 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pagina’s
...guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till she should be able to direct herself. Poetry has not often been worse employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a raving girl. Not long after he wrote the " Rape of the Lock,"' the most airy, the most ingenious, and the most delightful... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pagina’s
...guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till she should be able to direct herself. Poetry has not often been worse employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a raving girl. Not long after, he wrote the Rape of the Lock, the most airy, the most inge« nious, and the most delightful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 pagina’s
...guardian is appointed; he endeavoured to direct his niece till she should be able to direct herself. Poetry has not often been worse employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a raving girl. Not long after, he wrote The Rafie of the Lock, the most airy, the most ingenious, and the most delightful,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pagina’s
...guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till she should be able to direct herself. Poetry has not often been worse employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a raving girl. Not long after, he wrote the " Rape of the Lock," the most airy, the most ingenious, and the most delightful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pagina’s
...guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till she should be able to .direct herself. Poetry has not often been worse employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a raying girl. Not long after, he wrote the " Rape of the Lock," the most airy, the most ingenious, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pagina’s
...guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till she should be able to direct herself. Poetry has not often been worse employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a raving girl. Not long aftei> he wrote The Rafie of the Lock, the most airy, the most ingenious, and the most delightful,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pagina’s
...guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till she should be able to direct herself. Poetry has not often been worse employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a ravsng girl. Not long after, he wrote The Rape of the Lock, the most airy, the most ingenious, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 410 pagina’s
...guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till she should be able to direct herself. Poetry has not often been worse employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a raving girl. Not long after, he wrote the " Rape of the Lock," | the most airy, the most ingenious, and the most... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1819 - 364 pagina’s
...and she liked self-murder better than suspense. Nor is it discovered that the uncle, whoever he was, has not often been worse employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a raving girl. Not long after, he wrote The Rafie of the Lock, the most airy, the most ingenious, and the most delightful,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 412 pagina’s
...guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till she should be able to direct herself. Poetry has not often been worse employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of 'a raving girl. Not long after, he wrote the " Rape of the Lock," the most airy, the most ingenious, and the most delightful... | |
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Guardian"; he seems to have done only that for which a guardian is appointed; he endeavoured to direct his niece till she should be able to direct herself. Poetry has not often been worse employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a raving girl. 
