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" Soft were my numbers ; who could take offence While pure description held the place of sense ? Like gentle Fanny's was my flowery theme, A painted mistress, or a purling stream. "
The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq., to which is Prefixed the Life of ... - Page 10
by Alexander Pope - 1836
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...Cookes.5 Soft were thy numbers; who could take offence, While pure description held the place of sense V Like gentle Fanny's was my flowery theme; A painted mistress, or a purling stream.4 Yet then did Gildon 3 draw his venal quill; — 1 He began to write further bnek than he could...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

English poetry - 1796 - 500 pages
...will judge oS rnetu and books, Xot from the Burnets, Oliimjions, and Cooks. 146 Soft were my numbers; who could take offence While pure description held the place of sense ? Like gentle Fanuy's was my flow'ry theme, A painted mistress, or a purling stream. 150 Yet thqn did Gildon draw...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 77-78

John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...books, Not from the Burnets, OUmixons, and Cocks. 146 Soft were my numbers ; who could take offen/e While pure description held the place of sense ? Like gentle Fanny's was my fiow'ry theme, A painted mistress, or a purling stream. 153 Yet then did Gi-ldon draw his venal quill...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 5

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...will judge of men and books, Not from the Burnets, Oldmixons, and Cooks. 146 Soft were my numbers ; who could take offence, While pure description held the place of sense ? Like gentle Fanny's was my flow'ry theme, A painted mistress, or a purling stream. ISO Yet then did Gildon draw his venal quill...
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The poetical works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ...

Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...helov'd! From these the world will judge of men and books, 145 Not from the Burnets, Oldmixons, apd Cooks. Soft were my numhers ; who could take offence,...flowery theme, A painted mistress, or a purling stream. 150 Yet then did Gildon draw his venal quill; I wish'd the man a dinner, and sat still ; Yet then did...
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The poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill, Volume 40

John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...world will iudge of men and books, Not from the Burnets, Oldmixons, and Cooks. Soft were my numbers ; who could take offence While pure description held the place of sense ? Like gentle Fanny's was my flow'ry theme, A painted mistress, or a purling stream. 150 Yet then did Gildon draw his venal quill...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...world will judge of men and books, Not from the Burners, Oldmixons, and Cooks. Soft were my numbers ; who could take offence While pure description held the place of sense I Like gentle Fanny's was my flowery theme, • A painted mistress, or a purling stream.' Tet then...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of ...

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...numbers : who could take offence While pure description held the pi ace of sense ? Like gentle Fauny's was my flowery theme, " A painted mistress, or a purling...did Gildon draw his venal quill ; I wish'd the man a diuner, and sat still : Yet then did Deunis rave in furious fret; I never answer'd, I was not in drbt....
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Four Volumes. Collated with the ...

Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...world will judge of men and books, Not from the liurnets, Oldmixons, and Cooks. Soft were my numbers ; who could take offence While pure description held the place of sense ? Like gentle Fauny's was my flowery theme, ' A painted mistress, or a purling stream.' Yet then did Oildon draw...
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La Belle Assemblée, Volume 6

1809 - 402 pages
...world will judge of men ami books, Not from the Burnets, Oldmixons, and Cooks. Soft were my numbers, who could take offence While pure description held the place of sense ? Like gentle Fanny's was my flow'ry theme, A painted mistress, or a purling stream. Yet then did Gildon draw his venal quill; I...
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