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,... Broome, Pope, Pitt, Thomson - Pagina 244a cura di - 1810Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
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...to all such! but were there one whose Fires Apollo kindled, and fair Fame inspire?, Blest with each Talent, and each Art to please, And born to write,...near the Throne; View him with scornful, yet with fearful Eyes, And hate for Arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint Praise, assent with civil... | |
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| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 pagine
...conspired together to commit a villainy, seems, to us, improbable in a tenfold degree." — MACAULAY. Should such a man, too fond to rule alone , Bear like...scornful yet with jealous eyes , And hate , for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise , assent with civil leer , And without sneering, teach... | |
| Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce - 1854 - 352 pagine
...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,...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 pagine
...were. " And 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,...scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate, for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1854 - 338 pagine
...fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent, and each art to please, 195 And born to write, converse, and live with ease :...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1854 - 340 pagine
...fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent, and each art to please, 195 And born to write, converse, and live with ease :...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; 200 I Damn with' faint praise, assent with civil leer, I And, without sneering,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 314 pagine
...True genius kindles and fair fame inspires, Blest with each talent and each art to please, And bom to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such...scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate, for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1856 - 504 pagine
...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,...scornful, yet with jealous, eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pagine
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