| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom ) Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home; Herethou, great Anna! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea. Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste a while the pleasures of a court; 19 In various talk... | |
| Alexander Pope - Epic poetry, English - 1798 - 146 pages
...its name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home; Here thou, great Anna ! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea. Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court; In various talk... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom 5 Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home ; Here thou, great Anna ! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea. Hitherto the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste a while the pleasures of a court ; 10 In various... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...ita name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home ; Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey. Dost sometimes counsel take— and sometimes tea. Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court; In various talk... | |
| George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...have said, for grace thou wilt have none." Even the chaste and correct Pope is not above a pun,... " Here thou, great Anna, whom three realms obey, « Dost sometimes counsel take, and sometimes tea." LETTER VII. L.VXGUAGE PERSPICUITY PURITY. Ml' DE.lIt JOfoV, HAVING laid before you the principal materials... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 548 pages
...its name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home ; Here thou, great Anna ! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take— mid sometimes tea. Hither-the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court;... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom 5 Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home ; Here thou, great Anna ! whom three realms obey. Dost sometimes counsel take. ...and sometimes tea. Hitherto the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of the court ; 10 In various... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1816 - 428 pages
...Canto iiiHere Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home ; Here thou, great Anna ! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea. Rafie of the Lock, Canto iii. /. 5. O'er their quietus where fat judges dose, And lull their cough... | |
| A. W. Winkelmann - English language - 1816 - 512 pages
...But how vraMrnarit bestows , observe, 'Tis thus we riot , while who sow it starve. Pope. Here thon great Anna, whom three realms obey. Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea. Pope. Learn hence for ancient rules a just esteem, To copy nature is to copy them. Pope. .' i •>... | |
| Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 420 pages
...its name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home ; Here thou, great Anna ! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea. Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court ; In various talk... | |
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