 | Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 pages
...genins kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And horn to write, converse, and live with ease, Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Tork, no hruther near the throne, View him with scoroful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1819 - 718 pages
...following character of Atticus, delineated by Pope, is a very lively and forcible example of this figure. " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near his throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to... | |
 | 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 ndc alone, Bear, b'ke the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pages
...prologues, Poets are sultans, if they had their will ; For every author would his brother kill. And Pope, Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear like the Turk, no brother near the throne. But this is not the best of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanshaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 pages
...Poets are sultans, if they had their will ; " For every author would his brother kill." And Pope, " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear like the Turk no brother near the throne." But this is ,not the best of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanshaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1820 - 388 pages
...attract attention. " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like a Turk, no hrother near his throne ; View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise. Damn with faint praise, |[ assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 pages
...chafe ! And swear, not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 pages
...: and 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...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent the civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...chafe ! And swear, not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires ur frailties here." I come, I come ! prepare your...Where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow v Thou, caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer. And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1824 - 474 pages
...bien, qu'ils meurent donc dans leur obscurité. True genius kindles, aud fair fame inspires ; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born...Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View whim with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with... | |
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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,... 
