 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 - Página 418por Jonathan Swift - 1801Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Alexander Pope - 1881 - 572 páginas
...casting-weight pride adds to emptiness, This, who can gratify, for who can guess ? The bard' whom pilfered Pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half-...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 - 1881 - 176 páginas
...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, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1881 - 570 páginas
...can guess ? The bard1 whom pilfered Pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half-a-crown," uo 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 - 1881 - 196 páginas
...can guess ? The bard whom pilfer'd Pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half-a-crown, 1 80 Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains from hard-bound brains, eight lines a year; He, who still wanting, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet... | |
 | Jehiel Keeler Hoyt - 1882 - 914 páginas
...part, And hide with ornaments their want of art to. POPE— Essay on Criticism. Line 293. The Bard pEB-2'Лс 2'asfc. Bk. I. Line 307. The myrtle tree,...hol'ly with its polished leaves, Are all before mo eight 33G POETS. Then from the Mint walks forth the man of rhyme, Happy! to catch me, just at dinner-time.... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - 1882 - 492 páginas
...casting-weight pride adds to emptiness, — This who can gratify? for who can guess? The bard whom pilfered pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half...barrenness appear, And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a year; He who, still wanting, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet... | |
 | 1882 - 1434 páginas
...art ic. POPE— Emiay on Criticism. Line 293. The Bard whom pilfer'd Pastorals renown, Who turns n Persian tale for half a Crown, Just writes to make...barrenness appear, And strains, from hard-bound brains eight lines a year. x. POPS -Prologue to Satires. Line 179. POETS. POETS. 3137 Then from the Mint walks... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 480 páginas
...can guess ? The wretch, whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale * for half-a-crown, Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains from hardbound brains six lines a-year ; In sense still wanting, though he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1883 - 480 páginas
...can guess ? The wretch, whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale * for half-a-crown, Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains from hardbound brains six lines a-year ; In sense still wanting, though he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1883 - 480 páginas
...can guess ? The wrelch, whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale * for half-a-crown, Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains from hardbound brains six lines a-year ; In sense still wanting, though he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing... | |
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