 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,...  History of John Bull. Essays. Poetry - Pagina 419door Jonathan Swift - 1801Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 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 it excelled by his poem to Fanshaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 508 pagina’s
...each talent and each art to pleafe, 195 And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe : Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View NOTES. Letters) in their clamours againft him as a Tory and Jacobite, who had affiflcd in writing the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 550 pagina’s
...each talent and each art to pleafe, 195 And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe : Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View NOTES. Letters) in their clamours againft him as a Tory and Jacobite, who had afliftcd in writing the... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 504 pagina’s
...each talent and each art to pleafe, 195 And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe : Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View NOTES. Letters) in their clamours againft him at a Tory and Jacobite, who had ailill t\l in writing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pagina’s
...fultans, if they had their will ; " For every author would his brother kill." And Pope, " Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.'* Bvjt this is not thq beft of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw, and his elegy... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pagina’s
...such ! But were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, 194 Bless'd,with each talent and each art to please, And born to write,...fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother neat the throne, % View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyei. And hate for arts that caus'd himself... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pagina’s
...sudden transition to Addison : Peace to all such ! But were there one who* True genlus kindles, nnd fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please And born to write, converse, nnd lire with e Should -ncli a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1807 - 446 pagina’s
...Dcnham, Orrery, in one of his prologues, • Poets are sultans, if tht:y had their will ; And Pope, ' Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, ' Bear like the Turk no hrother near the throne.' But this is not the hest of his little pieces: it is excelled hy his poem... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pagina’s
...Blest with each talent and each urt to please, And hurn to write, converse, and live with ease; Shonld such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the tbrone, View him with scornfol, yet with jealons eyes, And hate for arts that cansed... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pagina’s
...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...brother near the throne View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil... | |
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