...every 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 ?"* Attempts have been made to shew, both in the lifetime of Pope and since, that these lines were...

...Alluding to Mr. P.'s and Tickell's translation of the first book of the Iliad. Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ? Who would not weep, if ATTICUS were he ? NOTES. been employed in July, 1715, to write Mr. Wycherley's Life, who lived till the December following....

...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 ! Plein de grace et d'esprit, sachant penser et vivre ; Charmant dans ses discours, sublime dans un...

...templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise— Who but must laugh, if such ; For me your tributary stores combine : Creation's hei ! What though my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaster'd posts, with claps, in capitals? Or smoking...

...a man there be ? Who would not laugh if Addison were he ? At last it is, Who but must laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Atticus were he ? He was at this time at open war with lord Hervey, who had distinguished himself as a steady adherent...

...templars every 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 though my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaster'd posts, with claps, in capitals ? Or smoking...

...the misfortunes of some, and trampling on the early grave of others 1 Who would not grieve if such a man there be? Who would not weep if Atticus were he?" But we believe there is no other age or country of the world (but ours), in which such genius could...

...every sentence r; ¡ is¡ • . 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 though my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaster'd posts, with claps, in capitals ? Or smoking...

...But, to Mr. Canning, one cannot help exclaiming, " Et tu, Brute ! " — " Who would not blush, if such a man there be ; Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ?" I, on my side, however, teach you, that there is a five, or, rather, a six-fold Test, by means of...

...e'en fools, by flatterers beseig'd, And so obliging that he ne'er oblig'd: Who would not smile if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Atticus were he?" Hyperbole.—All most all subjects admit of the use of this figure;—it is the offspring of strong...