 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,...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 292by Alexander Pope - 1869 - 485 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Bengal (India) - 1848 - 520 pages
...is personified by " Volatile Hermes ?" Pope. 5. " Peace to all such ! but were there one whose tires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest...and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to live alone, Bear like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous... | |
 | Bengal council of educ - 1848 - 394 pages
...what is personified by " Volatile Hermes?" Pope. 5. Peace to all such! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest...and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to live alone, Bear like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous... | |
 | George Campbell - 1849 - 472 pages
...even the most copious and expressive language. For a specimen in this way take these lines of Pope : " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, I assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, || and... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 pages
...chafe ! And swear not ADDISON himself was safe. Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : * Tibbalds or Theobald,— a critic, who rendered service to literature by many restorations of Shakspeare's... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blessed with each talent and each art to please, And born...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | George William F. Howard (7th earl of Carlisle.) - 1850 - 52 pages
...there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and eaeh art to please, And born to write, converse, and live...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | George William Frederick Howard Earl of Carlisle - 1851 - 54 pages
...have touched upon some points of real soreness. " Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | Henry Schroder - 1852 - 430 pages
...have touched upon some points of real soreness. " Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | 1852 - 874 pages
...and chafe And swear, not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires >[ [@[A[ \ \ caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1852 - 498 pages
...admirable lines — ' ' were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts thai caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering,... | |
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