Blasphem'd his gods, the dice, and damn'd his fate ; Then gnaw'd his pen, then dash'd it on the ground, Sinking from thought to thought, a vast profound ! Plung'd for his sense, but found no bottom there, Yet wrote and flounder'd on in mere despair. The Dunciad - Página 90por Alexander Pope - 1751Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Alexander Pope - 1728 - 62 páginas
...fupperlefshe fate, 100 And pin'd, unconfcious of his riling fate; Studious he fate, with all his books around, Sinking from thought to thought, a vaft profound ' Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there: Then writ, and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. roll'dhis eyes that witnefs'd huge difmay, Where, yet... | |
| William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 392 páginas
...the Heroe fate, Blafphem'd his Gods, the Dice, and damn'd his Fate ; Then gnaw'd his Pen, then dalh'd it on the Ground, Sinking from Thought to Thought, a vaft Profound'! Plung'd for his Senfe, but -found no Bottom -there ; Yet wrote and flounder'd on in meer Defpair. Round him much Embryo,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 páginas
...dull, and " dull itill, and again, and for ever ?" He liicu folemnl/ Then gnaw'd his pen, then dafh'd it on the ground, Sinking from thought to thought, a vaft profound ! NOTES. appealed to his own confcience, that " he could not " think himfelf fo, nor believe that our... | |
| Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 páginas
...fupperlefs he fate, And pin'd unconfcious of his rifing fate ; Studious he fate, with all his books around, Sinking from thought to thought, a vaft pro[found ! Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there ; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in meer defpair. He roll'd his eyes, that witnefs'd huge difmay, Where... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1757 - 368 páginas
...as a writer, it is given us as follows : " Mr. Dennis is excellent Then gnaw'd his Pen, then dafh'd it on the ground, Sinking from thought to thought, a vaft profound ! REMARKS. " at Pindaric writings, ptrfeflly regular in all his perform" ances, and a perfou of found... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1760 - 388 páginas
...to reprefent a Critic encompafled with books but without a fupper, is a pifture which lively Flung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there, Yet wrote and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. 1 20 Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future Ode, and abdicated Play ; Nonfenfe precipitate,... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 páginas
...fate, *' Blafphem'd his Gods, the Dice, and damn'd *' his Fate. ''Then gnaw'd his Pen, then dafh'd it on the " ground, *' Sinking from thought to thought,...fenfe, but found no bottom " there, " Yet wrote and flounder 'd on, in mere de" fpair," Full of apprehenfions, left the empire of dulnefs was drawing to... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 páginas
...Dice, and! damn'd * his Fate. ** Then, gnaw'd his Pen, then dafh'd it on the ** ground, *•' Slaking from thought to, thought, a vaft " profound ! *' Plung'd; for his fenfe^ but found no bottom "• there, K Yet wrote and flounder 'd on, in mere deFull of apprehenfions, left the empire of dulnefs. was drawing... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1777 - 212 páginas
...Then gnaw'd his pen, then dalh'd it on the ground, Sinking from thought to thought, a vaft profund ! Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there, Yet wrote and flounder'd on in meer defpair. Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future Ode, and abdicated Play : VARIATIONS.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1778 - 394 páginas
...his fate. Then gnaw'd his pen, then dafh'd it on the ground, ' Sinking from thought to thought, a vau profound ! Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom...there, Yet wrote and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. 120 Round him much embryo, much abortion lay, Much future ode, and abdicated play.; / Quoth Gibber... | |
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