 As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet squeaks; Or, at the ear of Eve, familiar toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad...  Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope, Esq;: Faithfully ... - Page 183by William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 414 pages
...mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal finiles his emptinefs betray, 31S As fhallow ftreams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence...Toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad, $zo. In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or fpile, or finut, or rhymes, or blafphcmies. His wit... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 392 pages
...mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal fmiles his emptinefs betray, 315 As fhallow ftreams ran dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence...Toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad, j2o In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or fpite, or fmut, or rhymes, or blafphemies. His wit... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...emptinefs betray, 31 -5. As mallow ftreams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he Ipeaks, And, as- the prompter breathes, the puppet fqueaks...froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad, In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or fpite, or 1'mut, or rhymes, or blafphemies. His wit all fee-faw, between... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1782 - 514 pages
...cannot bite. Eternal fmiles his emptinefs betray, As (hallow ftrcams run dimpling all the way. Whether m florid impotence he fpeaks, And as the prompter breathes...froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad. In puns, or politics, or tales, or lyes, Or fpite, or fmut, or rhymes, or blafphemies.-rAmphibious thing ! that... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...In mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal fmiles his emptinefs betray, As fhallow ftreams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence...prompter breathes, the puppet fqueaks; Or at the ear of Ei/e, familiar Toad, Half froth, half venom, (pits himfelf abroad, In puns, or politics, or tales,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal fmiles his emptinefs betray, 315 As fhallow ftreams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he fpeaks, And, as the prompter breaches, the puppet fqueaks ; Or at the ear of Eve, familiar Toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits himfelf... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal fmiles his emptinefs betray, 315 As mallow ftreams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence...Toad, Half froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad, 320 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or fpite, or fmut, or rhymes, or blafphemies. His wit... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 260 pages
...In mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal fmiles hisemptinefs betray, As fhallow flreams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence...froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad, In puns, or politics, or tales, or lyes, Or fpite, or fmut, or rhymes or blafphemies. His wit all fee-faw, between... | |
 | Eschenburg - Literature - 1788 - 474 pages
...in. florid impotence be ¡peaks ; And, a« the prompter breathes, the puppet Iqucaks ;. Or at the car of Eve , familiar toad» Half froth, half venom, fpits himfelf abroad-, In puns, or polities, or tales, or lie«, Or ipite, or iinut, or rhymes, or blasphemies. His wit albiee-faw, between... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...the way. Whether in florid impotence he fpeak», And, as the prompter breathe*, the puppet fqneaks ; Or at the ear of Eve, familiar toad. Half froth, half venom, fpits h unTelf abroad, 310 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, • • Or fpite, or fmut, or rhymes,... | |
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