 Dulness o'er all possess'd her ancient right, Daughter of Chaos and eternal Night : Fate in their dotage this fair idiot gave, Gross as her sire, and as her mother grave, Laborious, heavy, busy, bold, and blind, She ruled, in native anarchy, the mind.  The Return of Chaos - Page 129by Charles Neeld Salter - 1897 - 286 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1796 - 500 pages
...the iir«." I iij Laborious, heavy, busy, bold, and blind, 15 She rul'd, in native anarchy, the mind. Still her old empire to restore she tries, For, born a goddess, Dulne-s never dies. O Thou! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, Bickerstaft", or Gulliver... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 196 pages
...mother grave ; Laborious, heavy, busy, bold, and blind, 15 bhe rul'd, in native anarchy, the mind. Still her old empire to restore she tries, For, born a goddess, Dulness never dies. REMARKS. It appears as plainly from the apostrophe to the great in the third verse, that Tibbald could... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...her mother grave ; Laborious, heavy, busy, bold, and blind. She rul'd, in native anarchy, the mind. Still her old empire to restore she tries. For, born a goddess, Dulness never dies. O thou ! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, Bickerstaff, or Gulliver ! Whether thou choose... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...mother grave ; Laborious, heavy, busy, bold, and blind, 18 She rul'd, in native anarchy, the mind, Still her old empire to restore she tries, For, born a goddess, Dulness never dies. O thou ! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, Bickerstaff, or Gulliver! 20 Whether thou... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...MK Ff-1»o, (as ii Mid ignonntlv in the Key to the Dunciad,*. 1 e ' Ini.is verses to Mr. Congreve, Still her old empire to restore she tries, For, born a goddess, Dulness never dies. 0 Thou ! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, BickerstafF, or Gulliver I 20 Whether thou... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...her mother grave; Laborious, heavy, busy, bold, and blind, She rnl'd, in native anarchy, the mind. Still her old empire to restore she tries, For, born a goddess, Duluess never dies. O thon ! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, Bickerstaif, or Gulliver... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...mother grave, Laborious, heavy, busy, bold, ami blind, She rul'd, in native anarchy, the miniStill her old empire to restore she tries, For, born a goddess, Dulness never dies. Oh them ! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, BickerstafT, or Gulliver ! CO Whether thou... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 374 pages
...mother grave, Laborious, heavy, busy, bold, and blind, 15 ' She rul'd, in native anarchy, the mind. Still her old empire to restore, she tries, For, born a goddess, Dulness never dies. O thou ! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, Bickerstaff, or Gulliver ! ZC Whether thou... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 394 pages
...her mother grave, Laborious, heavy, busy, bold, and blind, 15 She rul'd, in native Anarchy, the mind. Still her old Empire to restore she tries, For, born a Goddess, Dulness never dies. O Thou ! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, Bickerstaff, or Gulliver ! 20 Whether thou... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 290 pages
...chair, Or praise the court, or magnify mankind, Or thy grieved country's copper chains unbind' 4 ; Still her old empire to restore she tries, For, born a goddess, Dulness never dies. England ; and wrote, as he himself tells as, certain of his works at the earnest desire of persons... | |
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