 THIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, * Here lies an honest man :' A poet, bless'd beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the proud and great Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content with science in...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 17by Samuel Johnson - 1806Full view - About this book
 | 1796 - 500 pages
...true Briton lies beneath this stone. u X. On Mr. Elijah Fenian, at Eatthavtted in Scrke. 1730. TRIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man ; A poetbless'd beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to loud... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...retained without the four that follow them. X. On Mr. ELIJAH FENTON. At Easthamitead in Berkshire, 1730. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man : A poet, blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud... | |
 | 1803 - 296 pages
...disobey'd ; While yet a child, ere yet a fool to fame, 1 tisp'd in numbers, ..,: This plain floor, Believe me, reader, can say more Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a truly honest man. CRASHAVT. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man. PoPE.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...Briton lies beneath this stone. 12 VOL. V. x. On Mr. Elijah Fenton, at Easthamsted, in Berks, 1730. THIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, " Here lies an honest man ;" A poet bless'd beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to... | |
 | Gleanings - 1805 - 232 pages
...benevolence to the benefit of other public foundations. , • < Epitaph on Mr. E. Fenton, at EastHampstead. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man ; A poet, blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to loud... | |
 | 1806 - 340 pages
...yet a child, ere yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. • This plain floor, Believe me, reader, can say more Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a truly honest man. PoPB. CRASHAW. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man.... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 420 pages
...child, e'er yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. " POPE. This plain floor, Believe me> reader, can say more Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a truly honest man. CRASIIAW. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, " here lies an honest man."... | |
 | Collection - 1806 - 286 pages
...Pitt's will ever justly claim. INSCRIPTION OIC A CELEBRATED POET'S TOMB-STONE, * In Berkshire. •• s THIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, here lies an honest man : A poet bless'd beyond the poet's fate, Whom heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to... | |
 | 1806 - 284 pages
...INSCRIPTION ; •; In Berkshire. ' '•'•' " ""i! ON A CELEBRATED POET'S TOMB-STONE, 'i• :i ' i . * THIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say. here lies an honest man : A poetbless'd beyond the poet's fate, • • Whom heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ;... | |
 | Select collection - 1806 - 262 pages
...was trod ! And surely his the noblest road to God ! ON MR. ELIJAH At Easthamsted. in -Berks, 1730. * This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say., here lies an honest raa;i, A poet blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom beav'n kept sacred from the proud and great : Foe... | |
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