 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 praise, and friend to learned ease, Content with science in the...  The Works of Samuel Johnson ...: The Rambler - Page 180by Samuel Johnson - 1825Full 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
...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...sensible objects, or necessarily arising from the co- .. alitioa or comparison of .common sentiments, may be with great justice suspected, whenever they... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...that follow them. X. On Mr. ELIJAH FEN TON. At Easthatnstcad in Berkshire, 1730. This modest stene, 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 420 pages
...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." POPE.* Two other critics have also remarked some farther remarkable coincidences of POPE'S thought and expressions,... | |
 | 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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