 How fluent nonsense trickles from his tongue ! How sweet the periods, neither said, nor sung! Still break the benches, Henley ! with thy strain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson preach in vain. Oh, great restorer of the good old stage, Preacher at once,...  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 369by Alexander Pope - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 394 pages
...named, not Sherlock. The sermons of the latter, though censured by Mr. Church, are masterOh worthy thoti of Egypt's wise abodes, A decent priest, where monkeys...But fate with butchers plac'd thy priestly stall, Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and mawl ; And bade thee live, to crown Britannia's praise, 211... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...preach in O great restorer of the good old stage, [rain. 1,H Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! O worthy thou of Egypt's wise abodes, A decent priest,...where monkeys were the gods! But Fate with butchers placed thy priestly stall, Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul; And bade thee live, to crown... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 290 pages
...preach in O great restorer of the good old stage, [vain. 10< Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! O worthy thou of Egypt's wise abodes, A decent priest,...where monkeys were the gods! But Fate with butchers placed thy priestly stall, Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul; And bade thee live, to crown... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 872 pages
...Still break the benches, Henley ! with thy strain, While Kennet, Hare, and Gibson preach in vain. О great restorer of the good old stage, Preacher at once and zany of thy age ! О worthy thou of ^Egypt's wise abodes, A decent priest where monkeys were the gods ! But Fate with... | |
 | William Henry Pyne - Authors, English - 1824 - 686 pages
...Still break the benches, Henley, with thy strain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson preach in vain. Oh ! great restorer of the good old stage, Preacher...But fate with butchers plac'd thy priestly stall, Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul ; And bade thee live to crown Britannia's praise, In Toland's,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 408 pages
...preach in vain. O great restorer of the good old stage, 205 Preacher at once, and zany of thy age! O worthy thou of Egypt's wise abodes, A decent priest,...But fate with butchers plac'd thy priestly stall, Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul; And bade thee live, to crown Britannia's praise, In Toland's,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 406 pages
...and challenge our Missionaries to produce any opinion so absurd from their Vedam. Warton. Ver. 207. O worthy thou of Egypt's wise abodes, A decent priest, where monkeys were the gods .'] " You shall see in Egypt (say Lucian and Clemens Alexandrinus) a most magnificent temple, large,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 412 pages
...and challenge our Missionaries to produce any opinion so absurd from their Vedam. Wartan. Ver. 207. 0 worthy thou of Egypt's wise abodes, A decent priest, where monkeys were the gods .'] " You shall see in Egypt (say Lucian and Clemens Alexandrinus) a most magnificent temple, large,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 304 pages
...Henley ! with thy stmin. While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson, preach in rain. Oh great restorer of the goed old stage Preacher at once, and zany of thy age Oh worthy theu of Egypt's wise ahedes, A decent prlest, where monkeys were the geds ' Bnt fate with hutchers... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 228 pages
...Still break the benches, Henley ! with thy strain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson, preach in vain. Oh great restorer of the good old stage, Preacher...of thy age ! Oh worthy thou of Egypt's wise abodes, i A decent priest, where monkeys were the gods ! But fate with butchers placed thy priestly stall,... | |
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