 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,...  Broome, Pope, Pitt, Thomson - Page 244edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 pages
...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 ;...200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint... | |
 | 1796 - 500 pages
...True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, io,5 And born to write, converse, and live with ease ;...eyes. And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 20* Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...to all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair fame inspires: Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write,...near the throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 pages
...all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair fame inspires : Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write,...near the throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pages
...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...scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, |) assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 434 pages
...all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair Fame inspires : Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write,...near the throne ; View Him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...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 ;...200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike ; Just hint... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...such ! But were there one whose firei True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write,...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... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...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,...like the Turk,:); no brother near the throne, View * Ver. 190. f Sat- >• J This is from Bacon do Augmentis Scient. lib. iii. p. 180. Etsi enim Aristoteles,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...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,...such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Tnrk,J no brother near the throne, View * Ver. 190. f Sat. i. J This is from Bacon de Augmentis Scient.... | |
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