 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 498 Seiten
...world will judge of men and books, Not from the Burnets, Oldmixons, and Cooks. Soft were my numbers; who could take offence, While pure description held...flowery theme, A painted mistress, or a purling stream. 150 NOTES. Lansdown, the open free benevolence and candour of Garth, the warmth of Congreve, the difficulty... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 694 Seiten
...is evident from the lines in the Prologue to the Satires, not written till many years afterwards : " Yet then did Gildon draw his venal quill ; I wish'd the man a dinner, and sat still." The character of Atticus was therefore undoubtedly written in 1716, when it was sent by Pope, in his... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1824 - 474 Seiten
...world will judge of men and books, Not from the Burnets, Oldmixons, and Cooks. Soft were my numbers : who could take offence While pure description held the place of sense? Like gentle Fanny's was my flow'ry theme, A painted mistress, or a purling stream. Yet then did Gildon draw his venal quill ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 692 Seiten
...is evident from the lines in the Prologue to the Satires, not written till many years afterwards : " Yet then did Gildon draw his venal quill ; I wish'd the man a dinner, and sat still." The character of Alticus was therefore undoubtedly written in 1716, when it was sent by Pope, in his... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 Seiten
...Oldmixons, and Cooks. Soft were my numbers : who eould take offenee While pure deseription held the plaee , His ransom to provide To the king Vet then did Gildon draw his venal quill ; I wish'd the man a dinner, and sat still. Yet then did Dennis... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 Seiten
...Soft were my numbers : who could take offence Fhile pure description held the place of sense ? jike nder Pope fet then did Gildon draw his venal quill ; wish'd the man a dinner, and sat still : Têt then did Dennis... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 234 Seiten
...men and boo Not from the Burnets, Oldmixons, and Cooks. Sof were my numbers; who could takeoffenci While pure description held the place of sense' Like...mistress, or a purling stream.' Yet then did Gildon dVaw his venal (juill; I wish'd the man a dinner, and sat still : Yet then did Dennis rave in fu nous... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 382 Seiten
...world will judge of men and books, Not from the Burnets, Oldmixons, and Cooks. Soft were my numbers ; who could take offence While pure description held...mistress, or a purling stream.' Yet then did Gildon 9 draw his venal quill ; • Gildon, who acquired considerable notoriety as a critic, dramatist, &c.,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 Seiten
...world will judge of men and books, Not from the Burnets, Oldmixons, and Cooks. Soft were my numbers ; who could take offence, While pure description held...flowery theme, A painted mistress, or a purling stream. 150 Yet then did Gildon draw his venal quill ; I wish'd the man a dinner, and sate still : Yet then... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 Seiten
...will judge of men and books, Not from the ßurnets, Oldmijcons, and CtntKs '. Soft were my numbers ; not vainly dare In fighting fields, nor urge thy...come, Disease, and death's inexorable doom, The l stream3. Yet then did Gildon draw his venal quill ; I wish'd the man a dinner, and sate still. Yet... | |
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Soft were my numbers ; who could take offence While pure description held the place of sense ? Like gentle Fanny's was my flowery theme, A painted mistress, or a purling stream. 
