| John Bell - 1796 - 480 strani
...no honest man shall dread, 15 ut all such babbling blockheads in his stead. Let Sporus tremble — A. What ? that thing of silk, Sporus! that mere white curd of asses' milk? 306 Satire or sense, alas ! can Sporus feel ? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? P.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 strani
...mine no honest man shall dread, But all such babbling blockheads in his stead. : Sporus tremble — A. What ? that thing of silk, Sporus ! that mere white curd of asses' milk ? 306 Satire or sense, alas ! can Sporus feel ! Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? P.... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 strani
...WALLER, brightest sons of fame, Condemn'd the charm of ages to the flame.f 25. Let Sporus tremble— What ! that thing of silk, Sporus, that mere white...milk ! Satire or sense, alas ! can Sporus feel ? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel? Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 strani
...WALLER, brightest sons of fame, Condemn'd the charm of ages to the flanie.f 25. Let Spprus tremble— What ! that thing of silk, Sporus, that mere white...ass's milk ! Satire or sense, alas ! can Sporus feel ? ,:s.'j Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel? > .. Yet-let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 strani
...fame, Coudenm'd the charm of ages to the flame.f 25. Let Sporus tremble— What! that thing of silk, i Sporus, that mere white curd of ass's milk ! Satire or sense, alas ! can Sporus feel ? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel? Yet let me flap this Dug with gilded wings, This painted child of... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 strani
...mine no honest man shall dread, But all such babbling blockheads in his stead. Let Sporus tremble — A. What? that thing of silk, Sporus! that mere white curd of asses' milk? S06 Satire or sense, alas! can Sporus feel! Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? P. Yet... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 strani
...mine no honest man shall dread, But all such habbling blockheads in his stead. Let Sporus tremble— A. What? that thing of silk, Sporus, that mere white curd of asses' milk 'i Satire or sense, alas ! can Sporus feel t Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel? /'. Yet... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 strani
...babbling blockheads in his stead. Let Soarus tremble. — A. \Vhali that thing of silk ? Spans, thai re, Though patriots flatter, still shall wisdom rind An equal portion dealt t breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ?• P. Yetletincflap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 strani
...? A. Yes, silence if you keep, The town, the court, the whs, the dunces weep. Let Sporus tremble— A. What? that thing of silk, Sporus, that mere white curd of ass's milk I 306 Satire or sense, alas ! can Sporus feel ? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel I P. Yet let me... | |
| William Coxe - 1816 - 464 strani
...compensate for the most ridiculous foibles, and the most abandoned profligacy, " Let Sporus tremble. — A. What that thing of silk, " Sporus, that mere white curd of asses milk ? " Satire, or sense, -alas ! can Sporus feel ? " Who breaks a butterfly upfln a wheel ?... | |
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