 | English poetry - 1796 - 500 pages
...ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws. And sit attentive to his own applause; 210 While wits and Templars ev'ry sentence raise, And...were he! What tho' my name stood rubric on the walls, 815 Orplaister'd posts, with claps, in capitals? Or smoking forth, a hundred hawkers' load, On wings... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...he ne'er cblig'd; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; 210 While wits and Templars ev'ry sentence raise, And...there be? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he! Wh«t tho' my name stood rubric on the walls, 2; j Orplaister'd posts, with claps, in capitals? Or... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools ; by flatterers besieg'd ; And so obliging, that he ne'er obligM. Like Cato give his little senate laws, And sit attentive...there be ! Who would not weep, if Atticus were he! Some readers may think these lines severe, but the treatment he received from Mr. Addison was more... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; 210 While wits and Templars ev'ry sentence raise, And...were he ! What tho' my name stood rubric on the walls 215 Or plaster'd posts, with claps in capitals ? Or smoaking forth, a hundred hawkers' load, On wings... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...to commend ; A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd; And so obliging, that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato,...there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he !* This is that famous character of ADDISON ;f which has been so much commended for its wit and poignancy,... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; 213 While wits and Templars ev'ry sentence raise, And...be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ! What though my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaister'd posts, with claps, in capitals ? 916 Or smoking... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; 810 While wits and Templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who but must laugh if such a man there he! Who would not weep if Atticus were he ! What though my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaster'd... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give hi* little senate lawn, And sit attentive to his own applause ; Wkile wits and Templars ev'ry sentence raise, And wonder...praise—- Who but must laugh, if such a man there be •• Wlra would not weep, if Atticus were he? What, tho' my name stood rubric on the walls, Or pla.terM... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...give his little senate laws, And sit attentive te his own applause ; 210 While wiU and templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of...be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ! What though my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaster'd posts, with claps, in capitals ? Or smoaking... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...give his little senate laws, And sit attentive te his own applause ; 210 While wits and templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of...must laugh, if such a man there be ? Who would not woep, if Atticns were he ! What though my name '-fond rubric on the walls, Or plastcr'd posts, with... | |
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While wits and templars ev'ry sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise—- Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Atticus were he ? What tho' my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaister'd posts, with claps,... 
