 And, to close all, hear the reverend Dean of St Patrick's : — " A soul with every virtue fraught, By patriots, priests, and poets taught, Whose filial piety excels Whatever Grecian story tells. A genius for each business fit, Whose meanest talent is...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 101by Alexander Pope - 1891Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...Piety excells s " Whatever Grecian ftory tells. " A genius for each bus'nefs fit, ' J " Whofe meaneft talent is his Wit," &c. • Let us now recreate thee by turning to the other Jiilf, and fhewing his Character drawn by thofe with whom he never converfed, and whofe countenances... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1764 - 350 pages
...filial piety excels " Whatever Grecian ftory tells. " A genius for each bus'nefs fit, " Whofe meaneft talent is his Wit, &c. Let us now recreate thee by turning to the other fide, and mewing hit Character drawn by thofe with whom he never converfed, and whole countenances... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 394 pages
...filial piety excells *' Whatever Grecian ftory tells. " A genius for each bus'nefs fit, " Whofe meaneft talent is his wit," &c. Let us now recreate thee by turning to the other fide, and ihewing his charaöer drawn by thofe with whom he never converfed, and whofe countenances... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 366 pages
...filial Piety excells " Whatever Gr.cian ftory tells. " A genius for each bufinefs fit, " Whofe meaneft talent is his Wit," &c. Let us now recreate thee by turning to the othrCde, and fhewing his Charafter drawn by thofe \virh whom he never converfed, and whofe countenances... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 328 pages
...filial Piety excells " Whatever Grecian ftory tells. " A genius for each bufinefs fit, " Whofe meaneft talent is his wit," &c. Let us now recreate thee by turning to the other fide, and fhewing his character drawn by thofe with whom he never converfed, and whofe countenances... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 pages
...excels ,' Whatever Grecian Mory tells. " A feriius f ;r each bus'ness fit, " Whose im-anest ta.ent is his wit," &c. Let us now recreate thee, by turning to the other side, and shewing his character, drawn by those with whom he never conversed, and whose countenances he could... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 236 pages
...tiliai piety excels ^ " Whatever Greetan liory tells. " A genius for each busYefs fit, " Whofc meaneft talent is his wit," &c. Let us now recreate thee by turning to the other fide, and (hewing his Character drawn by thofe with whom he never converfed, and whofe countenances... | |
 | 1796 - 500 pages
...excels Whatever Grecian story tells. A genius t' r each business fit, Whose meanest talent is his wir," &c. Let us now recreate thee, by turning to the other side, and shewing his character, drawn by those with whom he never conversed, and whose countenances he could... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 440 pages
...Whofe filial piety excells Whatever Grecian ftory tells. A genius for each bus'nefs fit, Whofe meaneft talent is his wit," &c. Let us now recreate thee by turning to the other fide, and (hewing his character drawn by thofe with whom he never converfed, and whofe countenances... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 468 pages
..."Whofe filial piety excells Whatever Grecian ftory tells. A genius for each bus'nefs fit, Whofe meaneft talent is his wit," &c. Let us now recreate thee by turning to the other fide, and mewing his character drawn by thofe with •whom he never converted, and whofe countenances... | |
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