 This epitaph is principally remarkable for the artful introduction of the name, which is inserted with a peculiar felicity, to which chance must concur with genius, which no man can hope to attain twice, and which cannot be copied but with servile imitation.  The Idler - Page 295by Samuel Johnson - 1767Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1737 - 382 pages
...the Son moft dear: Who ne'er knew Joy but Friendship might divide, Or gave his Father Grief but when he dy'd. . How vain is Reafon, Eloquence how weak ! If Pope muft tell what Harcourt cannot fpeak. O! let thy once lov'd Friend infcribe thy Stone, And with a Father's forrow mix his own ! The The Bijhop... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 432 pages
...Son mofts. dear, Who ne'er knew Joy, but Friendfhip might divide., Or gave his Father Grkf, but when he dy'd. How vain is Reafon, Eloquence how weak ? •.If POPE muft tell what HA R COURT cannot fpeak. Oh let thy once-lov'd Friend infcribe thy Stone, with a Father's Sorrows,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 382 pages
...divide, Or gave his Father Grief but when he dy'd. How vain is Reafon, Eloquence how weak ! If Pipe muft tell what HARCOURT cannot fpeak. Oh let thy once-lov'd Friend infcribe thy Stone, And, with a Father's forrows, mix his own ! IV. On IV. On JAMES CRAGGS, Efq. In Weftminfter-... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 pages
...divide. Or gave his Father Grief but when he dy'd. How vain is Reafon, Eloquence how weak ! If Pope mtift tell what HARCOURT cannot fpeak. Oh let thy once-lov'd Friend infcribe thy Stone, with a Father's fotrows, mix his own ! IV. On IV, On JAMES CRAGGS, Efq. In Weftminfter- Abbey.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pages
...the Son moft dear: Who ne'er knew Joy, but friendship might divide, Or gave his Father Grief but when he dy'd. How vain is Reafon, Eloquence how weak !...cannot fpeak. Oh let thy once-lov'd Friend infcribe thy Stone, And, with a Father's forrows, mix his own ! . EPITAPHS. 89 IV. On J AMES CRAG GS, Efq. In Weftminfter-Abbey.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 248 pages
...Son mofit dear : Who ne'er knew Joy, but friendfhip might divide. Or gave his Father Grief but when he dy'd. How vain is Reafon, Eloquence how weak !...HARCOURT cannot fpeak. Oh let thy once-lov'd Friend infaibe thy Stone, And, wkh a Father's forrovvs, mix his own ! IV. On JAMES CRAGGS, Efq. In Weftminfter-Abbey.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 246 pages
...Son moft dear : Who ne'er knew Joy, but Friendfhip might divide, Or gave his Father Grief but when he dy-d. How vain is Reafon, Eloquence how weak !...cannot fpeak. Oh let thy once-lov'd Friend infcribe thy Stone, And, with a Father's forrowsr mix his own.! 7 IV. On JAMES CRAGGS, Efq. In Weftminfter- Abbey.... | |
 | John Hackett - 1757 - 286 pages
...dear: Who ne'ertnew Joy, but Friendfhip might divide, * Or gave his Father Grief but when he died. § How vain is Reafon, Eloquence how weak! If Pope muft...fpeak. Oh ! let thy once-lov'd Friend infcribe thy Stone, And with a Father's Sorrows mix his own. * Lucia "Julia Prifca Vixit Annis XXVL Nihil unquam... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 436 pages
...Son moftdear : / Who ne'er knew Joy, but Friendfhip might divide, Or gave his Father Grief but when he dy'd. How vain is Reafon, Eloquence how weak !...cannot fpeak. Oh let thy once-lov'd Friend infcribe thy Stone, And, with a Father's forrows, mix his own ! EPITAPHS. 8^ IV. On JAMES CRAGGS, Efq. In Weftminfter-... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pages
...Son moft dear ; Who ne'er knew Joy, but Friendfhip might divide, Or gave his Father Grief but when he dy'd. How vain is Reafon, Eloquence how weak !...cannot fpeak. Oh let thy once-lov'd Friend infcribe thy Stone, And, with a Father's forrows, mix his own ! IV. on JAMES c RAGG s, In WESTMINSTER-ABBEY. JACOBUS... | |
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