 | Juvenal - 1735 - 512 pages
...is untold; The Book-learn'd Wife in Greek and Latin bold. The Critick-Dame, who at her Table fits : Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their Wits; And pities Dido's Agonizing Fits. She has fo-.far.th' Afcendant of the Board, The prating Pedant puts not in one Word : The Man of Law is Non... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...is untold; The book-learn'd wife in Greek and Latin bold. The critic-dame, who at her table fits : Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits; And pities Dido's agonizing fits. She has fo far th' afcendant of the board, The prating pedant puts not in one word : The man of law is non-pluft,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 398 pages
...is untold ; The book-learn'd wife in Greek and Latin bold. The critic-dame, who at her table fits : Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits ; And pities Dido's agonizing fits. She has fo far th' afcendant of the board, The prating pedant puts not in one word : The man of law is non-p!uft,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pages
...untold ; The book-learn'd wife in Greek and Latin bold. The critic-dame, who at her table fits: .^ I Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs' their wits ; •> And pities Dido's agonizing fits. j She has fo far th' afcendant of the board, The prating pedant puts not in one word: The man of law... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 388 pages
...untold ; The book-learn'd wife in Greek and Latin bold. The critic-dame, who at her table fits : 1 Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits; > And pities Dido's agonizing fits. J She has fo far th* afcendant of the board, The prating pedant puts not in one word : The man of law... | |
 | 1793 - 416 pages
...compumStion. le fits, | eighs their wite ; f " But of all plagues, the greateft is untold ; Tht book-learn'd wife, in Greek and Latin bold ; The critic dame, who at her table fits, Homer and Virgil quotes, and weig And pities Dido's agonifing fits. She has fo far th' afcendant... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...untold'; The book-learn 'd wife in Greek and Latin bold. The critic-dame, who at her table fits : "J Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits; ( And pities Dido's agonizing fite. j She has fo far th' afcendant uf the board, The prating pedant puts not in one word : The man... | |
 | 1806 - 422 pages
...Ma tamen gravior" &c. Sat. fl. 433. " But of all plagues, the greatest is untold, " The booklearn'd wife in Greek and Latin bold ; " The critic dame who at her table lits, -» " Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits, C " And pities Dido's agonizing fits. 3... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 346 pages
...is untold ; The book-leatn'd wife in Greek anu Latin bold. The critic-dame, who at her table sits: i Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits; > And pities Dido's agonizing fits. J She has so far th' ascendant of the board, The prating pedant puts not in one word: 1 He man of law... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 442 pages
...plagues, the greatest is untold ; The book-learned wife, in Greek and Latin bold ; The critic-dame, who at her table sits, } Homer and Virgil quotes,...weighs their wits, > And pities Dido's agonizing fits. j She has so far the ascendant of the board, The prating pedant puts not in one word ; The man of law... | |
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The critic-dame, who at her table sits, } Homer and Virgil quotes, and weighs their wits, > And pities Dido's agonizing fits. 
