 | J. L. Martin - 1831 - 128 pages
...something in which they may be more successful. Dennis' Remarks on Prince Arthur. NATIVE BARDS. Curs'd be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends...Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear. * * * • * A lash like mine no honest man shall dread, But all such... | |
 | William M'Gavin - Protestantism - 1833 - 764 pages
...trespass on the public, but a, desire of exposing the weakness and futility of censorious bigotry : ' Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, ' That tends to make one worthy man my foe !" I saw the paragraph which your correspondent alludes to, and am certainly astonished at the handle... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1835 - 382 pages
...Bubo5 makes. Poor guiltless I ! and can I choose but smile, When every coxcomb knows me by my style ? Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That...Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the soft ey'd virgin steal a tear ! But he who hurts a harmless neighbour's peace, Insults fall'n worth,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 pages
...death. Poor guiltless I ! and can I choose but smile, When every coxcomb knows me by my style ? Cursed be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends...man my foe, Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, 285 Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear ! But he who hurts a harmless neighbor's peace, Insults... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 502 pages
...Poor, guiltless I ! and can 1 choose hut smile, When every coxcomh knows me hy my style ? Cursed he 6 soft-eyed virgin steal a tear : But he who hurts a harmless neighhour's peace, Insults fallen worth,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 320 pages
...Poor, guiltless I ! and can I choose hut smite, When every coxcomh knows me hy my style ? Cursed he the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give virtue scandal, innucence a fear, Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear : But he who hurts a harmiess neighhour's... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 438 pages
...one gasp be o'er, The Muse forgot, and thou belov'd no more ! FROM THE FI'ISTLE TO DR. AKBUTH NOT. CURST be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That...he who hurts a harmless neighbour's peace, Insults fall'n worth, or beauty in distress, Who loves a lie, lame slander helps about, Who writes a libel,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...Poor guiltless 1 1 and can I choose but smile, When every coxcomb knows me by my style í \ Cursed Rn1r soft -eyed virgin steal a tear! | But he who hurts u harmless neighbour's peace, Insults fallen worth,... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...makes. Poor guiltless I ! and can I choose but smile, When every coxcomb knows me by my style ? Cursed be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends...Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear ! But he who hurts a harmless neighbour's peace, Insults fall'n worth... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - English literature - 1840 - 352 pages
...resolution. He can hardly be supposed to have been quite sincere, when he eloquently exclaimed. Cursed be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe. and honor. Atterbury on his first perusal of the lines was struck with their energy and truth, and,... | |
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Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe... 
