 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
 | William Clark Russell - Authors, English - 1871 - 550 pages
...sprightly turns. — Swift. The mighty scholiast whose unweary'd pains Made Horace dull, and humbled Maro's strains ; Turn what they will to verse, their toil...is vain, Critics like me shall make it prose again — For Attic phrase in Plato let them seek ; I poach in Suidas for unlicenc'd Greek. — Pope. Swift... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1872 - 744 pages
...his front with many a deep remark ; His hat, which never vail'd to human pride, Walker with reverence took, and laid aside. Low bow'd the rest : he, kingly,...vain,. Critics like me shall make it prose again. ' ' Locke : ' in the year 1703 there was a meeting of the head's of tne University of Oxford to censure... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1872 - 988 pages
...God, ' Mistress I dismiss that rabble from your throne: • A vaunt — is Arislarchus yet unknown ? Thy mighty scholiast, whose unwearied pains Made Horace...strains. Turn what they will to verse, their toil is rain, Critics like me shall make it prose again. Roman and Greek grammarians I know your better; Author... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1872 - 984 pages
...and God, 'Mistress I dismiss that rabble from your throne: A vaunt — is Aristarchus yet unknown ? onsiderable number of well ascertained and important...is an excellent school in which to study the mean tofl is vain, Critics like me shall make it prose again. Roman and Greek grammarians F know your better;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1872 - 192 pages
...Paradise Lost, edited by Bentley, 1732; and Shakspeare, by Theobald in 1733. Cf. Dunciad, 4. an ; ' The mighty scholiast whose unwearied pains Made Horace dull, and humbled Milton's strains.' Sat. and Ep. 5. 103 : 'Not that I'd lop the beauties from his book, Like slashing Bentley with his... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1872 - 168 pages
...Paradise Lost, edited by Bentley, 1732; and Shakspeare-, by Theobald in 1733. Cf. Dunciad, 4. 211 : ' The mighty scholiast whose Unwearied pains Made Horace dull, and humbled Milton's strains." Sat. and Ep. 5. 103 : 'Not that I'd lop the beauties from his book, Like slashing Bentley with his... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1873 - 590 pages
...unknown? 710 Thy mighty Scholiast, whose unweary'd pains Made Horace dull, and humbled Milton's strains 3. Turn what they will to Verse, their toil is vain, Critics like me4 shall make it Prose again. Roman and Greek Grammarians! know your Better: 215 Author of something... | |
 | THOMAS ARNOLD - 1876 - 312 pages
...and God. 'Mistress ! dismiss that rabble from your throne : Avaunt is Aristarchus yet unknown? 210 Turn what they will to verse, their toil 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... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 642 pages
...and God. Mistress ! dismiss that rabble from your throne : Avaunt — is Aristarchus yet unknown? • Thy 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... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 636 pages
...! dismiss that rabble from your throne : Avaunt — is Aristarchus yet unknown? ALEXANDER POPE. 127 Thy 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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