Poetry & Verse
Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot; or, Prologue to the Satires.
By Alexander PopeSource: Alexander Pope - PoetryDB (Public Domain)2994 words
_P_. Shut, shut the door, good John! fatigued, I said, Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead. The Dog-star rages! nay, 'tis past...
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_P_. Shut, shut the door, good John! fatigued, I said, Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead. The Dog-star rages! nay, 'tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out: Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land. What walls can guard me, or what shades can hide?…
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