmission ends ; The players and I are luckily no friends. 60 Fired that the house... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1824 - 406 pages
...divine.' Bless me ! a packet. — ' Tis a stranger sues, A virgin tragedy, an orphan Muse.' If I dislike it, ' Furies, death, and rage !' If I approve, ' Commend it to the stage.' There (thank my stars) my whole commission ends, The players and I are, luckily, no friends. Fired that the house rejects... | |
 | Jacques Delille - English poetry - 1824 - 474 pages
...divine. Bless me ! a packet. — 'Tis a stranger sues, A virgin tragedy, an orphan Muse. If I dislike it, furies, death, and rage! If I approve, « Commend it to the stage. » There (thank my stars) my whole commission ends, The play'rs and I are, luckily, no friends. Fir'd that the house reject... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...divine." Bless me ! a packet — " 'Tis a stranger sues, A virgm tragedy, an orphan Muse." If I dislike -/ stars) my whole commission ends, The players and I are, luckily, no friends. [it, F,r'd that the house... | |
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A virgin tragedy, an orphan muse.' If I dislike it, 'Furies, death and rage!' If I approve, 'Commend it to the stage. 
