 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...  An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ... - Pagina 235door Joseph Warton - 1806Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pagina’s
...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...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 with scornful,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pagina’s
...a Tate. How did_they fume,and stamp, and roar, and chafe ! And swear not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such ! But were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pagina’s
...to all such ! but were there one whose fires' True genins kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born...Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that cans'd himself to rise; Damn with faint... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pagina’s
...whose True Genius kindles, and fair Fame inspires ; lllest with each talent and eneli art to-pleasc, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a raan, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pagina’s
...such ! hut were 'here one whoge fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with f ach talent and each art to please, And born to write,...Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pagina’s
...Poets are sultans, if they had their will ; " For every author would his brother kill." And Pope, " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear like the Turk no brother near the throne." But this is not the best of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanshaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1810 - 426 pagina’s
...the coincidence of their opinion quamtedwtheach ot , extensivel known tion, and poetic taste • " Blest with each talent, and each art to please, " And born to write, converse, and live at ease." Mr Dewes was the highly esteemed friend of Dr Parr, Mr Grove of Lord Sheffield. A beautiful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pagina’s
...talent and each nrt to please, And born to write, converse, anil live with ease : Should such a DIM, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pagina’s
...prologues, Poets are sultans, if they had their -will ; For every author would his brother kill. And Pope, Should such a man too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne. But this is not the best of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanshaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 220 pagina’s
...poetical triflersof the times, who had declared against him, he makes a sudden transition to Addison. Peace to all such ! But were there one whose fires...man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd... | |
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