 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 pages
...I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father disobey'd ; While yet a child, e'er yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. POPE. This plain floor, Believe me, reader, can say more Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a... | |
 | 1806 - 340 pages
...LEWIS. I left no calling for this idle trade; No duty broke, no father difobey'd; While yet a child, ere yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. • This plain floor, Believe me, reader, can say more Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a truly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 354 pages
...I left no calling for this idle trade ; No duty broke, no father disobey 'd; While yet a child, ere yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. POP I. This plain floor, i Believe me, reader, can say more Than many a braver marble can, Here lies... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...you let me kno» Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or my own ? As yet...but serv'd to ease some friend, not wife, To help me throngh this long disease, my life, To second, Arbuthnot! thy art and care, And teach the being you... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...unknown, Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or my own ? 126 As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'cl in numbers, for the numbers came. I left no calling...this idle trade, No duty broke, no father disobey'd : 1 30 The Muse but serv'd to ease some friend, not wife, To help me through this long disease, my... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...thousand years ago. Why did I write? what sin to me unknown 125 Dipp'd me in ink, my parents' or niy own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numhers, for the numhers came: 1 left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father disohey'd,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...me know Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write i what sin to ine unknown Dip'd me in ink, my parents', or my own? As yet a child,...idle trade, No duty broke, no father disobey'd : The Musu but serv'd to ease some friend, not wife, To help me through this long disease, my life, To second,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...you let me know Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or my own ? As yet...numbers came ; I left no calling for this idle trade, Ko duty broke, no father disobey'd : . The muse but serv'd to ease some friend, not wife ; To help... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 334 pages
...I left no calling for this idle trade ; No duty broke, no father disobey'd ; While yet a child, ere yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers camt. • This pltin floor, Believe me, reader, can say more Than many a braver marble cane Here lies... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...you let me knuw Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or my own ? As yet...I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came : I left OO calling for this idle trade, Mo duty broke, no father disobey'd : The Hose but serv'd to ease some... | |
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And, when I die, be sure you let me know Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write? what sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or my own? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. 
