 Thy mighty scholiast, whose unwearied pains Made Horace dull, and humbled Milton's strains. Turn what they will to verse, their toil is vain, Critics like me shall make it prose again.  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 252by Alexander Pope - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 374 pages
...therefore supply that loss to our best ability. SCRIIU KSUJ:;. Porr.. Thy mighty scholiast, whose unweary'd pains Made Horace dull, and humbled Milton's strains....vain, Critics like me shall make it prose again. 214 Roman and Greek grammarians ! know your better : Author of something yet more great than letter : While... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Authors, English - 1814 - 302 pages
...mortified Poet the full-length figure of " the slashing Bentley" in the fourth book of the Dunciad ; "The mighty Scholiast, whose unwearied pains Made Horace dull, and humbled Milton's strains." When Bentley was told by some officious friend that Pope had abused him, he only replied, " Ay, like... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 530 pages
...(where some have proposed to read, Mme. Dacier). Hence ' the slashing Bentley' of the Dunciad, The mighty Scholiast, whose unwearied pains Made Horace dull, and humbled Milton's strains! Bentley's comment was — " I spoke against his Homer, and the portentous cub never forgives ! " Alas... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 394 pages
...upright Quakers please both Man and God. Mistress ! dismiss that rabble from your throne : A vaunt — is Aristarchus yet unknown? 210 Thy mighty Scholiast,...— So upright Quakers please both Man and God.] The Hat-worship, as the Quakers call it, is an abomination to that sect : yet, where it is necessary to... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...and God. ' Mistress! dismiss that rabble from your throne: Avaunt is Aristarchus yet unknown ? zl ° Thy mighty scholiast, whose unwearied pains Made Horace...is vain, Critics like me shall make it prose again, [ter; ZI5 Roman and Greek grammarians! know your betAuthor of something yet more great than letter;... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 290 pages
...man and God. ' Mistress! dismiss that rabble from your throne: Avaunt is Aristarchus yet unknown? 110 Thy mighty scholiast, whose unwearied pains Made Horace...is vain, Critics like me shall make it prose again, [ter;" 5 Roman and Greek grammarians! know your betAuthor of something yet more great than letter ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 406 pages
...other people to uncover them. PW Ver, 206. Walker with rev'rence took,'] He was Bentley's constant Low bow'd the rest : he, kingly, did but nod ; So...is vain, Critics like me shall make it prose again. REMARKS. stant friend in College. B. This appears sufficiently from the records of the controversies... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 412 pages
...permitted other people to uncover them. PW Ver. 206. Walker with rev'rence took,] He was Bentley's constant Low bow'd the rest : he, kingly, did but nod ; So...is vain, Critics like me shall make it prose again. REMARKS. slant friend in College. B. This appears sufficiently from the records of the controversies... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 408 pages
...upright Quakers please both Man and God. " Mistress! dismiss that rabble from your throne! Avaunt—is Aristarchus yet unknown ? 210 Thy mighty Scholiast,...is vain, Critics like me shall make it prose again. REMARKS. slant friend in College. B. This appears sufficiently from the records of the controversies... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...Mistress I dismiss that rabble from your throne : Avaunt— — is Aristarchus yet unknown? 210 The mighty scholiast, whose unwearied pains Made Horace...is vain, Critics like me shall make it prose again. Roman and Greek grammarians ! know your better : Author of something yet more great than letter ; While... | |
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