Kneller, by Heaven, and not a master taught, Whose art was nature, and whose pictures thought ; Now for two ages, having snatch'd from fate Whate'er was beauteous, or whate'er was great, Lies crown'd with Princes' honours, Poets' lays, Due to his merit,... A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies ... - Página 289de John Burke, Bernard Burke - 1844 - 603 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 366 páginas
...great, Lies crovvn'd with princes honours, poets lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirft of praife. Living, great Nature fear'd, he might outvie Her works; and, dying, fears herfelf may die. OF this epitaph, thefirft couplet is good, the fecond not bad ; the third is deformed... | |
| David Henry - 1769 - 340 páginas
...great, Retts crown'd with Princes Honours, Poets Lays, Due to his Merit, and brave Thirft of Praife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her Works; and dying, fears herfelf may die. 70. PENELOPE EGERTON. This Monument of black Marble is remarkable only for the Infcription... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 páginas
...KNELLER, by Heav'n, and not a Mafter taught, t "Whofe Art was Nature, and whofe Pictures thought ; « Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie « Her Works ; and, dying fears herfelf may die.' Of.this Epitaph the firft Couplet is good, the fecond not bad, the third is deformed... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1777 - 196 páginas
...great, Lies erown'd with Prinees honours, Poet's lays, Due to his Merit, and brave Thirft of praife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herfelf may die. On General HENRT WITHERS, In Weftminfter- Abbey, i729. TTERE, WITHERS, reft! thon... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 páginas
...great, Lies crown'd with Princes honours, Poets lays, Due to his Merit, and brave Thirft of praife. ^ Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herfelf may die. IX. On General HENRY WITHERS, In WESTMINSTER- ABBEY, 1729. TjERE, WITHERS, reft !... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 392 páginas
...great, Lies crown'd with Princes honours, Poets lays, Due to his Merit, and brave Thirft of praife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herfelf may die. IX. On General HENRY WITHERS, In Weftminfter Abbey, 17z9. TjERE, WITHERS, reft ! thou... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 páginas
...great, Lies crown'd with Princes honours, Poets lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirft of praife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herfelf may die. Of Of this epitaph the firft couplet is good, the fecond not bad, the third is deformed... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 páginas
...great, Lies crown'd with Princes honours, Poets lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirft of praife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herfelf may die. Of Of this epitaph the firft couplet is good, the fecond not bad, the third is deformed... | |
| Lodovico Ariosto - 1785 - 460 páginas
...Godfrey Kneller. Hie eft ille Raphael, timuit quo fofpite vine! Reium magno paicns, ct moricntc inOri. Living great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works, and dying fears herfelf may die. POPE'S Epitaph on Sir G. Kneller. Arioftb was himfelf contemporary with all the modern... | |
| Select lessons - 1785 - 156 páginas
...Great, Refts crown'd with Princes Honours, Poejs Lays Due to his Merit, and brave Thirft of ftaife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her Works; and dying, fears herfelf may die. Oaths Czar Peter the Great. PLAIN DEALER. Here under Depofited Lies All that cou'd... | |
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