 Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'er enjoys: So well-bred spaniels civilly delight In mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way.  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 90by Alexander Pope - 1735Full view - About this book
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 432 pages
...that Thing of Silk, " Spet-ta, that mere white Curd of Afs's Milk ? " Satire or Senfe alas ! can Spams feel ? " Who breaks a Butterfly upon a Wheel ?" Yet...with gilded Wings, This painted Child of Dirt, that (links and ftings, Whofe Buzz the Witty and the Fair annoys, Yet Wit ne'er taftes, nor Beauty ne'er... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 426 pages
...-of Afs's M-flk ? " Satire or Senfe das ! can Sforui feel ? " Who breaks a Butterfly upon a Wheel I" Yet let me flap this Bug with gilded Wings, This painted Child of Di-it, that ftwks mid ftings, WhofeBuzz die Witty and' the Fair annoys, Yet Wit ne'er taftes, nor Beauty... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 288 pages
...Afs's milk ? 306 Satire or fenfe, alas ! can Sporus feel ? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? P. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that (links and flings ; 310 Whofe buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er taftes, and beauty... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 434 pages
...your Stains^ Spin all your Cobwebs] And again, to the fame purpofe, in the Epijile to Dr. Arbuthnot^ Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? Yet let me flap...bug with gilded wings, This painted child of Dirt, \hatjlinks undoings. Thefe, it is objected, are Infe&s not of Nature's creating, but the Poet's, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 370 pages
...your Cobwebs] And again, to the fame purpofe, in the Epijlle to Dr'. Arbuthnot, Who breaks a butterfy upon a wheel ? Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of Dirt, thztjiinh vaAJKngit ' Thefe, it is objected, are Infects not of Nature's creating, but the Poet's,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 278 pages
...Afs's milk ? 306 Satire or fenfe, alas ! can Sporus feel ? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? P. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that ftinks and flings; 310 Whofe buzz the witty and the fair annoys. Yet wit ne'er taftes, and beauty ne'er... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 360 pages
...o'er the Eye of Day ! The MUSE'S wing fliall brufli you all away : NOTES. *' Who breaks a btttterfly upon a wheel ? " Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, " This painted child of Dirt, thaty?»'wb Thefe (it has been objefted) are Infecls not of Nature's ere-' ating, but the Poet's, and... | |
 | Voltaire - 1765 - 228 pages
...tremble ! what, that thing of filk ? Sporus, that mere white curd of afles mille? Satire or fenfe, alas ! can Sporus feel ? Who breaks a butterfly upon...with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt that ftinks and ftings ; Whofe buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er talk's, and beauty ne'er... | |
 | John Ogilvie - 1769 - 618 pages
...the moft coma Englijb Poet that ever wrote. — Let me (fays Pope, fpeaking of Iporus) — — — Flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that ftinks and ftings ; Whofe buz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tajiei, and beauty ne'er... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...of Afs's milk : S-'.tire or fenfe, alas ! can Sforus feel ? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? P. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, This painted child of dirt, that ftinks and ftingsf Whofe buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er taftes, and beauty ne'er... | |
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