 Henley stands, Tuning his voice, and balancing his hands. How fluent nonsense trickles from his tongue ! How sweet the periods, neither said, nor sung ! Still break the benches, Henley ! with thy strain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson preach in vain.  Bibliomania; Or: Book-madness - Page 373by Thomas Grognall Didbin - 1876 - 618 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1729 - 262 pages
...to the Meridian, with this Motto, AD SUMMA ; and below, INVENIAM VIAM AUT FACIAM, Oh great Rcftorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! Oh worthy thou of Egypt's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods I But fete with Butchers... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 276 pages
...Churc? -'.nd all tbat, in danger" WBLSTED, Narrative, in O •'. Tranfad. No. i. Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! Oh worthy thou of jEgypt's wife abodes, A decent priefl, where monkeys were the gods ! But fate with butchers... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1736 - 276 pages
...the Church and all that, in danger. WELSTED, Narrative, in Oral. TranfacJ. No. 1. Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age t Oh worthy thou of JEgyft's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods! But fate with... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 212 pages
...benches, Henley ! with thy ftram, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibfon preach in rain. Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once, and Zany of thy ace ! Oh worthy thou of Egypt's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods ! But Fate... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 394 pages
...benches, Henley ! with thy ilrain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibfon * preach in vain» Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age! Oh worthy thou of /Egypt's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods ! But Fate with Butchers... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 400 pages
...benches, Henley ! with thy ftrain, While Kennet, Hare, and Cibfon preach in vain. 200 Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! Oh worthy thou of JEgypt's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods ! BB 3 But 374 THE DUNCIAD.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 184 pages
...hands. 200 How fluent nonsense trickles from his tongue ! How sweet the periods, neither said nor sung ! Still break the benches, Henley ! with thy strain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson preach in vain, REMARKS. v. 199. — lo! Henley stands, &c.] J. Henley, the orator;*, he preached on the Sundays upon... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 468 pages
...Henley ! with thy ftrain, • While Kennet, Hare, and Gibfcn preach in vain. 200 Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! Oh worthy thou of ^Egypt's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods ! But fate with butchers... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 442 pages
...benches, Henley f with thy ftrain, While Rennet, Hare, and Qibfon preach in vain, aoqt Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once; and Zany of thy age ! Oh worthy thou of ^Egypt's wife abodes, A decent prieft, where monkeys were the gods ! - v, E £ But fate with... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1807 - 692 pages
...nonsense trickles from his tongue ! How sweet the periods, neither said, nor sung! 92 Royal Institution. Still break the benches, Henley ! with thy strain>...stage, Preacher at once, and zany of thy age, Oh worthy thou, of Egypt's wise abodes. A decent priest, where monkeys Were the gods ! But fate with butchers... | |
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