 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 ... - Page 383by John Aikin - 1843 - 807 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 504 lehte
...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...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... | |
 | George William Frederick Howard Earl of Carlisle - 1856 - 640 lehte
...; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with case : 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, and hesitate... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 lehte
...fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, aud live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering,... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 lehte
...SATIRICAL PORTRAIT OP Anmsow. Were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest 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... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - 424 lehte
...one whose fires True genius kindles and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each heart to please, And born to write, converse, and live with...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, Alexander Dyce - 1859 - 352 lehte
...True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And bora to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such...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, and hesitate... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1859 - 268 lehte
...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...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 - 1859 - 504 lehte
...Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest ; and urged amain, Whirls, leaps, and thunders down,...ho stopp'd, unmoved. On him the war is bent, the da eves, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 lehte
...chafe ! And swear not ADDISON himself was safe. True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; CBT/SH with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1860 - 230 lehte
...restore. REV. CHAS. WOLFE. WERE there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest 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... | |
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