 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 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...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 ;...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...safe! Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair fame inspires: Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born...near the throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 pages
...! Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair fame inspires : Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born...near the throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 434 pages
...safe! Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair Fame inspires : Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born...near the throne ; View Him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...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 ;...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...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...Bear, like the Turk,! no brother near the throne, View * Ver. 190. f Sat. i. 5 This is from Bacon de Augmentis Scient. lib. Hi. p. ISO. Etsi enim Aristoteles,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...Peace to all such ! But were there one whose fires True genins kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born...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, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...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, And born...faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sueering teach the rest to sueer , Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...to all such ! but were there one whose fires' True genins kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born...scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that cans'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...talent and eneli art to-pleasc, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a raan, o G - teach the rest to sneer; Willing. to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate... | |
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