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...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...

...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...

...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* View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to...

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...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...

...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...

...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...

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