 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 lehte
...dearly loved his wife. POPE. 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. POPE. Exact Racine and Corneille's noble fire Taught us that... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 576 lehte
...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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1876 - 474 lehte
...he says to Arbuthnot : " 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 lisped in numbers, for the numbers came. I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 840 lehte
...three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or L M 1 liip'd in numbers, for the numbers came. I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 630 lehte
...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, *"o duty broke, no... | |
 | 1878 - 446 lehte
...three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipt me in ink, iny 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... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 788 lehte
...dearly loved his wife. POPE. 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. POPE. Exact Racine and Corneille's noble fire Taught us that... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 lehte
...three thousand years ago. Why did I -write ? what sin to me unknown Dipped me injnk; my parents', or my own? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisped in-humbers, for the numbers came. I left no calline; for this idle trade, No duty broke, no... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 642 lehte
...three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipt 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... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 636 lehte
...died three thousand years ago. Why did I write? what sin to me unknown Dipt 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... | |
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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? 
