The Dunciad, Variorum 1729 |
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... dull a writer , but age . The books alone of his turning into Eng- an honester man . Blome's books are remarkable lifh , are fufficient to make a Country Gentleman a for their cuts . compleat Library . WINSTANLY . 135 Of these twelve ...
... dull a writer , but age . The books alone of his turning into Eng- an honester man . Blome's books are remarkable lifh , are fufficient to make a Country Gentleman a for their cuts . compleat Library . WINSTANLY . 135 Of these twelve ...
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... dull books , and prologues to dull plays ; For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it , 170 And write about it , Goddess , and about it ; So fpins the filkworm small its flender store , And labours , ' till it clouds itself all o'er ...
... dull books , and prologues to dull plays ; For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it , 170 And write about it , Goddess , and about it ; So fpins the filkworm small its flender store , And labours , ' till it clouds itself all o'er ...
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... dull ; 170 Heady , not strong , and foaming tho ' not full . Ah Dennis ! Gildon ah ! what ill - starr'd rage Divides a friendship , long confirm'd by age ? Blockheads with reason wicked wits abhor , But fool with fool is barb'rous civil ...
... dull ; 170 Heady , not strong , and foaming tho ' not full . Ah Dennis ! Gildon ah ! what ill - starr'd rage Divides a friendship , long confirm'd by age ? Blockheads with reason wicked wits abhor , But fool with fool is barb'rous civil ...
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abuſe Advertiſements againſt alfo alſo Bavius becauſe Book Bookfellers cafus call'd cauſe character Charles Gildon Codrus Concanen Criticiſm Criticks Curl Daily Journal Dennis Dryden Dulneſs Dunce Dunciad Effay Eridanus faid fame fatire fecond feem felf fhall fhould fhow fince firft firſt fome fubject fuch furely Gildon Goddeſs greateſt hath heav'n himſelf Homer honour ibid Iliad IMITATIONS James Moore Smyth JOHN DENNIS John Oldmixon juſt King laſt leaſt lefs Letter Lewis Theobald Lord moft moſt Muſe muſt o'er obferve occafion Oldmixon Ovid Paftoral perfon pleaſure Poem Poet Poetry Pope Pope's praiſe Pref Preface prefent printed profe publick publiſhed racter reader reafon REMARKS rifing Satyr SCRIBLERUS ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſome ſtill ſuch thee thefe themſelves Theobald theſe thofe thoſe thou thro Tibbald tranflated uſe verfe VERS VERSE Virg Virgil whofe whoſe words wou'd writ writings