 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 384 Seiten
...pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense : No conquest she, but o'er herself, desir'dj No arts essay'd, but not to be admir'd. Passion and...soul unknown, Convinc'd that Virtue only is our own. * In the North aisle of the parish church of St. Margaret, Westminster. H. So unaffected, so compos'da... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 398 Seiten
...Mortuus Maij 1, 1700. JOANNES SHEFFIELD DUX BUCKINGHAMIENSIS POSUIT. P. VI. ON MRS. CORBET,* WHO DIED OF A CANCER IN HER BREAST. HERE rests a Woman, good...pretence, Blest with plain Reason, and with sober Sense ; NOTES. * I have always considered this as the most -valuable of Pope's Epitaphs ; the subject of... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 400 Seiten
...Mortuus Maij 1,1700. JOANNE! SHEFFIELD Dl'X BUCKINGHAMEKSI* POSUIT. P. VI. ON MRS. CORBET * WHO DIED OF A CANCER IN HER BREAST. HERE rests a Woman, good...pretence, Blest with plain Reason, and with sober Sense; NOTES. * I have always considered this as the most valuable of Pope's Epitaphs; the subject of it is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 524 Seiten
...fiction, at least, cease with life, and let us be serious over the grave. VI. ON MRS. CORBET, Who died of a cancer in her breast '. Here rests a woman, good...Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense : No conquest she, but o'er herself, desir'd ; No arts essay'd, but not to be admir'd. Passion and pride... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 Seiten
...supplies What a whole thankless land to his denies. ON MRS. CORBET, Who died of a Cancer in her Brcast. HERE rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with...sober sense : No conquests she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essay'd, but not to be admired. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, Convinced... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 Seiten
...monument in the Abbey, etected to Rowe and his daughter. — WARE. / • VI. On Mrs. CORBET, who died of a Cancer in her Breast.* Here rests a woman, good without pretence, i • Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense : No conquest she, but o'er herself, desir'd ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 532 Seiten
...rests a woman, ljood v.-ithout pretence, Hlesl with plain reason and with sober sense ; No conquest she, but o'er herself, desir'd: No arts essay'd, but not to be :ulmii-'d. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, ConxincM that virtue only is our own. So unaffected,... | |
 | 1826 - 310 Seiten
...rests a woman, good without pretence, Bless'd with plain reason and with sober sense : No conquest she but o'er herself desir'd, No arts essay'd but...admir'd. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, jConvinc'd that virtue only is our own. So unaffected, so compos'da mind, So firm, yet soft, so strong,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 446 Seiten
...life, and let us be serious over the grave. VI. On Mrs. CORBET, who died of a Cancer in her Breast.l Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason and with sober sense ; No conqueat she, but o'er herself, desir'd : No arts essay 'd, but not to be admir'd. Passion and pride... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 Seiten
...death ! where is thy sting ? EPITAPH ON MRS CORBET. HERE rests a woman, good without pretence, Bless'd with plain reason, and with sober sense : No conquests she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essay'd, but not to be admired. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, Convinced... | |
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Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense ; No conquest she, but o'er herself desir'd ; No arts essay'd, but not to be admir'd. 
