 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 - Stran 419avtor: Jonathan Swift - 1801Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 strani
...with each talent and each art to pleafe, 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 him with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife ; Damn with faint praife,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 strani
...each talent and each art to pleafe, 195 And born to write, converfe, and live with cafe : Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him. with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate .for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife ; 200 Damn with faint... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 strani
...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." 7 tT •^ J . But this is not the beft of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 strani
...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 him with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife; ace Damn with faint... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 strani
...xvith each talent and each art to plcafe, And born to write, convcrfe, and live with cafe : Should fuch , and all art. " Here nought but candour reigns, indulgent " caie, [down. " CcoJ-naturM loung fcomful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rile ; Damn with faint praifc,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 strani
...with each talent and each art to plcafc, And born to v.rite, convufe, and live with cafe: Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, Vitw him with fcoinful, vet with jealous eyes, And hate for puts that cnus'd himfelf to rue ; Damn... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 strani
...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." But this is not the beft of his little pieces: it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 strani
...talent and each art to plt-afc. And born te write, converfe, and live with eafc : Should fuch a mail, too fond to rule alone. Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with fcornful, yet with jealou« eye«, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rile ; joo Damn with faint... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 strani
...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." But this is not the beft of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw, and his elegy... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 strani
...fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, 195 And born to write, converse, and live with ease ;...near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with... | |
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