 Unblam'd through life, lamented in thy end ; These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is mix'd with heroes, or with kings thy dust ; But that the worthy and the good shall say, Striking their pensive bosoms — Here lies Gay...  Select British Classics - Page 1911803Full view - About this book
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 pages
...affections mild ; In wit a man ; simplicity, a child ; With native humour tem'pring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age ; Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted e'en among the great : A safe companion, and an easy friend, tJnblamed through life, lamented in the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1853 - 330 pages
...mild ; '-' In wit, a man ; simplicity, a child : With native humour tempering virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age: Above temptation in a low estate, 5 And uncorrupted, ev'n among the great: A safe companion, and an easy friend, Unblamed through life,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 pages
...affections mild ; In wit a man, simplicity a child ; With native humour tempering virtuous rage, Form 'd to delight at once and lash the age ; Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted e'en among the great ; A safe companion and an easy friend, Unblam'd through life, lamented in thy... | |
 | John Gay - 1854 - 312 pages
...affections mild, In wit a man, simplicity a child, With Nature's humour, temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once, and lash the age ; Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted, ev'n among the great ; A safe companion, and an easy friend, Unblamed through life, lamented in thy... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 pages
...affections mild ; In wit a man ; simplicity, a child ; With native humour tem'pring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age ; Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted e'en among the great : A safe companion, and an easy friend, (Jnblamed through life, lamented in the... | |
 | John Gay - 1854 - 300 pages
...affections mild, I In wit a man, simplicity a child, With Nature's humour, temp'ring virtuous rage, Forai'd to delight at once, and lash the age ; Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted, ev'n among the great ; A safe companion, and an easy friend, Unblamed through life, lamented in thy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 512 pages
...affections mild; In wit, a man ; simplicity, a child : With native humour tempering virtuous rage, Formed to delight at once and lash the age : Above temptation, in a low estate, And uneorrupted, ev'n among the Great : A sale companion, and an easy friend, Unblamed through life, lamented... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pages
...affections mild ; In wit, a man ; simplicity, a child : With native humour tempering virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age : Above temptation...the great : A safe companion, and an easy friend, Unblamed through life, lamented in thy end. These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is mix'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 pages
...affections mild ; In wit, a man ; simplicity, a child : With native humour tempering virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age : Above temptation...the great : A safe companion, and an easy friend, Unblamed through life, lamented in thy end. These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is mix'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 pages
...a man, simplicity a child : With native humour tempering, virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at'once and lash the age: Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted e'en among the great: A safe companion and an easy friend, Unblamed through life, lamented in thy end.... | |
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