 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...  Selections from the Writings of Joseph Addison - Page xviiiby Joseph Addison - 1905 - 346 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 434 pages
...each talent and each art to pleafe, 195 And born to write, converfe, and Jive with eafe : Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, No TE S. Dennis fo brutally attacked the Tragedy of Cato, he wrote the piece colled A narrative of... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...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 rival near the throne, View him with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts, that caus'd... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 pages
...efcch talent and each art to pleafe, " And born to write, converfe, and live with cafe : " Should fuch a man, too fond to .rule alone, " Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the throne, " View him with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, " And hate for arts, that caus'd... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 pages
...eftch talent and each art to pleafe, " And born to write, converfe, and live with cafe : " Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the throne, " View him with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, ' " And hate for arts, thatcaus'd... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1779 - 342 pages
...they had their will; " For every author would his brother .il IijJl," « And 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: it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 pages
...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 bcft of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...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." f But this is not the beft of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...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." 7 tT •^ J . But this is not the beft of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...with each talent and each art to plcafc, And born to v.rite, convufe, and live with cafe: Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, Vitw him with fcoinful, vet with jealous eyes, And hate for puts that cnus'd himfelf to rue ; Damn... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...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: it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw, and his elegy... | |
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