| 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... | |
| 1796 - 504 pages
...parterre a down : Who but must laugh the master when he sees, A puny insect shiv'ring at a bree2e! 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 - 1804 - 218 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. Two cupids squirt before: a lake behind Improves the keenness 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-... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...building is a 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...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 - 1808 - 334 pages
...parterre a down : Who but mnst laugh, the master when he sees, A puny insect shivering at a breeze ! LiO, what huge heaps of littleness 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, 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... | |
| 1809 - 488 pages
...building is a town, His pond an ocean, his parterre a down : Who but must laugh, the master when he sees, A puny insect shivering at a breeze ! Lo, what huge heaps of littleness around! The whole a labor'd quarry above ground. Two cupids squirt before : a lake behind Improves the keenness of the... | |
| 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... | |
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