The British Satirist: Comprising the Best Satires of the Most Celebrated Poets, from Pope to Byron. Accompanied by Original Critical Notices of the Authors |
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... Bavius in Wapping gains renown , And Mævius reigns o'er Kentish - town : Tigellius plac'd in Phoebus ' car From Ludgate shines to Temple - bar : Harmonious Cibber entertains The court with annual birthday - strains ; Whence Gay was ...
... Bavius in Wapping gains renown , And Mævius reigns o'er Kentish - town : Tigellius plac'd in Phoebus ' car From Ludgate shines to Temple - bar : Harmonious Cibber entertains The court with annual birthday - strains ; Whence Gay was ...
Page 340
... Bavius sits . Bavius was an ancient poet , celebrated by Virgil for the like causes as Bays by our author . Brown and Meers . Booksellers , printers for any body . The allegory of the souls of the dull coming forth in the form of books ...
... Bavius sits . Bavius was an ancient poet , celebrated by Virgil for the like causes as Bays by our author . Brown and Meers . Booksellers , printers for any body . The allegory of the souls of the dull coming forth in the form of books ...
Page 341
... Bavius drench'd thee o'er and o'er . But blind to former as to future fate , What mortal knows his pre - existent state ? Who knows how long thy transmigrating soul Might from Boeotiant to Baotian roll ? How many Dutchmen she vouchsaf'd ...
... Bavius drench'd thee o'er and o'er . But blind to former as to future fate , What mortal knows his pre - existent state ? Who knows how long thy transmigrating soul Might from Boeotiant to Baotian roll ? How many Dutchmen she vouchsaf'd ...
Page 353
... Bavius , take the poppy from thy brow , And place it here ! here , all ye heroes , bow ! This , this is he foretold by ancient rhymes : The Augustus born to bring Saturnian times . Signs following signs lead on the mighty year ; See ...
... Bavius , take the poppy from thy brow , And place it here ! here , all ye heroes , bow ! This , this is he foretold by ancient rhymes : The Augustus born to bring Saturnian times . Signs following signs lead on the mighty year ; See ...
Page 354
... Bavius , take the poppy from thy brow , And place it here ! here , all ye heroes , bow ! This , this is he foretold by ancient rhymes : The Augustus born to bring Saturnian times . Signs following signs lead on the mighty year ; See ...
... Bavius , take the poppy from thy brow , And place it here ! here , all ye heroes , bow ! This , this is he foretold by ancient rhymes : The Augustus born to bring Saturnian times . Signs following signs lead on the mighty year ; See ...
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Page 77 - Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.
Page 52 - On what foundation stands the warrior's pride? How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain...
Page 57 - Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate? Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries attempt the mercies of the skies? Inquirer, cease; petitions yet remain Which Heaven may hear, nor deem Religion vain.
Page 133 - How, with less reading than makes felons scape, Less human genius than God gives an ape, Small thanks to France, and none to Rome or Greece, A...
Page xxv - Unhappy White ! while life was in its spring,* And thy young muse just waved her joyous wing, The spoiler came ; and all thy promise fair Has sought the grave, to sleep for ever there. Oh ! what a noble heart was here undone, When Science...
Page 50 - Now drops at once the pride of awful state, The golden canopy, the glitt'ring plate,. The regal palace, the luxurious board, The liv'ried army, and the menial lord.
Page 167 - Night primeval, and of Chaos old ! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus
Page xxi - Who, both by precept and example, shows That prose is verse, and verse is merely prose...
Page 77 - Though equal to all things, for all things unfit : Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot too cool ; for a drudge disobedient ; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd, or in place, sir — To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.
Page 53 - Condemn'da needy supplicant to wait; While ladies interpose, and slaves debate. But did not Chance at length her error mend? Did no subverted empire mark his end? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound? Or hostile millions press him to the ground? His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.