 This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man : 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...  The lives of the English poets - Page 212by Samuel Johnson - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 368 lehte
...Whom Heay'n kept facred from the Proud and Great: T"oe to loud Praife,, and Friend to .learned Eafe, Content with Science in the Vale of Peace. Calmly he look'd on either Life, and here Saw nothing te regret, or there to fear; From Nature's temp'rate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'dHeav'nthathehad liv'd,... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 lehte
...last true Briton lies beneath this stone, ij X. On Mr. Elijah Fenian, at Eattianstid in Btrli, 17301 THIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man; A poetbless'd beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to loud... | |
 | 1796 - 500 lehte
...true Briton lies beneath this stone. u X. On Mr. Elijah Fenian, at Eatthavtted in Scrke. 1730. TRIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man ; A poetbless'd beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to loud... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 lehte
...retained without the four that follow them. X. On Mr. ELIJAH FENTON. At Easthamitead in Berkshire, 1730. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May...learned ease, Content with science in the vale of peace. Ca!u, ly he look'd on either life ; and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's... | |
 | 1803 - 296 lehte
...Believe me, reader, can say more Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a truly honest man. CRASHAVT. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man. PoPE. Conceits, or thoughts not immediately impressed by sensible objects, or necessarily arising from... | |
 | 1803 - 222 lehte
...FEN-TON — At Easthamxted, in Berkshire, 1730. Thre modest stone, what few vain marbles can, M ay truly say, Here lies an honest man : A poet blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 lehte
...Briton lies beneath this stone. 12 VOL. V. x. On Mr. Elijah Fenton, at Easthamsted, in Berks, 1730. THIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, " Here lies an honest man ;" A poet bless'd beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to loud praise,... | |
 | Collection - 1806 - 286 lehte
...Pitt's will ever justly claim. INSCRIPTION OIC A CELEBRATED POET'S TOMB-STONE, * In Berkshire. •• s THIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, here lies an honest man : A poet bless'd beyond the poet's fate, Whom heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to loud praise,... | |
 | 1806 - 284 lehte
...INSCRIPTION ; •; In Berkshire. ' '•'•' " ""i! ON A CELEBRATED POET'S TOMB-STONE, 'i• :i ' i . * THIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say. here lies an honest man : A poetbless'd beyond the poet's fate, • • Whom heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 354 lehte
...Believe me, reader, can say more Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a truly honest man. CRASHAW. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man. POPE. Conceits, or thoughts not immediately impressed by sensible objects, or necessarily arising from... | |
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