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" 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 vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life ; and here Saw nothing to regret, or there... "
The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions, and ... - Page 216
by Alexander Pope - 1754
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Faithful Memoirs of the Grubstreet Society. Now First Published by ..., Volume 1

1732 - 202 pages
...proud, and great. Foe to loud praife, and friend to learned cafe, Content with fcience in the arms of peace ; Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, nor there to fear ; From nature's temp'rate feaft rofe fatisfy'd ; Thank'd heaven, that he had liv'd,...
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Mr. Pope's Literary Correspondence. Volume the Fifth. With Letters of Lord ...

Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1737 - 382 pages
...modeft Stone, what few vain Marbles can, May truly fay, Hert lies an hpneft Man. . • , A Poet, bleft beyond the Poet's Fate, Whom Heav'n kept facred from...regret, or There to fear ; From Nature's temp'rate Feaft refe fatisfy'd, Thank'd Heav'n that he had Liv'd, and that A. P op at j * See Cfofiaw's Epitaph on...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 2

William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 426 pages
...Epitaph: THIS modeft Stone, whatbut few Marbles can, May truly fay, here lies an honeft Man. A Poet, bleft beyond the Poet's Fate, Whom Heav'n kept facred from...Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. Never was Character more true ; and it was Men of this quiet and contented State, (notwithftanding...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope, Esq ..., Volume 2

William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 432 pages
...Epitaph: THIS modeft Stone, whatbut few Marbles can, May truly fay, here lies an honeft Man. A Poet, bleft beyond the Poet's Fate, Whom Heav'n kept facred from...fatisfy'd, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he &f&! Never was Character more true; and it was Men of this quiet and contented State, (notwithfianding...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Miscellaneous pieces in verse and prose

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 pages
...ftone. X. On Mr. ELIJAH FENTON* At Eafthamftead in Berks, 1730. THIS modeft Stone, what few vain Marble? can, May truly fay, Here lies an honeft Man : A Poet,...nothing to regret, or there to fear; From Nature's temp'ratc feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. XL XI. On Mr. GAY....
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Miscellaneous pieces in verse and prose

Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pages
...from the Proud and Great: Foe to loud Praifc, and Friend to learned Eafc, Content with Science in die Vale of Peace. Calmly he look'd on either Life, and...Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. On Mr. GAY, In Weftminfterr Abbey, 1732. OF Mappers gently of Affedtions mijd; In Wit, a Man ; Simplici-y,...
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland: To the Time ..., Volume 4

Theophilus Cibber - Poets, English - 1753 - 406 pages
...facred from the proud and great: Foe to loud praife, and friend to learned cafe. Content with-fcience in the vale of peace. , Calmly he look'd on either...there to fear ; From nature's temp'rate feaft rofe fatisfy d Thunk'd Hcav'n, that he had liv'd, and thit Indied. 1 5 BARTON 178 The L r F i of BARTON...
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Select epitaphs, collected by W. Toldervy. 2 vols. [in 1].

Select epitaphs, William Toldervy - 1755 - 494 pages
...This modeft Stone ! what few vain Marbles can, May truly fay, here lies an honeft Man ! A Poet blefs'd beyond the Poet's Fate, .. Whom Heav'n kept facred...there to fear : From Nature's temp'rate Feaft rofe fatisfyM, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. [Eaft HemfJlead, On JOHN GA By Himfelf....
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An Universal Etymological English Dictionary ...

Nathan Bailey - English language - 1756 - 716 pages
...blame, If her regrtts fliould waken thine. Prior. To REGRET (regretter, F.) to repent j to grieve it. Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing...regret, or there to fear ; From nature's temp'rate fcalt rufe fatisfy'd, Thank'd heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy"d. Pofe. REGULAR (regulier,...
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Select and Remarkable Epitaphs on Illustrious and Other Persons ..., Volume 1

John Hackett - Epitaphs - 1757 - 306 pages
...loud Praife, and Friend te learned Eafe, Content with Science in the Vale of Peace. Calmly he lookt on either Life, and here Saw nothing; to regret, or...Thank.d Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. A. PoPE. . . * This plain Finer Believe me, Reader, can fay more • Than many a braver Marble can,...
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