 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...an ocean, his parterre a down : Who but must laugh the master when he sees, A puny insect shiv'ring at a breeze! Lo, what huge heaps of littleness around ! The whole a labour'd quarry above ground. no Two Cupids squirt before; a lake behind Improves the keenness of the northern winds. His gardens... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...an ocean, his parterre a down : Who but must laugh the master when he sees, A puny insect shiv'ring at a breeze ! Lo, what huge heaps of littleness around ! The whole a labour'd quarry above ground. 110 Two Cupids squirt before ; a lake behind Improves the keenness of the northern wind. His gardens... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...town, His pond an ocean, his parterre a down : Who but mnst langh, the master when he sees, A puny insect shivering at a breeze ! Lo, what huge heaps...around ! The whole a labour'd quarry above ground. Two cupids squirt before : a lake behind Improves the keenness of the northern wind. His gardens next... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...town, His pond an ocean, his parterre a down : Who but must langh, the master when he sees, A puny insect, shivering at a breeze! Lo, what huge heaps...around ! The whole a labour'd quarry above ground. Two-Cupids squirt before: a lake behind Improves the keeuness of the northern wind. His gardens next... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...parterre a down : Who but must laugh, the master when he sees, A puny insect shivering at a breeze ! Ix>, what huge heaps of littleness around ! The whole a labour'd quarry above ground. Two cupids squirt before : a lake behind Improves the keeuness of the northern wind. His gardens next... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...ocean, his pai terre a down : Who but must laujh the roaster when he sees, Л puny insect shiv'i ing at a breeze ! lo, what huge heaps of littleness around! The whole a laboiir'd quarry ab-ive ground. Two Cupids »quirt before; a lake behind Improves the Keenness of tin-... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pages
...Architects of ruin ;" and Pope affords an instance of witty contrast in his ridicule of Timon's villa " Lo ! what huge heaps of littleness around ; " The whole a labour'd quarry above ground." The contrast must not however be too violent, nor must it involve any thing of too serious a nature, for... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...ocean, his parterre a down : Who but must laugh, the master when he sees, A puny insect, shiv'ring at a breeze ! Lo, what huge heaps of littleness around ! The whole, a labour'd quarry above ground. no Two Cupids squirt before : a lake behind Improves the keenness of the northern wind. His gardens... | |
 | John Britton - 1816 - 944 pages
...a town. His pond an ocean, his panerrc a dowu : Who but must laugh, the muster when he seeii A puny insect, shivering at a breeze ! Lo, what huge heaps of littleness around I Tlie whole a labour'd quarry above ground. Two cupids squirt before : a lake behind Improves the... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...a down : Who but must Inugh, the master when Iw sees, A puny insect, shivering at a breeie ! 1 .11, from so base original, With heavenly spoils, our spoils : what he decreed, He ef Two Cupids squirt before : a lake behind Improves the keenness of the northern wind. His gardens next... | |
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Two cupids squirt before : a lake behind Improves the keenness of the northern wind. His gardens next your admiration call; On every side you look, behold the wall! 
