...fupperlefshe fate, 100 And pin'd, unconfcious of his riling fate; Studious he fate, with all his books around, Sinking from thought to thought, a vaft profound ' Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there: Then writ, and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. roll'dhis eyes that witnefs'd huge difmay, Where, yet...

...the Heroe fate, Blafphem'd his Gods, the Dice, and damn'd his Fate ; Then gnaw'd his Pen, then dalh'd it on the Ground, Sinking from Thought to Thought, a vaft Profound'! Plung'd for his Senfe, but -found no Bottom -there ; Yet wrote and flounder'd on in meer Defpair. Round him much Embryo,...

...Hero fate, 1 1 5 Blafphem'd his Gods, the Dice, and damn'd his Fate. Then gnaw'd his pen, then dafli'd it on the ground, Sinking from thought to thought,...there, Yet wrote and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. 1 20 REMARKS. carefling (hould make even Dulnefs herfelf pert, efpecially in her youth ; though her...

...dull, and " dull itill, and again, and for ever ?" He liicu folemnl/ Then gnaw'd his pen, then dafh'd it on the ground, Sinking from thought to thought, a vaft profound ! NOTES. appealed to his own confcience, that " he could not " think himfelf fo, nor believe that our...

...how well has the Poet confulted his Heroic Character, in adding that c-wwvall the time ? 4. B£NTL. Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future Ode, and abdicated Play : Nonfenfe precipitate, like running Lead, That flip'd thro' Cracks and Zig-zags of the Headj All that on Folly...

...fupperlefs he fate, And pin'd unconfcious of his rifing fate ; Studious he fate, with all his books around, Sinking from thought to thought, a vaft pro[found ! Plung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there ; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in meer defpair. He roll'd his eyes, that witnefs'd huge difmay, Where...

...and •' dull at leaft you might have allowed me. What ! am I only Then gnaw'd his Pen, then dafli'd it on the ground Sinking from thought to thought, a vaft profound ! REMARK 3. " to be dull- and dull ftill, and again, and for ever!" He then folemnly ap pealed to his...

...which the greateft, not only of Critics and Poets, but of Kings and Warriors have been fultPlung'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there, Yet wrote and flounder'd on, in mere defpair. 1 z0 Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future Ode, and abdicated Play : VARIATIONS. VER....

...Reas'ning is none of the ftrongeft, For know, the laft Word is the Word that Lilts longeft. Pluftg'd for his fenfe, but found no bottom there, ' Yet wrote and flounder'd on, in mere defpair,. I2cf REMARKS: and Chaos was got by them in their dotage ; a time of Kfe' when parents are moft apt...

...that • circumdance, and therefore it can no way demote from the granThen gnaw'd his Pen, then dath'd it on the ground, Sinking from thought to thought,...his fenfe, but found no bottom there, Yet wrote and flounder 'd on, in mere defpair. I zo Round him much Embryo, much Abortion lay, Much future Ode, and...