NAMES BESTOWED ON MR POPE.
An Ape.—Let us take the initial letter of his Christian name, and the initial and final letters of his surname, viz., A P E, and they give you the same idea of an ape as his face,[505] &c.
An Ass.—It is my duty to pull off the lion's skin from this little ass.[506]
A Frog.—A squab short gentleman—a little creature that, like the frog in the fable, swells, and is angry that it is not allowed to be as big as an ox.[507]
A Coward.—A lurking, way-laying coward.[508]
A Knave.—He is one whom God and nature have marked for want of common honesty.[509]
A Fool.—Great fools will be christened by the names of great poets, and Pope will be called Homer.[510]
A Thing.—A little abject thing.[511]