My head and heart thus flowing thro' 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. The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Satires, &c - Page 43by Alexander Pope - 1752Full view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 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 - 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 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 Dartineuf, a great... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1859 - 504 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, A Satire's my weapon, but I'm too disercet To run a muck, and tilt at all I mcet ; I only wear it in... | |
| 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 - 1867 - 626 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—e« Beauty. Pope, Imit- of Horace, I. 2. 67. It is the witness still of excellency,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1869 - 570 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 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 in... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1872 - 744 pages
...Walpole found' incorruptible. Papist or Protestant, or both between, C5 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-muok, and tilt at all I meet ; 70 I only wear it... | |
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