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
| Alexander Pope - 1796 - 236 páginas
...great, 4 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. X IX- On General Henry Withers ia Weftminfter- Abbey, 17z9. HERE, Withers! reft ;... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 442 páginas
...vinci, Rerum magna parens, et moriente morí. Imitated by Pope, in his epitaph on Sir Godfrey Knel1er» Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works $ and dying, fears herlelf may die. Such is the force of imitation ; for Pope of himfelf would never have been guilty... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 páginas
...fate Whate'er was beauteous, or whate'er was great, Lies crown'd with Princes honours, Poets lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirst of praise. Living great Nature feared he might outvie Her works ; and dying, fears herself may die. Of this epitaph the first couplet... | |
| 1803 - 222 páginas
...from fate Whate'er was beauteous or whate'er was great, Lies crown'd with princes honours, poets lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirst of praise. Living, great Nature fearM, he might outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herself may die. Of this epitaph, the first couplet... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 páginas
...Fate Whate'er was beauteous or whate'er was great, 4 Lies crown'd with princes' honours, poets' lays, Due to his merit and brave thirst of praise. Living,...outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herself may die. 8 IX. On General Henry Withers in Westminster-Abbey, 1729. HERE, Withers ! rest ; thou bravest, gentlest... | |
| Select collection - 1806 - 262 páginas
...crown'd with piinces honours, poets lays, Due to Jiis merit, and brave thirst of praise ; Uving, groat nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying, fears herself may die. Ten so'vei cigns sat to Sir Godfrey Kneller ; not one of there •discovered that he was fit for more... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 486 páginas
...great, Lies crown'd with Princes honours, Poets lays, 5 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. IMITATIONS. VEK. 7. I m' fated from the famous Epitaph on Raphael. " Raphael, timuit,... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 480 páginas
...great, Lies crown'd with Princes honours, Poets lays, 5 Due to his Merit, and brave Thirft of Pruife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herfelf may die. IMITATIONS. VER. 7. Imitate:! from the famous Epitaph on Raphael. " Raphael, timuit,... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 478 páginas
...great, Lies crown'd with Princes honours, Poets lays, 5 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. IMITATIONS. VEK. 7. Im'tated from the famous Epitaph on Raphael. " Raphael, timuit,... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 562 páginas
...Fate Whate'er was beauteous, or whate'erwas great, Lies crown'd with princes' honors, poet's lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirst of praise. Living,...outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herself may die. IX. ON GENERAL HENRY WITHERS, In Westminster-Abbey, 1729; HERE, Withers! rest; thou bravest, gentlest... | |
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