The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of LecturesHarper, 1853 - 297 Seiten |
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... While wits and templars every sentence raise , And wonder with a foolish face of praise ; Who but must laugh if such a man there be , Who would not weep if Atticus were he ? " " I sent the verses to Mr. Addison , " said Pope , " and he ...
... While wits and templars every sentence raise , And wonder with a foolish face of praise ; Who but must laugh if such a man there be , Who would not weep if Atticus were he ? " " I sent the verses to Mr. Addison , " said Pope , " and he ...
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