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,... Miscellanies... - Página 149de William Makepeace Thackeray - 1873 - 592 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 páginas
...pleasantry, of the same Nahum Tate, He's now a scribbler, who was once 20. 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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 220 páginas
...times, who had declared against him, he makes a sudden transition to Addison. 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... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 530 páginas
...wrote the following keen and polished lines, forming part of his ' Prologue to the Satires : ' f ' 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... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 402 páginas
...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 ; 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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 692 páginas
...he now knew where his strength lay, not to suffer it to remain unemployed. " 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... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 páginas
...fume, and stamp, and ronr, and chafe ! And swear, not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such ! but or God, not man, absolves our frailties here." I come, I come ! prepare your roseate bowers, Celestial art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 694 páginas
...he now knew where his ttrength lay, not to suffer it to remain unemployed. " 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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 páginas
...fume, and stamp, and roar, and chafe ! And swear not ADDISON himself was safe. Peace to all such ! but / art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 páginas
...fume, and stamp, and roar, and chafe! And swear, not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such ! but 3 art lo please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 410 páginas
...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 ; 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... | |
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