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...That casting-weight pride adds to emptiness, This who can gratify ? for who can guess ? The wretch *, whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian...barrenness appear, And strains from hardbound brains six lines a year; In sense still wanting, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has...

...can guess ? The bard whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half-a-crown, 180 Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a-year; He who still wanting, tho' he lives' on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing...

...can guess ? The bard whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half-a-crown, 180 Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains, from hard-bound brains, eight line* a-year ; He, who still wanting, though he lives On theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing...

...in his mind. That cas.ting weight pride adds to emptiness, This who can gratify? for who can guess? The bard whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half a-crown, 180 Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains from hard-bound brains eight line*...

...adds lo. emptiness, This wlio can gratify ? tor who can £MCi* ? The Bard whom pillcr'd Pastoral., nson [etc.] barrenne t appear, And strains, from hard bound banns, eight lines a-year; . . , „ He, who still...

...who can guess ' The bard whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Wbo turns a Persian tale for half-a.crown, Just writes to make his barrenness appear. And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a year; He who still wanting, though he lives on theft. Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing...

...his mind, That casting-weight pride adds to emptiness, This, who can gratify ? for who can guess ? The bard whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown, 1 80 Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains, from hard-bound brains, eight lines a...

...difficulty, excite a feeling similar to that \vhich proceeds from the labour of thought to a dull writer : Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a-year. Pope's JEpittle to Dr. Arbuthnot, \. 181. cide in the same passage, the concordance of...

...the words move slow. Essay on Crit. 370. which proceeds from the labour of thought to a dull writer: Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a-year. Papers Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot, 1.181. I shall close with one example more* which of...