 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
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 strani
...each talent and each art to plcafe, And born to write, convcrfc, 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 himlelf to rife ; Damn with faint praife,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 472 strani
...midlt of his engagements on the fame fubjeft, and by a creature of Mr. Addifon's, made Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, Alike NOTES. made him fufpeft this to be another maft from the fame quiver : And after a diligent enquiry,... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 strani
...expressive language. For a specimen in this way take these lines of Pope, Sect. III. Complete sentence*. Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...brother near the throne, View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, |) assent with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 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 piecfcs : it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 strani
...sudden transition to Addison. Peace to all such ! But were there one whose firei True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Blest with each talent and...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 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... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 strani
...are sultans, if they had their will ; " For every author would his brother kill.4* ' » And Pope, " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear like the Turk no brother near the throw." But this is net the best of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem ttf Fanshaw, and... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 492 strani
...each art to pleufr, 105 And born to write, convcrfe, and live with cafe : Should fuch a man, too fonJ to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with fcornful, yrt with jealous eyes, And hatefor arts that caus'd himfclf to rife; zoo Damn with faint... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 strani
...scribbler, who was once a man.f 20. Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent, and...Bear, like the Turk,! no brother near the throne, View * Ver. 190. f Sat. i. 5 This is from Bacon de Augmentis Scient. lib. Hi. p. ISO. Etsi enim Aristoteles,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 strani
...scribbler, who was once a man.\ 20. Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent, and...such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk,j no brother near the throne, View * Ver. 190. f Sat- it This is from Bacon de Augmentis Scient.... | |
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