 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,...  The Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse - Page 132edited by - 1926 - 727 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...with f ach 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...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, Ami, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...talent and each nrt to please, And born to write, converse, anil live with ease : Should such a DIM, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 220 pages
...poetical triflersof the times, who had declared against him, he makes a sudden transition to Addison. Peace to all such ! But were there one whose fires...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the throne, View him... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1814 - 494 pages
...nothing but dishonour on the man who wrote them. Peace to all such! but were there one whose firei True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 506 pages
...not CONGREVE'S § self was safe ! Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair Fame inspires: Blest with each talent and...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne; View... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 516 pages
...not CONGREVE'S § self was safe! Peace to all such! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair Fame inspires: Blest with each talent and...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne; View him... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 530 pages
...wrote the following keen and polished lines, forming part of his ' Prologue to the Satires : ' f ' Were there one, whose fires True genius kindles and...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear like the Turk no brother near the throne ; View him... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...chafe ! And swear, not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such ! but were there one whose (ires s in Autumn unconfi : Should such a man, too fond to ndc alone, Bear, b'ke the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 pages
...Tate. How did they fume, and stamp, and roar, and chafe ! And swear, not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 468 pages
...what deserved praise he would not deny him to the world; and, as a proof of this disposition Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent the civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; •... | |
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