 He, who still wanting, though he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing left : And he, who now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning...  The Poetical Works - Page 107by Alexander Pope - 1828Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 698 pages
...hard-bound brains eight lines a yexr : He who, ..*.;! I wanting, though he lives ou theft, SWals mnch', spends little, yet has nothing left : And he, who,...not, but blunders round about a meaning : And he, whosB fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not poetrj, but prose run mad: All these, my modest satire... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...[ye:ti And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a He vvlio still wanting, though he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing left ; And he who now to sense, now nonsense, leanin:;, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning And he whose fustian's so sublimely had, It... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 504 pages
...appear. And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a year; He who still wanting, though he lives on theft. Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing...run mad : All these my modest satire bade translate. . Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires' True genins kindles, and fair fame inspires,... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...now to sense, now nonsense leanMeans not, but blunders round about a mean'"S. And be whose fustian 's so sublimely bad, It is not poetry, but prose run mad : All these my modest satire bade translate, Aad own'd that niite such poets made a Tate. How did they fume, and stamp, and roar, and chafe ! And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...strains from hard-bound brains, eight lines a Uc, who, still wanting, though he lives on theft, Sieals much, spends little, yet has nothing left: And he,...sublimely bad, It is not poetry, but prose run mad : All tin se, my modest satire bad translate, And ow-n'd that nine such poets made a Tate. 190 How di<t they... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...[year ; And strains from hard-bound brains, eight lines a H*, who, still wanting, though he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing...sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders ruuod about a rocauing : And he, whose fustian's so sublimely bad, ft is not poetry, but prose run... | |
 | English poetry - 1811 - 592 pages
...Raphael's magic hand ; Ijlushingto find himself enamour'd grown Of rival charms and beauties not his own. All these my modest satire bade translate, And own'd that nine such poets made a Tate. I make no doubt but the very despicable light, in which translation is here represented, may have deterred... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 350 pages
...He, who still wanting, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing left : 184 And he, who now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning : And VKR. 180. a Persian tale] Amb. Phslips translated the Persian Tales. Receiv'd of wits an undistinguish'd... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 516 pages
...still wanting, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing left. Johnson,f who now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not,...sublimely bad, It is not poetry but prose run mad. J Should modest Satire bid all these translate, And own that nine such poets make a Tate; How would... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 506 pages
...still wanting, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing left. Johnson, f who now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not,...fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not poetry but prose run mad.J Should modest Satire bid all these translate, And own that nine such poets make a Tate; How would... | |
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