 Oh let me live my own, and die so too! (To live and die is all I have to do:) Maintain a poet's dignity and ease, And see what friends, and read what books I please: Above a patron, though I condescend Sometimes to call a minister my friend.  The Works of Alexander Pope Esq - Page 21by Alexander Pope - 1751 - 341 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...a minilter my friend. I was not horn for courts or great affairs : I pay my debts, believe, and lay my pray'rs ; Can fleep without a poem in my head, Nor know if Dnmit be alive or dead. Why am I alk'd what next Hull lee the light f Heavens I was I born for nothing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 508 pages
...what books I pleafe : Above a Patron, tho' I condefcend 265 Sometimes to call a Minifter my friend. I was not born for Courts or great affairs ; I pay my debts, believe, and fay my pray'rs ; Can NOTES. over queen Caroline, for the purpofe of injuring Gay, particularly when another, and a more... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 504 pages
...what books I pleafe : Above a Patron, tho' I condefcend 265 Sometimes to call a Minifter my friend. I was not born for Courts or great affairs ; I pay my debts, believe, and fay my pray'rs ; Can NOTES. orer queen Caroline, for the pnrpofe of injuring Gay, particularly when another, and a more... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 550 pages
...books I pleafe : Above a Patron, tho* I condefcend 265 Sometimes to call a Minifler my friend* I \vas not born for Courts or great affairs ; I pay my debts, believe, and fay my pray'rs j Can NOTES. over queen Caroline, forth? purpofe of injuring Gay, particularly when another, and a... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...read what books, I please; Above a patron, thongh I condescend Sometimes to call a minister my Mend. I was not born for courts or great affairs ; I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs ; Can sleep -without a poem in my head, Nor know if Dennis be alive or dead. Why an.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...what books, I please; Above a patron, though I condescend 265 Sometimes to call a minister my friend. I was not born for courts or great affairs ; I pay my debts, helieve, and say my prayers; Can sleep without a poem in my head. Nor know if Dennis he alive or dead.... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...what books, I please; Above a patron, though I condescend 265 Sometimes to call a minister my friend. I was not born for courts or great affairs; I pay my dehts, belreve, and say my pray'rs ; Can sleep without a poem in my head, Nor know, if Dennis be alive... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...read what books, I please; Above a patron, though I condescend Sometimes to call a minister my friend. I was not born for courts or great affairs ; I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs ; Can sleep without a poem in my head, Nor know if Deunis be alive or dead. Why am I... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...what books, I please , Above a patron, though I condescend Sometimes to call a minister my friend. I was not born for courts or great affairs ; I pay my debts, believe, and say my pray'rs ; Can sleep without a poem in my head, 'Nor know if Dennis be alive or dead. Has life... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...read what boo kslpleast. Above a patron, tho' 1 condescend Sometimes to call a minister my friend. I was not born for courts or great affairs : I pay my debts, believe, and say my prav'rs; Can sleep without a poem in my head, Nor know if Dennis be. alive or dead. Why am I... | |
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