 VI. ON MRS. CORBET, Who died of a cancer in her breast '. Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense : No conquest she, but o'er herself, desir'd ; No arts essay'd, but not to be admir'd. Passion and pride...  Poétique anglaise - Seite 309von Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 Seiten
...reason and with soher sense: No conquest she but e'er herself desir'd, No arts essay'd but not to he admir'd. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown,...virtue only is our own. So unaffected, so compos'da rnind, So firm yet soft, so strong yet so rcfin'd, Heav'n, as its purest gold, by tortures tried, The... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 Seiten
...pretence, Bless'd with plain reason and with sober sense : No conquest she but o'er herself desir'd, No arts essay'd but not to be admir'd. Passion and...compos'da mind, So firm yet soft, so strong yet so re6n'd, Heav'n, as its purest gold, by tortures tried ; The saint sustain'd it, but the woman died.... | |
 | Charles Snart - 1808 - 506 Seiten
...Here lies the friend most lov'd, the wife most dear; No conquest she but o'er herself desir'd, No art essay'd, but not to be admir'd ; Passion and pride...soul unknown, Convinc'd that virtue only is our own ; Who ne'er knew joy but friendship might divide, Or gave her husband grief — but when she dy'd.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 Seiten
...pretence, Blest with plain reason anii with sober sense ; No conquest she, but o'er herself, desirM ; No arts essay'd, but not to be admir'd. Passion and...so refin'd, Heaven, as its purest gold, by tortures tried ; The saint sustain'd it, but the woman died. I have always considered this as the most valuable... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 Seiten
...pretence, Blest With plain reason, and with sober sense : No conquests she, hut o'er herself, desir'd, No arts essay'd, but not to be admir'd. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, Convine'd that virtue only is our own. So unaffected, so compos'da mind ; So firm, yet soft; so strong,... | |
 | 1810 - 286 Seiten
...desired, ' No arts essay'd, but not to be admired: ' Passion and pride were to her soul unknowi, ' Convinc'd that virtue only is our own : ' So unaffected, so compos'da mind, ' So (inn yet soft,. so strong yet so rcfin'd, ' Heaven, as its purest Gold, by tortures tried : 1 The saint... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 Seiten
...with plain reason, and with sober sense : No conquests she, but oVr herself, desir'd, No arts cssay'd, but not to be admir'd. Passion and pride were to her soul Unknown, Convinti'd that virtue only is our own. So unaffected, so compos'da mind ; So firm, yet soft; so strong,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 Seiten
...pretence, Blest with plain reason and with sober sense ; No conquest she, but o'er herself, desir'd : No arts essay'd, but not to be admir'd. Passion and...compos'da mind, So firm, yet soft, so strong, yet so refm'd, Heaven, as its purest gold, by tortures tried ; The saint sustain'd it, but the woman died.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 Seiten
...with plain reason and with sober seme ; No conquest she, but o'er herself, desir'd: No arts essay 'd, but not to be admir'd. Passion and pride were to her...Convinc'd that Virtue only is our own. So unaffected, so composed a mind, So firm, yet soft, so strong, yet so refinM, Heav'n, as its purest gold, by tortures... | |
 | 1815 - 680 Seiten
...she was mine, with plain reason, and. with sober :nse ;" nd prudent ; " good without ртешее : So unaffected, so compos'da mind, So firm, yet soft ; so strong, yet so rcfiVd ;" So meek, that, »hen by dire mutation» try'd, Virtue ¡n her was seen pcrsonify'd. Keenly... | |
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