 | 1720 - 302 страници
...'.'. .:• ..\ .'' Another- ask'd me, why I had act writ: A poet owes his fortune to his wit. Strait I reply'd, with what a courtly grace, Flows eafy verfe...that has a place! Had Virgil ne'er at court improv'd- Ms ftrains; He ftill had fung of flocks and homely fwains; .And had not Horace fweet preferment found,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1722 - 294 страници
...Gay. I-ask'da friend what method to purfue; He cry'd, I want a place as well as you. Another ask'd me, why I had not writ : A poet owes his fortune to his wit. Strait I reply'd, with what a courtly grace, Flows eafy verfe from him that has a place ! Had Virgil... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 372 страници
...the fame. Places, I found, were daily given away, And yet no friendly Gazette mention'd Gay. I'aik'da friend what method to purfue ; He cry'd, I want a...writ ; A poet owes his fortune to his wit. Straight Straight I reply'd, With what a courtly grace Flows eafy verfe from him that has a place ! Had Vir.gil... | |
 | 1794 - 918 страници
...Gay. ! :L:'da friend what method to purfue ; He cry'd, I want a place as well ai you. Another aflc'd me, why I had not writ; A poet owes his fortune to...wit. Straight I reply'd, with what a courtly grace Fbws cafy verfe from him that has a place ! Had Virgil ne'er at court improv'd his drains, He (till... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 страници
...I want a place as well a« you. Another afk'd me, why I had not writ ; A poet owes his fortune tf> his wit. Straight I reply'd, with what a courtly grace Flows eafy verfc from him that has a place ! Had Virgil ne'er at court improv'd his drains, He (till had fung... | |
 | 1797 - 420 страници
...Gay. I ask'da friend what method to pursue ; He cry'd, I want a place as well as you, Another ask'd me, why I had not writ ? A poet owes his fortune to his wit. 100 Straight I reply'd, With what a courtly grace Flows easy verse from him that has a place! Had Virgil... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 страници
...ask'da friend what method to pursue • " He cry'd, " I want a place as well as you " Another ask'd me, why I had not writ: A poet owes his fortune to...Straight I reply'd, " With what a courtly grace Flows easy verse from him that has a place ! Had Virgil ne'er at court improv'd his strains, A ii SUng °f... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 страници
...Gay. I ask'da friend what method to pursue ; He cried, ' I want a place as well as you.' Another ask'd me, why I had not writ? A poet owes his fortune to his wit. Straight I replied, ' With what a courtly grace Flows easy verse from him that has a place! Had Virgil ne'er at... | |
 | John Gay - 1854 - 314 страници
...Gay. I ask'da friend what method to pursue ; He cried, i I want a place as well as you.' Another ask'd me, why I had not writ ? A poet owes his fortune to his wit. Straight I replied, 6 With what a courtly grace Flows easy verse from him that has a place ! Had Virgil ne'er... | |
 | Caroline Mabel Goad - 1918 - 654 страници
...Csesar for my patron's praise. i See also under Implicit Allusion. = Ibid. (I. 183) 105. Another ask'd me, why I had not writ; A poet owes his fortune to his wit. Straight I replied, 'With what a courtly grace, Flows easy verse from him that has a place ! Had Virgil ne'er... | |
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I want a place as well as you.' Another ask'd me, why I had not writ? A poet owes his fortune to his wit. 
