 How fluent nonsense trickles from his tongue ! How sweet the periods, neither said, nor sung! Still break the benches, Henley ! with thy strain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson preach in vain. Oh, great restorer of the good old stage, Preacher at once,...  The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explanatory notes, and the ... - Page 294de Alexander Pope - 1812Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Alexander Pope - 1729 - 221 pages
...to the Meridian, with this Motto, AD SUMMA ; and below, INVENIAM VIAM AUT FACIAM, Oh great Rcftorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! Oh worthy thou of Egypt's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods I But fete with Butchers plac'd thy prieftly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 263 pages
...Churc? -'.nd all tbat, in danger" WBLSTED, Narrative, in O •'. Tranfad. No. i. Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! Oh worthy thou of jEgypt's wife abodes, A decent priefl, where monkeys were the gods ! But fate with butchers plac'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1736
...the Church and all that, in danger. WELSTED, Narrative, in Oral. TranfacJ. No. 1. Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age t Oh worthy thou of JEgyft's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods! But fate with... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751
...ftrain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibfon preach in vain. Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, 205 Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! Oh worthy thou of ./Egypt's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods ! But fate with butchers plac'd thy prieftly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751
...ftrain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibfon preach in vain. Oh great Rettorer of the good old Stage, 20f Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! Oh worthy thou of ./Egypt's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods ! But fate with butchers plac'd thy prieftly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752
...flrain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibfon preach in vain. Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, 205 Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! Oh worthy thou of ./Egypt's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods ! But fate with butchers plac'd thy prieftly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757
...decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods ! But fate with Batchers plac'd thy prieflly ftall, M^ek modern faith to murder, hack, and mawl ; And bade thee live, to crown Britannia's praiie, z11 In Tolmd's, Tinial's, aad in Woolfton's days. Yet oh, my fons, a father's words attend... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760
...flrain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibfon preach in vain. Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, 205 Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! Oh worthy thou of ./Egypt's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods ! But fate with butchers plac'd thy prieftly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 195 pages
...benches, Henley ! with thy ftram, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibfon preach in rain. Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once, and Zany of thy ace ! Oh worthy thou of Egypt's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods ! But Fate... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778
...benches, Henley ! with thy ilrain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibfon * preach in vain» Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age! Oh worthy thou of /Egypt's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods ! But Fate with Butchers plac'd thy prieftly... | |
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