 But each man's secret standard in his mind, That casting-weight pride adds to emptiness, This, who can gratify ? for who can guess * The bard whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown, Just writes to make his barrenness...  History of John Bull. Essays. Poetry - Stran 418avtor: Jonathan Swift - 1801Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 498 strani
...can guess? The bard whom pilfer'd Pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown, 180 Just writes to make his barrenness 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 strani
...who can guess ? The bard whom pilfer'd pastorale renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half-a-crown, Just writes to make his barrenness appear. And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a-ye&r: He who, still wanting, though he lives on theft, Steals much, spende little, yet... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 strani
...mind, That easting-weight pride adds to emptiness. This, who ean gratify ? for who ean guess ? The bard sinee ereated man Met sueh embodied foree, as nam'd with these Coul erown, Just writes to make his barrenness appear, [year; And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 strani
...mind. That' casting weight pride and to emptiness, This who can gratify? for who can guess? The bard whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian...crown, Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strai' s from hard-bound brains eight lines a year: He who, still wanting, though he tives/m theft,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 878 strani
...hunger now supprest, The monarch turns him to his royal guest, Id. Odyssey. The bard, whom pilfered pastorals renown ; Who turns a Persian tale for half...crown, Just writes to make his barrenness appear. Pope. This beastly line quite turn« my stomach. Id. Eastern priests in giddy circles run, And turn... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 806 strani
...direction. It is between 59° 28'. and 60° 25' of N. lat. HA'RDBOUND, аф. Hard and bound. Costive. Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains from hardbound brains eight lines a year. Pojic. HAR'DEN, v. 7i. & v. я. ^ From hard. To HAH'DENER, ns 1 grow hard ; to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 strani
...mind. That casting-weight pride adds to emptiness, This, who can gratify ? for who can guess ? The bard hard-bou nd brains eight lines a year : He who, still wanting, though he lives on theft, Steals much,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 strani
...who can guess? * The bard whom pilfered Pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian talc for half-a-crown. ve all the rest, when I was in the height of vanity, yet hearing one to swear eight lines a year ; Q He who, still wanting, though he lives on theft. Steals much, spends Tittle,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1831 - 328 strani
...difficulty, excite a feeling similar to that which proceeds from the labor of thought to a dull writer : Just writes to make his barrenness appear. And strains from hard-bound brains eisht lines a-year. POPE'S EPISTLE TO DR. ARBUTHNOT, 1. 181. It belongs to the present subject to observe,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 strani
...mind, That casting-weight pride adds to emptiness, This, who can gratify ? for who can guess ? The bard whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown, 180 Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains, from hard-bound brains, eight lines a year... | |
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