 | Alexander Pope - 1728 - 80 pages
...rifing fate ; Studious he fate, with all his books around, Sinking from thought to thought, a vail profound '. Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom...there : Then writ, and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. t This, I prefume, alludes to the extravagancies of the Farces of this author. See book III. verf.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1729 - 262 pages
...inade himfelf known to the Government by many admirable fchcmes and projefts i which the Miniftry, Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there ; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in mere de1pair. REMARKS. for reafons beft known to themlelves, conftantly kept private. For his charafter... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 276 pages
...which Mr. D. was alfo concerned, price two- pence, called, A true char afler of Mr. Pope F4 Plung'd fyf his fenfe, but found no bottom there; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. REMARKS. and his writings, printed for S. Popping, i7i6. in tha tenth page whereof he is faid, " to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1736 - 276 pages
...puts it beyond allqueftion, is a paflage in -. very warm treatifc in which Mr. D. was alf , concerned, Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there ; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. REMARKS. and his writing, printed for S. Popping, 1716, in the tenth page whereof he is faid, " to... | |
 | John Nichols - English literature - 1782 - 502 pages
...competing Poverty, a poem. At the bottom of the plate are the following lines from The Dunciad, I. in. Studious he fate, with all his books around, Sinking...there ; Then writ, and flounder'd on in mere defpair. In the fubfequent impreffions, dated December 15 1740, the triumphs of Pope are changed to a view.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 400 pages
...Studious he fate, with all his books around, Sinking from thought to thought, a vaft profound ! Plung'd Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there ; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. He roll'd his eyes that witnefs'd huge difmay, 115 Where yet unpawn'd, much learned lumber lay : Volumes,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 468 pages
...battles wage. She ey'd the Bard, where fupperlefs he fate, And pin'd, unconfcious of his rifmg fate ; no Studious he fate, with all his books around, Sinking...there ; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. He roll'd his eyes that witnefs'd huge difmay, 115 Where yet unpawn'd, much learned lumber lay : Volumes,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 440 pages
...Studious, he fate, with all his books around, Sinking from thought to thought, a vaft profound ! Plung'd Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there ; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. He roll'd his eyes that witnefs'd huge difmay, 115 Where yet unpawn'd, much learned lumber lay : Volumes,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 448 pages
...Studious he fate, with all his books around, Sinking from thought to thought, a vaft profound ! Plung'd Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there ; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. He roll'd his eyes that witnefs'd huge difmay, 115 Where yet unpawn'd, much learned lumber lay : Volumes,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...with all his books around, Sinking from thought to thought, a vast profound ! Hiin/M for his sense, but found no bottom there; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in mere despair. He roll'd his eyet that witncssM huge dummy, Where yet unpawn'J, much learned lumber lay:... | |
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Studious he sate, with all his books around, Sinking from thought to thought, a vast profound ! Plung'd for his sense, but found no bottom there ; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in mere despair. 
