 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 strani
...Station ; Tis all on me a Ufufpation. I have no Title to afpire, Yet, when you fink, I feem the higher. In Pope I cannot read a Line, But with a Sigh I wife it mine : '.. When he can in one Couplet fix. • .' J More Senfe, than I can do in fix, . . It... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 524 strani
...Station, Tis all to me an Usurpation. I have no Title to afpire ; Yet, when you fink, I feem the higher : In POPE, I cannot read a Line, But, with a Sigh, I wifh it mine : . When he can in one Couplet fix More Senfe than I can do in fix j It gives me fuch... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 strani
...Gray. p. 37. And Swift [in his Lines on the death of Dr. Swift~\. himself a great condenser, says — ' In Pope I cannot read a line But with a sigh I wish...one couplet fix More sense than I can do in six.' P. CUNNINGHAM. 1 He is described by Walpole in his Letters, viil. 5. 394 Johnson s description of a... | |
 | 1787 - 446 strani
...station, "Pis all on me an usurpation. I have no title to aspire, 4.5 Yet when you sink I seem the higher. In Pope I cannot read a line But, with a sigh, I wish it mine t . When he can in one couplet fix, More sense than I can do in six, 50 It gives me such a jealous... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 strani
...me a usurpation. I have no title to aspire ; Yet, when you sink, I seem the higher, In Pope I canuot read a line, But with a sigh I wish it mine : When...can in one couplet fix, More sense than I can do in sis ; It gives me such a jealous fit, I cry, " Pox take him and his wit I" I grieve to be outdone by... | |
 | John Aikin - 1806 - 346 strani
...such passages that Swift had in his eye, when he said with the candour of true friendship, When Pope can in one couplet fix More sense than I can do in six. On the other hand, his illustrations and amplifications are often given with all that splendour of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 strani
...station, Tis all on me a usurpation. I have no title to aspire ; Yet, when you sink, I seem the higher. In Pope I cannot read a line, But with a sigh I wish...I can do in six ; It gives me such a jealous fit, 1 cry, " Pox take him and his wit !'" I grieve to be outdone by Gay In my own humorous .biting way.... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 strani
...station, Tis all on me an usurpation. I have no title' to aspire, Yet when you sink I seem the higher. In Pope I cannot read a line But, with a sigh, I wish...do in six, It gives me such a jealous fit, I cry, ' Pox take him and his wit.' I grieve to be outdone by Gay In my own humorous biting way. Arbutlmot... | |
 | Helvétius - 1810 - 452 strani
...so frequently extorts from us.-}( * I have no title to aspire, Yet when you sink I seem the higher : In Pope I cannot read a line, But with a sigh I wish...do in six, It gives me such a jealous fit, I cry, pox take him and his wit ! T. SWIFT. •J- How many men extol the ancients above the moderns, merely... | |
 | Helvétius - 1810 - 438 strani
...so frequently extorts from us.f * I have no title to aspire, Yet when you sink I seem the higher : In Pope I cannot read a line, But with a sigh I wish...he can in one couplet fix More sense than I can do iusix, It gives me such a jealous fit, I cry, pox take him and bis wit! T. SWIFT. f How many men extol... | |
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In Pope I cannot read a line, But with a sigh I wish it mine; When he can in one couplet fix More sense than I can do in six; It gives me such a jealous fit, I cry, "Pox take him and his wit! 
