 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 lehte
...three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or my own? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came : I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 lehte
...three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown )ipp'd me in ink, my parents' or hen 'tis by that alone she can be borne t lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came ; left no calling for this idle trade, <o duty broke, no father... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 lehte
...three thousand years ago, Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown, Dipp'd me in ink, my parents' or my own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers tame ; I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 lehte
...three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipped me in ink, my parents', or my own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came. I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 lehte
...thousand years ago. Why did I write? what sin to me unknown 125 Dipp'd me in ink ? my parents', or my own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 lehte
...three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown, Dipp'd me in ink — my parents' or unds ; A pension, or such harness for a slave As 1 H-ip'd in numbers, for the numbers came ; [ left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 lehte
...three thousand veal's ago. Why did I write ! what sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or rnation ; he beats them oft' from the vessels, Hec lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 lehte
...three thousand years ago. Why did I write f what sin to roe unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or al battlements : from mom 1 lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. 1 left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 lehte
...thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown 125 Dipp'd me in ink ? my parents', or my own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father... | |
 | 1847 - 610 lehte
...dignity and tenderness (of neither of which qualities Dryden had much, or almost any), is all Pope's own : — " As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came ; I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no... | |
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And when I die, be sure you let me know Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipt me in ink, my parents', or my own? 
