The Dunciad, Complete, in Four Books, According to Mr. Pope's Last Improvements. with Several Additions [&C.]. Publ. by Mr. Warburton (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1749 Excerpt: ...I weigh what author's heaviness prevails;" 370 tc Which most conduce to sooth the soul in slumbers, "My H-ley's periods, or my Blackmore' numbers; Attend die trial we propose to make: "If there be man, who o'er such works can wake, "Sleep's all-subduing charms who dares defy, 375 "And boasts Ulysses' ear with Argus' eye; "To him we grant our amplest pow'rs to sit "Judge of all present, past, and future wit; Remarks. the strong gate which he built in the west part he likewise, for his own honour, named Ludgate. In the year 1260. this gate was beautified with images "of Lud and other Kings. Those images in the reign "of Edward VI. had their heads smitten off, and were "otherwise defaced by unadvised folks. Queen Mary "did set new heads upon their old bodies again. The "z 8th of Queen Elizabeth the fame gate was clean "taken down, and newly and beautifully builded, with "images of Lud and others, as afore" Stoivs Survey of London. Ver. 376. See Horn. Odyss. xii. Ovid, Met. i. "To cavil, censure, dictate, right or wrong, "Full and eternal privilege of tongue." 380 ThreeCollege Sophs, and three pertTemplars came, The fame their talents, and their tastes the fame i Each prompt to query, answer, and debate, And fmit with love of Poesy and Prate. The pond'rous books two gentle readers bring; 385 The heroes fit, the vulgar form a ring; The clam'rous crowd is hush'd with mugs of Mum, 'Till all tun'd equal, send a gen'ral hum. Then mount the Clerks, and in one lazy tone Thro' the long, heavy, painsul page drawl on j 390 Remarks. Ver. 390. Thro the long, heavy, painful page, issc." "All these lines very well imitate the flow drowziness with "which they proceed. It i...