[33] The late Mr. Pope represents Camilla as ‘scouring the plain,’ an absurd and useless task. Peggy’s occupation with the kettle is much more simple and noble. The second line of this poem (whereof the author scorns to deny an obligation) is from the celebrated “Frithiof” of Esaias Tigner. A maiden is serving warriors to drink, and is standing by a shield—Und die Runde des Schildes ward wie das Mägdelein roth,”—perhaps the above is the best thing in both poems.
[34] And then, how much Latin and Greek does the public schoolboy know? Also, does he know anything else, and what? Is it history, or geography, or mathematics, or divinity?
| Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber: |
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| holdiug converse with each other.=> holding converse with each other. {pg 176} |
| philosophic apophthegms=> philosophic apothegms {pg 367} |
| so pulled to the middle or Turk lake=> so pulled to the middle of Turk lake {pg 375} |
| Does it strenghten a man=> Does it strengthen a man {pg 500} |
| scolloped sleeves=> scalloped sleeves {pg 504} |
| in throuble in England=> in trouble in England {pg 517} |
| middle in the rapid strame=> middle in the rapid stream {footnote pg 424} |