 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,...  A New Library of Poetry and Song - Seite 818herausgegeben von - 1877 - 934 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Henry Riddell Montgomery - 1865 - 476 Seiten
...like the Turk, no rival near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate four arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint...to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorons foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools,... | |
 | Henry Riddell Montgomery - 1865 - 476 Seiten
...the Turk, no rival near the throne, View him with scornful, yct with jealous eyes, And hate four arta that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise,...to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools,... | |
 | David Staats Burnet - 1866 - 24 Seiten
...illustration of one poet, as given by another : " Should such a man be fond to rule alone, Bear, like ths Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. ****** Who but must laugh, if such a man there be? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ! " I would... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1866 - 488 Seiten
...genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should such...jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself lo rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer;... | |
 | George William Frederick Howard Earl of Carlisle - 1866 - 656 Seiten
...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...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 Seiten
...True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to pleas'e, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such...to strike Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend; Dreading e'en fools,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - 334 Seiten
...conspired together to commit a villainy, seems, to us, improbable in a tenfold degree." — MACAULAY. 13* Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear like...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserved to blame as to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicious friend; Dreading even fools,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 Seiten
...genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please ; And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such...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... | |
 | 1868 - 792 Seiten
...and live at ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear like the Turk no brother near tbo throne. View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes,...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. Like Cato give his little senate laws. And sit attentive to his own applause ; While wits and templars... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 Seiten
...True genius kindles and fair fame inspires, Blest with each talent and each heart to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame as to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicious friend ; Dreading even fools,... | |
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