 Of manners gentle, of affections mild; In wit, a man; simplicity, a child; With native humour temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age; Above temptation, in a low estate; And uncorrupted...  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 159by Alexander Pope - 1735Full view - About this book
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 426 pages
...Things fhow it ; I thought fo once, but now I know it. A LITTLE BELOW. Of Manners gentle, of Affe&Jons mild, In Wit a Man, Simplicity, a Child ; With native...delight at once and lafh the Age. Above Temptation in a lo w Eflate, And uncorrupted, e'en among the Great. A fafe Companion, and an eafy Friend, Unblam'd... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 432 pages
...put: £,ife is a Jeft, and all Things fhow it 5 J thought fo once, but now I know it. A JtlTTL^ BELOW. Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild, In Wit a Man,...temp'ring virtuous Rage, Form'd to delight at once and lafli the Age. Above Temptation in a lo w Eftate, And uncorrupted, e'en among the Great. A fafe Companion,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 368 pages
...Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dyM. JG ,' XI. XI. On Mr. GA YvIn Weftminfter- Abbey, 1732, I-. .a OF Manners gentle, of Affections mild ; In Wit, a...Child': With .native Humour temp'ring virtuous Rage,' '_ Form'd to delight at once and lafh the age : Above Temptation in a low Eftate, j And uncorrupted,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pages
...GAY, In Weftminfterr Abbey, 1732. OF Mappers gently of Affedtions mijd; In Wit, a Man ; Simplici-y, a Child : With native Humour temp'ring virtuous Rage, Form'd to delight at once and lam the age : Above Temptation, in a low Eftate, c And uncorrupted, ev'n among the Great : A fafe Companion,... | |
 | John Hackett - 1757 - 306 pages
...Manners gentle, of Affection mild; In Wit, a Man; Simplicity, a Child: With native Humour temp'iing virtuous Rage, Form'd to delight at once and lafh the Age : Above Temptation, in a low Eftatc : And uncorrupted, e'en among the Great : A fafe Companion, and an eafy Friend, • Unblam'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 436 pages
...fatisfy'd, Thank'dHeav'n that hehad liv'd, and that hedy'd. VOL. VI. H XL On Mr. GAY, . In Weftminfter- Abbey, 1732. OF Manners gentle, of Affections mild...lafh the age : Above Temptation, in a low Eftate, 5 And uncorrupted, ev'n among the Great : A fafe Companion, and an eafy Friend, Unblam'd thro' Life,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1761 - 380 pages
...jcft, and all things fliew it: I thought fo once, but now I know it. UnderUnderneath are thefe lines: Of manners gentle, of affections mild;; . In wit,...temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight, at once, and lam the age: Above temptation in a low eftate, And uncorrupted, ev'n among the great. A fafe companion,... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...furprifing genius. On Mr. GAY. Of manners gentle, of affeftions mild ; In wit, a man ; fimplicity, a child : With native humour temp'ring virtuous rage", Form'd to delight at once, and lafh the age : i .- Above temptation in a low eftate, And uncorrupted, ev'n among the Great : A fafe companion,... | |
 | Richard Graves - 1766 - 236 pages
...XIX. On Mr. Gay r By the fame. OF manners gentle, of affeflions mild ; In wit, a man ; fimplicity, a child ; With native humour temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and laffi the age : Above temptation in a low eftate, And uncorrupted ev'n among the great : A fafe companion,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...blame in his Life. XL On XI. On Mr. GAY. In Weftminfter-Abbey, 1732. * Of Manners gentle, of Affeftions mild; « In Wit, a Man ; Simplicity, a Child : With...temp'ring virtuous Rage, Form'd to delight at once and lafli the Age : Above Temptation, in a low Eftate, And uncorrupted, even among the Great: A fafe Companion,... | |
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