| James Grant Raymond - 1806 - 300 pages
...The last cantoes of Spenser's Faery Queene : scarce. " A surprising cast of Oliver Cromwell's * ' O thou, whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier,...Bickerstaff, or Gulliver ; Whether thou choose Cervantes' sober air, Or laugh and shake in Rabelais' easy chair : Mourn not, my Swift,' &c. O 2 famous nose,... | |
| Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 454 pages
...sOme* times taking Cervantes' serious air.' — ' I remem* ber the passage,' cries the author ; ' O thou, whatever title please thine ear, 'Dean, Drapier, Bickerstaff, or Gulliver; ' Whether you take Cervantes' serious air, * Or laugh and shake in Rabelais' easy chair — * ' You are right,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...anarchy, the mind. Still her old empire to restore she tries. For, born a goddess, Dulness never dies. O thou ! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier,...Gulliver ! Whether thou choose Cervantes' serious air, Or langh and shake in Rabelais' easy chair, Or praise the court, or magnify mankind, Or thy griev'd country's... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...goddess, Duluess never dies. O thon ! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, Bickerstaif, or Gulliver ! Whether thou choose Cervantes' serious air, Or laugh and shake in Rabelais' easy chair, Or praise the court, or magnify mankind, Or thy griev'd country's copper chains unhind ; ' * REMARKS.... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...first book, but Still her old empire to restore she tries, For, born a goddess, Dulness never dies. Oh thou ! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, Bickerstaff, or Gulliver! SO REMARKS. the restoration of the empire of duLness in Britain, which is not accomplished till the... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 310 pages
...not much grieve to wear in that company. Adieu ! and God blese you, and give you health aud spirits. Whether thou choose Cervantes' serious air ; Or laugh and shake in Rabelais' easy chair, Or in the graver gown instruct mankind, Or, silent, let thy morals tell thy mind. These two verses... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 352 pages
...to wear in that company. Adieu ! and Cod blee* yon, and give you health and spirits. * Whether tlwu choose Cervantes' serious air ; Or laugh and shake in Rabelais' easy chair, Or in the graver gown instruct mankind, Or, silent, let thy morals tell thy miad. These two verse*... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 290 pages
...first 6 ; Say how the goddess bade Britannia sleep, And pour'd her spirit o'er the land and deep. O thou! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier,...serious air, Or laugh and shake in Rabelais' easy chair, Or praise the court, or magnify mankind, Or thy grieved country's copper chains unbind' 4 ; Still her... | |
| Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 390 pages
...the mind. Still her old empire to confirm, she tries, 15 For born a Goddess, Dulness never dies. O THOU ! whatever Title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier,...choose Cervantes' serious air, Or laugh and shake in Rab'lais easy Chair, 20 Or praise the Court, or magnify Mankind, Or thy griev'd Country's copper chains... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...a goddess, Dulness never dies. O thou! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, BickerstatF, or Gulliver! Whether thou choose Cervantes' serious air, Or laugh and shake in Habelais' easy chair, Or praise the court, or magnify mankind, Or thy grieved country's copper chains... | |
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