Berkshire, •This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man : A poet, blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content with... The poetical works of Alexander Pope, with a life, by A. Dyce - Page 135by Alexander Pope - 1863Full view - About this book
| 1732 - 202 pages
...proud, and great. Foe to loud praife, and friend to learned cafe, Content with fcience in the arms of peace ; Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, nor there to fear ; From nature's temp'rate feaft rofe fatisfy'd ; Thank'd heaven, that he had liv'd,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1737 - 382 pages
...Whom Heav'n kept facred from the Proud and Great • Foe to loud Praife, and Friend to learned Eafe, Content with Science in the Vale of "Peace. Calmly...nothing to regret, or There to fear ; From Nature's temp'rate Feaft refe fatisfy'd, Thank'd Heav'n that he had Liv'd, and that A. P op at j * See Cfofiaw's... | |
| William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 426 pages
...Fate, Whom Heav'n kept facred from the proud and Great. Foe to loud Praife, and Friend to learned Eafe, Content with Science in the Vale of Peace. Calmly...nothing to regret, or there to fear; From Nature's temp'rate Feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. Never was Character... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 pages
...Whom Heav'n kept facred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud Praife, and Friend to learned Eafe, Content with Science in the Vale of Peace, Calmly...nothing to regret, or there to fear; From Nature's temp'ratc feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. XL XI. On Mr. GAY.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 368 pages
...Whom Heay'n kept facred from the Proud and Great: T"oe to loud Praife,, and Friend to .learned Eafe, Content with Science in the Vale of Peace. Calmly he look'd on either Life, and here Saw nothing te regret, or there to fear; From Nature's temp'rate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'dHeav'nthathehad liv'd,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pages
...from the Proud and Great: Foe to loud Praifc, and Friend to learned Eafc, Content with Science in die Vale of Peace. Calmly he look'd on either Life, and...nothing to regret, or there to fear; From Nature's temp'rate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. On Mr. GAY, In... | |
| Select epitaphs, William Toldervy - 1755 - 494 pages
...Whom Heav'n kept facred from the proud and great. Foe to loud Praife, and Friend to learned Eafe .; Content with Science in the Vale of Peace : Calmly...nothing to regret, or there to fear : From Nature's temp'rate Feaft rofe fatisfyM, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. [Eaft HemfJlead,... | |
| Nathan Bailey - 1756 - 716 pages
...blame, If her regrtts fliould waken thine. Prior. To REGRET (regretter, F.) to repent j to grieve it. Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From nature's temp'rate fcalt rufe fatisfy'd, Thank'd heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy"d. Pofe. REGULAR (regulier,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1757 - 246 pages
...fate, Whom Heav'n kept facred from the Proud Great : Foe to loud Praife, and Friend to learned Eaft, Content with Science in the Vale of Peace. Calmly...nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temp'rate feail role fatisfy'd, •Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. XI. On Mr. GAY,... | |
| John Hackett - 1757 - 306 pages
...loud Praife, and Friend te learned Eafe, Content with Science in the Vale of Peace. Calmly he lookt on either Life, and here Saw nothing; to regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temp'rate Feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank.d Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. A. PoPE. . . *... | |
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