 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,...  Select Works of the British Poets, in a Chronological Series from Ben Jonson ... - Seite 383von John Aikin - 1843 - 807 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 406 Seiten
...Peace to all such ! But were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born...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... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1824 - 474 Seiten
...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... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 Seiten
...Peace to all such ! But were there one whose fires True genins kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born...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 - 1826 - 396 Seiten
...True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And bom !, caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 Seiten
...to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that cause himself to rise : Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 Seiten
...taste, are what we and our companions re«. gard as having no peculiar relation to either of us. 14. Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...eyes, , And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without Sneering te'ach the rest to sneer ;... | |
 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - 1828 - 426 Seiten
...cautious and uniform. but Pope's is a velvet lawn, shaven by the scythe, and leveled by the roller." " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise, Blame with faint praise, assent with evil ear, ! And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer, Willing... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 Seiten
...Peace to all such ! but were there one whose urea True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest across the Thames on the ice, now become so thick...horses passed over. So I went from Westminster-stairs caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 Seiten
...and taste, are what we and our companions regard as having no peculiar relation to either of us. 10. Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Just... | |
 | George Campbell - 1838 - 460 Seiten
...even the most copious and expressive language. For a specimen in this way take these lines of Pope : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone. Bear, like...praise, || assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer : Willing to wound, || and yet — afraid to strike. Just hint a fault, ||... | |
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