 | George Butt - Epistolary poetry, English - 1793 - 254 pages
...Nature, nor can die, or fear.* 9 In allusion to the following two !a»t lines of the epitaph .• " Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie •' Her works, and dying, fears herself may die." ] ON MR, CLAY'S PAPER-MANUFACTORY, IN BIRMINGHAM. IMPROMPTU. FROM many a little thing... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...Whate'er was beauteous, or whate'er w«s great, Lies crown'd with prince» honour«, p ¡et« lay», Due to his merit, and brave thirft of praife. Living, great nature fcai'd he might oatvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herfelf may die.% IX. ON GENERAL HENRY WITHERS,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 236 pages
...Fate Whate'er was baauteous or whate'er was great, 4 Lies crown'd with princes' honours, poets' lays, Due to his merit and brave thirft of praife. Living,...outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herfelf may die. X IX- On General Henry Withers ia Weftminfter- Abbey, 17z9. HERE, Withers! reft ; thou braveft, gentleft... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1796 - 382 pages
...her tender mind, She griev'd as woman, but as faint rejign'd. VIII. ON SIR GODFREY KNELLER. VER. 7. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herfelf may die. The turn alfo in Spencer's epitaph, faid to be written by himfelf, is much the fame :• Anglica, te... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...great. Lies crown'd with princes' honours, poet's lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirst of praise. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works; and, dying, fears herself may die. IX. OnGcneralllenry Wi.lnrs, iaWtstminstir Abhey. 17^9. HERE, Withers! rest; thou... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 442 pages
...vinci, Rerum magna parens, et moriente morí. Imitated by Pope, in his epitaph on Sir Godfrey Knel1er» Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works $ and dying, fears herlelf may die. Such is the force of imitation ; for Pope of himfelf would never have been guilty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 340 pages
...whate'er was great, Lies crown'd with Princes' honours, Poets' lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirtt of praife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying, fears herfelf may die. On this epitaph the firft couplet is good, the fecond not bad, the third is deformed with a' broken... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 pages
...Fate Whate'er was beauteous, or what e'er was great, I.trs crown'd with Princes honours, Pott: layt, Due to his Merit, and brave Thirft of praife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works j jnJ, dying, rears herfelf nuj die. IX. On GENERAL HENRY WITHERS, In Weftminfttr-Abbey, 1729. TJERE,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 492 pages
...e'er was great, Ii-s crown 'd with Princes honour ,, Poets lays. Due to his Merit, and brave I 1m it of praife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works > and, dying, fearc herfclf may die. IX. On GENERAL HENRY WITHERS* 1л Weftminfter-АЬЬеу, 1719. TJERE, WiTBrxs,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...great, 4 Lies crown'd with princes' honours, poets' lays, Due to his merit and brave thirst of praise. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herself may die. 8 IX. On General Henry Withers in Westminster-Abbey, 1729. HERE, Withers ! rest ;... | |
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Poets lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirst of praise Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying, fears herself may die. 
