 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...Not so, Sir; I have more. Under this pitch He would not fly. I chaf 'd him ; but as itch Scratch'd into smart, and as blunt iron ground Into an edge hurts worse; so I (fool !) found dossing hurt me. To fit my snllcnness He to another key his style doth dre=s, And asks, what news ?... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1799 - 402 pages
...grogaram. Not so, Sir; I have more. Under this pitch He would not fly. I chaf'd him ; but as itch Scratch'd into smart, and as blunt iron ground Into an edge,...(fool !) found Crossing hurt me. To fit my sullenness, lie to another key his stile doth dre=s, And asks, What news ( I tell him of new plays: He takes uiy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...131 Not so, Sir; I have more. Under this pitch He would not fly. I chaf'd him ; but as itch Scratched into smart, and as blunt iron ground Into an edge hurts worse; so I (fool!) found Crossing hurts me. To fit my sullenness, He to another key his stile doth dress, And asks, what news ? I tell... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 728 pages
..." Not so, sir, I have more." Under this pitch He would not fly; I chaf'd him: but as itch Scratch'd into smart, and as blunt iron ground Into an edge,...him of new plays, He takes my hand, and as a still which stays A semibrief 'twixt each drop, he niggardly, As lothe to enrich me, so tells many a lie,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...131 Not so, Sir; I have more. Under this pitch He would not fly. I chaf'd him; but as itch Scratch'd into smart, and as blunt iron ground Into an edge hurts worse ; so I (fool!) found Crossing hurts me. To fit my sullenness, He to another key his stile doth dress, And asks, what news ? I tell... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 452 pages
...NOTES. Ver. 104. from King to King] Much superior to the Original, where is a vile conceit, Scratch'd into smart, and as blunt Iron ground Into an edge,...doth dress; And asks what news; I tell him of new playes, He takes my hand, and as a Still, which stayes A Sembrief 'twixt each drop, he niggardly, As... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 454 pages
...NOTES. Ver. 104. from King to King] Much superior to the Original, where is a vile conceit, Scratch'd into smart, and as blunt Iron ground Into an edge,...doth dress; And asks what news; I tell him of new playes, He takes my hand, and as a Still, which stayes A Sembrief 'twixt each drop, he niggardly, As... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 pages
...NOTES. Ver. 104./rom King to King] Much superior to the Original, where is a vile conceit, Scratcli'd into smart, and as blunt Iron ground Into an edge,...doth dress; And asks what news; I tell him of new playes, He takes my hand, and as a Still, which stayes A Sembrief 'twixt each drop, he niggardly, As... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 468 pages
...NOTES. Ver. 104. from King to King] Much superior to the Original, where is a Tile conceit, Scratch'd into smart, and as blunt Iron ground Into an edge,...doth dress; And asks what news; I tell him of new playes, He takes my hand, and as a Still, which stayes A Sembrief 'twixt each drop, he niggardly, As... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 498 pages
...Not so, Sir, I have more. Under this pitch He would not fly ; I chaff 'd him : but as itch Scratch'd into smart, and as blunt iron ground Into an edge,...doth dress; And asks what news; I tell him of new playes, He takes my hand, and as a still, which stayes A sembrief 'twixt each drop, he niggardly, As... | |
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into smart, and as blunt iron ground Into an edge, hurts worse : so I, fool found, Crossing hurt me. To fit my sullenness,'. He to another key his style doth dress: And asks, what news; I tell him of new plays, He takes my hand, and as a still 
