 | English poetry - 1796 - 500 pages
...Tate. 190 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 True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, io,5 And born to write, converse, and live with ease... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 472 pages
...midlt of his engagements on the fame fubjeft, and by a creature of Mr. Addifon's, made Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, Alike NOTES. made him fufpeft this to be another maft from the fame quiver : And after a diligent enquiry,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...swear 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...Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 pages
...swear 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...Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with... | |
 | George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 404 pages
...expressive language. For a specimen in this way take these lines of Pope, Sect. III. Complete sentence*. Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn with faint... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...fultans, if they had their will ; " For every author would his brother kill." And Pope, " Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, ** Bear like the Turk no brother near the throne." But this is not the beft of his little piecfcs : it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 434 pages
...net CONGEEVE'S J self wat safe! Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair Fame inspires : Blest with each talent and...Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View Him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...against him, he makes a sudden transition to Addison. Peace to all such ! But were there one whose firei True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Blest...man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...Tate, 190 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 True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, 195 And born to write, converse, and live with ease... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...are sultans, if they had their will ; " For every author would his brother kill.4* ' » And Pope, " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear like the Turk no brother near the throw." But this is net the best of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem ttf Fanshaw, and... | |
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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... 
