 Means not, but blunders round about a meaning : And he, whose fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not poetry, but prose run mad : All these, my modest satire bade translate, And owned that nine such poets made a Tate.  Notices of the Proceedings - Seite 93von Royal Institution of Great Britain - 1899Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 Seiten
...barrenness appear, [a-year ; And strains, from hard-bound brains, eight lines aHe, who still wanting, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet...; And he who now to sense, now nonsense, leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning; And he whose fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not poetry,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 Seiten
...barrenness appear, And strains from hardbound brains six lines a year; In sense still wanting, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing left. Johnson -f, who now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning:... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 Seiten
...barrenness appear, And strains from hardbound brains six lines a year; In sense still wanting, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing left. Johnson -f, who now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning :... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 Seiten
...barrenness appear, And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a-year; He who still wanting, tho' he lives' on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet...; And he who now to sense, now nonsense, leaning, 185 Means not, but blunders round about a meaning ; And he whose fustian's so sublimely bad, It is... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 Seiten
...Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains, from hard-bound brains, eight line* a-year ; He, who still wanting, though he lives On theft, Steals...left; And he who now to sense, now nonsense, leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning ; And he whose fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 Seiten
...Andstrainsfrom hard-bound brains eightlines ayear; He who still wanting, thongh he lives on theft, Steals mnch, spends little, yet has nothing left; And he who now to sense, now nonsense, leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning ; And he whose fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 Seiten
...writes to make his harreuness appear, [ye:ti And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a He vvlio still wanting, though he lives on theft, Steals much,...nothing left ; And he who now to sense, now nonsense, leanin:;, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning And he whose fustian's so sublimely had, It... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 Seiten
...half-a.crown, Just writes to make his barrenness appear. And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a year; He who still wanting, though he lives on theft. Steals...; And he who now to sense, now nonsense, leaning. Means not, but blunders round about a meaning; And he whose fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not poetry,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 Seiten
...appear, And strains, from hard bound banns, eight lines a-year; . . , „ He, who still wanting, tho' Johnson [etc.] He.whoubw to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round aumi' a im ailing, And He,... | |
 | 1809 - 402 Seiten
...barrenness appear, Aad strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a year ; He whoitill wanting, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing left: And be who now to sense, now nonsense leanMeans not, but blunders round about a mean'"S. And be whose fustian... | |
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