 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 Aikin - 1841 - 840 pages
...such ! but were there one whose Sires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each worship their own work in wood and stone For gods...High vouchsafes To call by vision, from his lather's ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing... | |
 | George Campbell - 1845 - 444 pages
...language. For a specimen in this way take these lines of Pope : " Should such a man, too fond to rale alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne,...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, II assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 282 pages
...they fume, and stamp, and roar, and chafe, Aud swear not Addison himself was safe. Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write,...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer ; Willing... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 410 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,...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer ; Willing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 546 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,...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 pages
...hardly be refused." Why should he be jealous and splenetic only when Pope was concerned ? — Bowles. 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 ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering,... | |
 | Bengal council of educ - 1848 - 394 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,...and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to live alone, Bear like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous... | |
 | Bengal (India) - 1848 - 520 pages
...such ! but were there one whose tires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent, and each art to please, And born to write,...and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to live alone, Bear like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1848 - 642 pages
...genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And horn to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such...man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no hrother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealons eyes, And hate for arts that caused... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1849 - 608 pages
...lines— o " were there one whose 6 res True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born to write,...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... | |
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