The impression we receive is of a feverish struggle for literary existence, a terrible pressure of the poetical population on the means of subsistence. 'Pope writes: — When sick of muse our follies we deplore And promise our best friends to write no... The Atlantic Monthly - Page 3171927Full view - About this book
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...table is a song. I, who so oft renounce the Muses,' lle,'. 175 Not—self e'er tells more fibs than L When sick of Muse, our follies we deplore, And promise our best friends to rhyme no more; We wake next morning in a raging fit, And call for pen and ink, to show our wit. 180... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 472 pages
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| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 508 pages
...Fibs than I; "When fick of Mufe, or follies we deplore, '75 .And promife our beft Friends to rhyme no more ; "We wake next morning in a raging fit, And call for pen and ink to mow our Wit. 180 k He ferv'da 'Prenticefhip, who fets up mop ; Ward try'd on Puppies, and the Poor,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...to school. To worship like his fathers was his care; 165 Not **'s self e'er tells more fibs than I. When sick of Muse our follies we deplore, And promise our best friends to rhyme no more • We wake next morning in a raging fit, And call for pen and ink to shew our wit. is;... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...tells more Jibs than I; When sick of muse, or follies we deplore, And promise our best friends to rhyme no more; We wake next morning in a raging fit, And call for pen and ink to show our wit. 180 He serv'da 'prenticeship, who sets up shop ; Ward try'd on puppies, and the poor, his drop ; Ev'n... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...table is a song. I, who so oft renounce the Muses, Ue, Not ——'s self e'er tells more fibs than I; When sick of muse, our follies we deplore, And promise our best friends to rhyme no more; We wake next morning in a raging tit, And call for pen and ink to show our wit. He served... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 pages
...more Fibs than I ; When sick of Muse, or follies we deplore, And promise our best Friends to rhyme no more ; We wake next morning in a raging fit, And call for pen and ink to shew our Wit. 180 k He serv'da 'Prenticeship, who sets up shop; Ward try'd on Puppies, and the Poor,... | |
| Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 452 pages
...more Fibs than I ; When sick of Muse, or follies we deplore, And promise our best Friends to rhyme no more; We wake next morning in a raging fit, And call for pen and ink to shew our Wit. 180 k He serv'da 'Prenticeship, who sets up shop ; Ward try'd on Puppies, and the Poor,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 454 pages
...more fibs than I ; When sick of Muse, or follies we deplore, And promise our best Friends to rhyme no more ; We wake next morning in a raging fit, And call for pen and ink to shew our Wit. 180 k He serv'da 'Prenticeship, who sets up shop ; Ward try'd on Puppies, and the Poor,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 468 pages
...more Fibs than I ; When sick of Muse, or follies we deplore, And promise our best Friends to rhyme no more ; We wake next morning in a raging fit, And call for pen and ink to shew our Wit. 180 k He serv'da Trenticeship, who sets up shop ; Ward try'd on Puppies, and the Poor,... | |
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