 Who now reads Cowley ? if he pleases yet, His moral pleases, not his pointed wit: Forgot his Epic, nay Pindaric art, But still I love the language of his heart.  The Cornhill Magazine - Page 731edited by - 1876Full view - About this book
 | 1796 - 500 pages
...seem'd to heed ' The life to come, in ev'ry poet'screed. Who now reads7 Cowley ? if he pleases yet, 75 His moral pleases, not his pointed wit ; Forgot his Epic, nay Pindaric art; But still 8 I love the language of his heart. " Yet surely, 9 surely, these were famous men ! " What boy but... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...seem'd to heed The life to come in ev'ry poet's creed. Who now reads Cowley ? if he pleases yet 75 His moral pleases, not his pointed wit: Forgot his Epic, nay, Pindaric art ; But still I love the langUHge of his heart ; " Yet surely, surely these were famous men ! " What boy but hears... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...time. of Horace, has exhibited the real character of Cowley, with delicacy and candour : Who now reads Cowley ? If he pleases yet, His moral pleases, not...; Forgot his epic, nay, Pindaric art, But still I love the language of his heart. His prose works give us the most amiable idea both of his abilities... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 472 pages
...de son siècle. Sa carrière politique l'honore davantage, et l'on peut dire avec Pope : now rends Cowley ? If he p'leases yet » His moral pleases, not his pointed wit: Forgot his epie , nay pindaric art ; But still I love the language of his heart. * I'OPE , cpittle i of Horace,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...despight. Ben, old and poor, as little seem'd to heed The life to come in every poet's creed. Who now reads Cowley ? if he pleases yet, His moral pleases, not...: , Forgot his Epic, nay Pindaric art, But still I love the language of his heart. ' Yet surely, surely these were famous men ! What boy but hears the... | |
 | Montagu Pennington - 1807 - 668 pages
...however, proved to be fallacious, and the Spa waters had no permanent good effect. * " Who now reads Cowley ? If he pleases yet, His moral pleases, not...his pointed wit. Forgot his epic, nay Pindaric, art ; Yet still we love the language «f his heart." He died, not indeed suddenly, but unexpectedly, in... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...seem'd to heed The life to come, in ev'ry poet's creed. Who now reads xCo\v'ley ? if he pleases yet, 7J His moral pleases, not his pointed wit ; Forgot his Epic, nay Pindaric art; But still I love the language of his heart. ' Yet surely, surely, these were famous men ! * \Vhat boy but hears... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...seem'd to heed The life to come in every poet's creed. Who now reads Cowley ? if he pleases yet, 75 His moral pleases, not his pointed wit: Forgot his Epic, nay, Pindaric art; But still I love the language of his heart. ' Yet surely, surely these were famous men ! What boy but hears the... | |
 | Elizabeth Carter, Montagu Pennington - 1807 - 664 pages
...however, proved to be fallacious, and the Spa waters had no permanent good effect. * " Who now reads Cowley ? If he pleases yet, His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. Forgot bis epic, nay Pindaric, art ; • Yet still we love the language of his heart." He He died, not indeed... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...despight. Ben, old and poor, as little seem'd to heed The life to come in every poet's creed. Who now reads Cowley ? if he pleases yet, His moral pleases, not...wit : Forgot his Epic, nay Pindaric art, But still [ love the langoage of his heart. ' Yet surely, surely these were famous men ! What boy but hears the... | |
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