 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1810 - 494 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 - English literature - 1816 - 410 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1819 - 364 pages
...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 pages
...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. 
