 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 506 pages
...not CONGREVE'S ยง self was safe ! Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair Fame inspires: Blest with each talent and...near the throne; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; * Ambrose Philips translated a book called... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...Poets are sultans, if they had their will ; " For every author would his brother kill." And Pope, " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear like the Turk no brother near the throne." But this is not the best of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanshaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1816 - 220 pages
...him, were utterly estranged from him. If then we, who are less gifted by nature, and not like him, " Blest with each talent and each art to please, " And born to act, converse, and live with ease :" If we, I say, with worse motives pursue the same conduct, we shall... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...Poets are sultans, if they had their will y " For every author would his brother kill." And Pope, " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne." But this is not the best of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanshaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 pages
...genins kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And horn to write, converse, and live with ease, Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Tork, no hruther near the throne, View him with scoroful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1819 - 718 pages
...following character of Atticus, delineated by Pope, is a very lively and forcible example of this figure. " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near his throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...chafe ! And swear, not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such ! but were there one whose (ires s in Autumn unconfi ndc alone, Bear, b'ke the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pages
...prologues, Poets are sultans, if they had their will ; For every author would his brother kill. And Pope, Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear like the Turk, no brother near the throne. But this is not the best of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanshaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 pages
...Poets are sultans, if they had their will ; " For every author would his brother kill." And Pope, " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear like the Turk no brother near the throne." But this is ,not the best of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanshaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 pages
...birth, How did they fume, and stamp, and roar, and chafe ! And swear, not ADD i SON himself was safe. Peace to all such ! but were there One whose fires True Genius kindles, and fair Fame inspires ; Ver. 192. And swear, not ADDISON himself was safe.] This is an artful preparative for the following... | |
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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,... 
