 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,...  Old favourites from the elder poets, with a few newer friends, a selection ... - Sida 153efter Old favourites, Matilda Sharpe - 1881 - 393 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 sidor
...Peace to all such ! But were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Blessed with each talent, and each art to please, And born...eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise,; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer ; Willing... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 474 sidor
...between these illustrious friends, which drew from Mr. Pope the following famous lines : POPE'S SATIBE ON ADDISON. Peace to all such ! but were there one...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease j Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View... | |
 | George William Frederick Howard Earl of Carlisle - 1856 - 640 sidor
...piece of dissection without believing that it must have touched upon some points of real soreness. " Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires...please, And born to write, converse, and live with case : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 sidor
...Tate. How did they fume, and stamp, and roar, and chafe ! And swear, not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires...and each art to please, And born to write, converse, aud live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1998 - 260 sidor
...Peace to all such! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blessed with each talent and each art to please, And born...eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer;... | |
 | Antony Easthope - 1999 - 292 sidor
...satirical portrait of Joseph Addison was published in 1735 in 'Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot', 11. 193-214: Peace to all such! but were there One whose fires...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Shou'd such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him... | |
 | Fredric V. Bogel - 2001 - 280 sidor
...Atticus: How did they fume, and stamp, and roar, and chafe? And swear not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such! but were there One whose fires...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Shou'd such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the dirone, View him... | |
 | Richard G. Terry - 2001 - 378 sidor
...reconcile their literary abilities with a life of all-round ease and attractiveness: Peace to all such! hut were there One whose fires True Genius kindles, and...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease ... " 11 Ibid. 14-15. 31 The three were often reviled. In bis Amelia, Fielding omits to describe his... | |
 | Manfred Pfister - 2002 - 220 sidor
...hless, whom Titan touch'd with purer Fire. Who hom with Talents, hred in Arts tu piease, Was form'd to write, converse, and live, with ease: Should such...the Turk, no Brother near the Throne: View him with scomful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate, for Arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise,... | |
 | W. H. Auden - 2004 - 604 sidor
...Tate. How did they fume, and stamp, and roar, and chafe ! And swear, not ADDISON himself was safe. Peace to all such ! but were there One whose fires...eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing... | |
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