 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 pages
...Doctor's part, Bold in the practice of miftaken rules, Prefcribe, apply, and call their matters fools, Some on the leaves of ancient authors prey, Nor time nor moths e'er fpoiPd fo much as they. * Nee enim artibus editis faftam eft ut argumenta invemremus, fed difta funt... | |
 | 1720 - 302 pages
...doctor's part, Bold in the practice of inMtaken rules-, Prefcribe, apply, and call their mafters fools. Some on the leaves of ancient authors prey, Nor time nor moths e'er fpoil'd fo much as they. Some dryly plain, without invention's aid, Write dull receipts how poems may... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...Doctor's part, Bold in the practice of miftaken rules, no Prefcribe, apply, and call their matters fools. Some on the leaves of ancient authors prey, Nor time nor moths e'er fpoil'd fo much as they. Some VER. 98. Juji prccepti] Nee enim artibus tditiifaBum ejl ut argumenta... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 396 pages
...their mafters fools. Some on the leaves of antient authors prey, Nor time nor moths e'er fpoil'd fo much as they. Some drily plain, without invention's aid, Write dull receipts how poems may be made, 115 COMMENTARY. For, as Ignorance, when joined with Humility produces ftupid admiration, on which account... | |
 | Christopher Smart - 1752 - 264 pages
...part, 1 10 Bold in the practice of miftaken rules, Prefcribe, apply, and call their mafters fools. Some on the leaves of ancient authors prey, Nor time, nor moths e'er fpoil'd fo much as they. •f Nee enim artibus editis faftum eft ut argumenta inveniremus, fed difta... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...Boftor's part, Bold in the praftice of miftaken rules, 110 Prefcribe, apply, and call their matters fools. Some on the leaves of ancient authors prey, Nor time nor moths e'er fpoil'd fo much as they : Some drily plain, without invention's aid, Write dull receipts how poems... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...their mafters fools. Some on the leaves of antient authors prey, Nor time nor moths e'er fpoil'd fo much as they. Some drily plain, without invention's aid, Write dull receipts how poems may be made, 115 COMMENTARY. For, as Ignorance, when joined with Humility producer ftupid admiration, on which account... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 314 pages
...their matters fools. Some on the leaves of antient authors prey, Nor time nor moths e'er fpoil'd fo much as they. Some drily plain, without invention's aid, Write dull receipts how poems may be made. 1 1 5 CoMMENTART. For, as Ignorance, when joined with Humility, produces ftupid admiration, on which... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1770 - 378 pages
...part, Bold in the practice of miftaken rules, ncr Prefcribe, apply, and call their .mafters ficls. Some on the leaves of ancient authors prey, Nor time nor moths e'er fpoil d fo much as they : Some drily plain, without invention's aid, Write dull receipts how poems... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...doctor's part, Bold in the practice of mistaken rules, no Prescribe, apply, and call their masters fools. Some on the leaves of ancient Authors prey, Nor time nor moths e'er spoil'd so much as they ; Some dryly plain, without invention's aid, 'Write dull receipts how pcems may be made; u-; VAvmt 11. I These... | |
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These leave the sense, their learning to display, And those explain the meaning quite away. You then whose judgment the right course would steer, Know well each Ancient's proper character: His fable, subject, scope in every page; Religion, country, genius... 
