Poets are fultans, if they had their will; " For every author would his brother '.» kill." And Pope, " Should fuch a man, too fond to rule •" alone, " Bear like the Turk no brother near " the throne." But this is not the beft of his little pieces :... The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Página 13de Samuel Johnson - 1779Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 534 páginas
...infpires, Bleft with each talent and each art to plfeafe, And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe! Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne; View him with fcornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts, that caus'd himfelf to rife j Damn... | |
| 1764 - 198 páginas
...; Bleft with each talent and each art to pleafe, And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe ; Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne. View him with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife j Damn... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 páginas
...infpires ; Bleft with each talent and each art to pleafe, And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe: Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View himwith fcornful,yetwith fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife; Damn withfaintpraife,aflen... | |
| John Bell - 1796 - 524 páginas
...each talent and each art to pitase, A nei burn to write, converse, and live with ease j Should suca a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the tin-one, View him with scornful, yet with Jealous eye», And hate tor arts that caus'd... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 páginas
...if they had their will; " For every author would his brother « kill." 3 KVV^L i 4 DENHA M. •• And Pope, " Should fuch a man, too fond to rule "...no brother near " the throne." But this is not the bcft of his little pieces: it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw, and his elegy on Cowley. His praife... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1782 - 516 páginas
...: Bleft with each talent aud each art to pleafe, And born to write, converie, and live with eafe : Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk*, no brother near the throne,' View him wh fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife ; Damn with... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1782 - 514 páginas
...: Bleft with each talent and each art to pleafe, And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe : Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk*, no brother near the throne, View him with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd hrmfelf to rife ; Damn... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 páginas
...infpires, Bleft v/ith each talent and each art to pleafe, And born to write, converfe, and lire with eafe : Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife ; Damn... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 422 páginas
...Blefs'd with each talent and each art to pleafe, 45 And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe: Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne j View him with fcornful,. yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife ; 50... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 páginas
..." For every author would his brother luU." And Pope, " Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alono, " Bear like the Turk no brother near the throne, ' *...his little pieces: it is /excelled by his poem to Fanihaw, and his elegy on Cowley. His praife of Fanfhaw's verfion of Guarini, contains a wry fpritely... | |
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