 | Alexander Pope - 1728 - 80 ページ
...to dull books, and Prologues to dull plays ; For thee explain a thing 'till all men doubt it, 1 60 And write about it, Goddefs, and about it ; So fpins...ftore, And labours, 'till it clouds itfelf all o'er. Not that my pen to criticks was confin'd, My verfe gave ampler leflbns to mankind ; 1 65 So written... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1728 - 82 ページ
...to dull books, and Prologues to dull plays } For thee explain a thing 'till all men doubt it, j 60 And write about it, Goddefs, and about it; . . So fpins the filkworm fmall Us flender ftore, And kbours, 'till it clouds itfelf all o'er. Not that my pen to criticks was confin'd,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1729 - 262 ページ
...read ; For thee fupplying, in the worft of days, Notes to dull books, and prologues to dull plays i For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it, And write about it, Goddefs, and about it ; 1 70 So' fpins the filk-wornr fmall- its flender ftore, And labours, 'till it clouds itfelf all o'er.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 276 ページ
...iabale. For thee fupplying, in the 'worft of days, " Notes to dull books, and prologues to dull plays ; For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it, And write about it, Goddefs, and about it ; i70 So fpins the filk-worm fmall its flender ftore, And labours, 'till it clouds itfelf all o'er.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1736 - 276 ページ
...whale. For thee fupplyiug, in the worft of days, Notes to dull books, and prologues to dull plays; For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it, And write about it, Goddcfs, and. about it. ; 170 So fpins the filk- worm fniall its flender ftore, And labours, 'till... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 ページ
...communicating, in its obicurity, with Subjiance, and, in its emptinefs, with Names. tfc nin L . For thce explain a thing till all men doubt it, And write about...all o'er. What tho' we let fome better fort of fool 25$ Thrid ev'ry fcience, run thro' ev'ry fchool ? Never by tumbler thro' the hoops was fhown Such fkill... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 370 ページ
...Societies. PW For thee we dim the eyes, and fluff the head With all fuch reading as was never read : For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it, And...Goddefs, and about it : So fpins the filk-worm fmall its {lender flore, And labours till it clouds itfelf all o'er. What tho' we let fome better fort of fool... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 ページ
...read ; For thee, fupplying in the worft of days, Notes to dull books, and prologues to dull plays j For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it, And...ftore, And labours till it clouds itfelf all o'er. In the year 1726 Mr. Theobald publifhed a piece in oftavo, called Shakefpear Reftored : Of this it.... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - 1753 - 418 ページ
...read; For thee, Supplying in the worft of days, Notes to dull books, and prologues to dull plays i For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it, And...about it ; So fpins the filk-worm fmall its flender llore, And labours till it clouds itfelf all o'er. In the year 17z6 Mr. Theobald publifhed a piece... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 248 ページ
...Societies. For thee we dim the eyes, and fluff the head With all fuch reading as was never read : 2-o For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it, And write about it, Goddefs, and abt>ut it u So fpins the filk-worm fmall its flender ftore, And labours till it clouds itfelf all o'er.... | |
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For thee we dim the eyes, and stuff the head With all such reading as was never read : For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it, And write about it, goddess, and about it : So spins the silkworm small its slender store, And labours till it clouds... 
