 Berkshire, •This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man : A poet, blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content with...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Seite 141von Alexander Pope - 1835Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 236 Seiten
...facred from the proud and great Foe to loud praife, and friend to learned eafe, e Content with fcience in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life,...nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temp'rate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, q Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. F 3 XL On i»»... | |
 | 1796 - 500 Seiten
...Whom Heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, 5 Content with science in the vale of peace. Calmly...look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, cr there to fear ; From Nature's temp'rate feast rose satisfy'd, 9 XI. Oil Mr. Gay, in H'ettmlnster-... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1796 - 382 Seiten
...Beleeve me, reader, can fay more, Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a truly boneji man. Ver. 7. Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear. The fame fentiment is found in Alartiafs Epigrams, x. 23. Prseteritosque dies, et totos refpicit annos... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1797 - 712 Seiten
...facred from the Proud and Great: Foe to loud praife, and friend to learned eafe, Content with fcience in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life...regret, or there to fear; From Nature's temperate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd heaven that he had lived, and that he dy'd. Affecting Story of a Young... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1797 - 604 Seiten
...facred from the Proud an4 Great : Foe to loud praife, and friend to learned cafe, Content with fcience in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life...regret, or there to fear ; . . From Nature's temperate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd heaven that he had lived, and that he dy'd. Jiffe&ing Story of a Young... | |
 | William Jackson - 1798 - 472 Seiten
...facred from the proud and great : Foe to loud praife, and friend to learned eafe, Content with fcience in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life...regret, or there to fear ; ' From nature's temperate feaft rofe Cuisfy'd, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd and that he dy'd. POPE. (Johnfon.} " The firfl... | |
 | William Jackson - 1798 - 472 Seiten
...great : Foe to loud praife, and friend to learned eafe, Content with fcience in the vale of peace. t Calmly he look'd on either life; and here Saw nothing...regret, or there to fear; From nature's temperate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd Keav'n that he had liv'd and that he dy'd. POPE. (Johnfon.} " The firft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 Seiten
...honest man : A poet, blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content with science in the vale of peace. Ca!u, ly he look'd on either life ; and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's... | |
 | 1803 - 222 Seiten
...honest man : A poet blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content...fear ; From nature's temperate feast rose satisfied, Thaiik'd heav'n that he had lived, and that he died. The first couplet of this Epitaph is borrowed.... | |
 | 1802 - 362 Seiten
...honest man : A poet bless'd beyond the poet's fate, W hom Heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great: Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content...nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temp'raie feast rose satisfy'd, Thank'd Heav'n that be had liv'd, and that he dy'd TO TIIK KIOHT HON.... | |
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