 Peace to all such! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent, and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk,...  The Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse - Seite 132herausgegeben von - 1926 - 727 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1796 - 500 Seiten
...with each talent and each art to please, io,5 And born to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the...eyes. And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 20* Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 Seiten
...take these lines of Pope, * Numb, xxiii. 19. . f Psalm xciv. 9. Sect. III. Complex sentences. Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the...scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, || assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 Seiten
...swear not Congreve's self was safe! Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair fame inspires: Blest with each talent and...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 Seiten
...swear not Congreve's self was safe ! Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair fame inspires : Blest with each talent and...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 434 Seiten
...net CONGEEVE'S J self wat safe! Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair Fame inspires : Blest with each talent and...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone. Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 Seiten
...with each talent and each art to please, 195 And born to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 Seiten
...against him, he makes a sudden transition to Addison. Peace to all such ! But were there one whose firei True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Blest...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the throne, View him... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 Seiten
...says, with equal pleasantry, of the same Nahum Tate, He's now a scribbler, who was once a »mn.\ 20. Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk,:); no brother near the throne, View... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 Seiten
...And swear not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such! but were there one whose fires True genins kindles* and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should snch a man, too fund to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, Vkw him... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 Seiten
...Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the...scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that cans'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach... | |
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