 Heavens! was I born for nothing but to write? Has life no joys for me? or (to be grave) Have I no friend to serve, no soul to save? "I found him close with Swift — Indeed? no doubt (Cries prating Balbus) something will come out.  The Works of Alexander Pope Esq - Page 21de Alexander Pope - 1751 - 341 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...know, if Dennis be alive or dead. 279 Why am I alk'd what next fhall fee the light ? Heavens ! was I born for nothing but to write ? Has Life no joys for...grave) Have I no friend to ferve, no foul to fave ? " I found him clofe with Swift— Indeed ? no doubt " (Cries prating Balbus) fomething will come... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...head, Nor know if Dennis be alive or dead. J ' Why am I alk'd what next (hall fee the light ? Heavens ! rom what we know ? Of Man, what tic we but his Ration...to reiriva, vt » which rrfer? U 4 Tkr." Thro'\vo lave ? [doubt " I found him clofc with Sivift'' — ' Indeed?" ho (Cries prating Ball'us) (bine-thing... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 260 pages
...know ii ', Dennis be alive or dead. Why am-I afk'd what next fhall fee the light ? . Heavens ! was I born for nothing but to write ? Has life no joys for...grave) Have I no friend to ferve, no foul, to fave ? «f I found him clofe with Swift" — ' Indeed? no doubt (Cries prating Balbut] femcthing will come... | |
 | Eschenburg - 1788 - 474 pages
...Nor know if Dennis be alive or dead. Why am I afk'd what next fhall fee the light? Heav'ns ! was I born for nothing but to write ? Has life no joys for...grave) Have I no friend to ferve, no foul to fave? ' J.»I found htm clofe with &«•«>* — Indeed? m doubt (Cries prating Balbui) „ fomething will... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pages
...what next fhall fee the light ! Heavens ! was I born for nothing but to write .' Has life no joys fur me > or (to be grave) Have I no friend to ferve. no foul to fave ? " I found him clofe with Swift — indeed? no doubt * (Cries prating Battnis) lomethinc will come... | |
 | 1796 - 500 pages
...know, if Dennis be alive or dead. 270 Why am I ask'd what next shall see the light ? Heav'ns ! was I born for nothing but to write ? Has life no joys for me ? or (to be grave) Have I no friend to serve, no soul to save ? 174 " I found him close with Swift— -Indeed? no doubt " (Cries prating Balbus)... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...dead. Why am I atk'd what next (hall lee the light ? Heavens ! was I born for nothing but to write?.Has life no joys for me ? or (to be grave) Have I no fritnd to ferve, no foul to uve, Í [doubt " I found him clofe with Swiji''-т-' Indeed ? в» (Cries... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...know if Dennis be alive or dead. 270 Why am I ask'd what next shall see the light ? Heav'ns ! was I born for nothing but to write ? Has life no joys for me ? or (to be grave) Have I no friend to serve, no soul to save ? 274 " I found him close with Swift" — " Indeed ? no doubt (Cries prating... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...dead. Why am I alk'd what next Hull lee the light f Heavens I was I born for nothing but to write f Has life no joys for me ? or (to be grave) Have I no friend to ferve, no foul to (ave > [doubt " I found himclofe with Siuift"— ' Indeed ? no I (Cries prating Balbus) fomething will... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 504 pages
...know, if Dennis be alive or dead. 270 Why am I afk'd what next fhall fee the light ? Heav'ns ! was I born for nothing but to write ? Has Life no joys for...with Swift — Indeed ? no doubt " (Cries prating Balhus} fomething will come out." 'Tis all in vain, deny it as I will ; " No, fuch a Genius never can... | |
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