 SHUT, shut the door, good John ! fatigued, I said, Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead. The Dog-star rages ! nay 'tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out : Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, 5 They rave, recite, and madden...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 2by Alexander Pope - 1851Full view - About this book
 | Epes Sargent - American literature - 1857 - 488 pages
...I said ; " Tie up the knocker ; say I 'm sick — I 'm dead ! " — The dog-star rages ! nay, 't is past a doubt All Bedlam or Parnassus" is let out :...each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, ana madden round the land. What walls can guard me, or what shades can hide ? They pierce my thickets,... | |
 | Alfred Austin - Marriage - 1858 - 330 pages
...influence, have nearly driven me to quote Mr. Pope's words — ' Shut — shut the door, good John ! — fatigued, I said ; Tie up the knocker — say I'm sick — I'm dead.' Am I correct? — you will know." " Perfectly, my Lord." "And very apropos," put in Frank, "if you... | |
 | Alfred Austin - Marriage - 1858 - 348 pages
...influence, have nearly driven me to quote Mr. Pope's words — ' Shut — shut the door, good John ! — fatigued, I said ; Tie up the knocker — say I'm sick — I'm dead.' Am I correct ? — you will know." " Perfectly, my Lord." "And very apropos," put in Frank, "if you... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1859 - 420 pages
...ARBUTHNOT. SHUT, shut the door, good John ! fatigued I said, Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I 'm dead. The dog-star rages! nay, 'tis past a doubt,...Parnassus, is let out: Fire in each eye, and papers in each band, They rave, recite, and madden round the land. What walls can guard me, or what shades can hide... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 pages
...London. TROUBLES FROM BAD AUTHORS. (From the Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot.) Shut, shut the door, good John ! fatigued I said : Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead. The dog-star rages ! nay, 't is past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out: Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 pages
...'SniTT, shut the door, good John/ fatigued, I said, Tie up the knocker, say I'm sirk, I'm flea 1 * The dog-star rages ! nay, 'tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out : Fire n each eye, nnd papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land. What walls can guard... | |
 | English poetry - 1861 - 300 pages
...ALENANDER POPE. HUT, shut the door, good John ! fatigued I said ; Tie up the knoeker, say I'm siek, I'm dead. The dog-star rages ! nay, 'tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out: Fire in eaeh eye, and papers in eaeh h,md, They rave, reeite, and madden round the land. What walls ean guard... | |
 | English poetry - 1861 - 304 pages
...good John ! fatigued I said ; Tie up the knoeker, say I'm siek, I'm dead. The dog-star rages ! nny, 'tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out: Fire in eaeh eye, and papers in eaeh hand, They rave, reeite, and madden round the land. What walls ean guard... | |
 | John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 pages
...Aphorisms, No. 152. SHAESPERE. — King Henrv VI. Part III. Act IV. Scene 8. (Clifford to Warwick.) Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land. POPE. — Prologue to Satires. From small fires comes oft no small mishap. GEORGE HERRERT.— The Temple... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1865 - 504 pages
...Line 84. EPISTLE TO DR. ARBUHTIINOT. PROLOGUE TO THE SATIRES. Shut, shut the door, good John. Line I. Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land. Line 5. E'en Sunday shines no Sabbath-day to me. Line 12 Is there a parson much bemused in beer, A... | |
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