 In thy felonious heart though venom lies, It does but touch thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame In keen iambics, but mild anagram. Leave writing plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in acrostic land....  Once a Week - Page 256edited by - 1873Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...the poem is written. AcHo'httcn.aJJ. i. That relates to an acrpstick. a. That contains acvosticks. . Leave writing plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in acrastici land : There thou may's! wings display.and altars raise, And torture one poor word ten thousand... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame In keen Iambics, but mild Anagram. Leave writing Plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in Acrostic land : There thou may's! wings display, and altars raise, And torture one poor word ten thousand... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 pages
...thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius call thee not to purchase fame In keen iambics, but mild anagram. Leave writing plays, and choose for thy command, Some peaceful province in Acrostic land. There thou may'st wings display, and altars raise, * And torture one poor word ten thousand... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...Irish pen, and dies. Thy genins calls thee not to purchase fame In keen Iamhies, but mild Anagram. Leave writing Plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in Acrostic land : There thon may'st wings display, and altars raise, And torture one poor word ten thousand... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 474 pages
...thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius call thee not to purchase fame In keen iambics, but mild anagram. Leave writing plays, and choose for thy command, Some peaceful province in Acrostic land. There thou may'st wings display, and altars raise, * And torture one poor word ten thousand... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 480 pages
...thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius call thee not to purchase fame In keen iambics, but mild anagram. Leave writing plays, and choose for thy command, Some peaceful province in Acrostic land. There thou may'st wings display, and altars raise, * And torture one poor word ten thousand... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame in keen iambics, but mild anagram. Leave writing plays, and choose for thy command, some peaceful province in acrostic land. There thou rnayst wings display and altars raise, and torture one poor word ten thousand... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame in keen iambics, but mild anagram. Leave writing plays, and choose for thy command, some peaceful province in acrostic land. There thou mayst wings display and altars raise, and torture one poor word ten thousand... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - English literature - 1813 - 610 pages
...attention of Shadwell to the studious cultivation of it, in his satire of Mac Flecknoe, in these lines : Leave writing plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in acrostic land ; There thou mayst wings display, and altars raise, And torture one poor word ten thousand... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 410 pages
...Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame In keen Iambics, but mild Anagram. Leave writing Plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in Acrostic land : There thou may'st wings display, and altars raise,* And torture one poor word ten thousand... | |
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