 | William Draper Swan - 1851 - 442 pages
...circle other suns, What varied beings people every star, May tell why Heaven has made us as we are. Peace 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 to write, converse, and live with ease... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1851 - 306 pages
...were a sufficient reason for weeping, so much we know from the very first. The very first line says, ' Peace to all such. But were there one whose fires true genius kindles and fair fame inspires ? ' Thus falls to the ground the whole antithesis of this famous character. We are to change our mood... | |
 | Henry Schroder - 1852 - 430 pages
...piece of dissection without believing that it must have touched upon some points of real soreness. " Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires...write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful,... | |
 | 1852 - 874 pages
...a Tate. tnu did they fume, and stamp, and roar, and chafe And swear, not Addison himself was safe. m the shock Yields to the liquid weight of half the...globe ; And Ocean trembles for his green domain. But man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne. View him with scornful,... | |
 | Henry Schroeder - 1852 - 424 pages
...some points of real soreness. as our respect is both for the genius and character of Addison, it is " Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires...Blest with each talent and each art to please, And horn to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like... | |
 | Henry Schroder - 1852 - 450 pages
...without believing that it must have touched upon some points of real soreness. " Peace to all such ! hut were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Hlest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease :... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 360 pages
...Pope, and that they should call Mr. Tickell's emulation Mr. Addison's envy — if envy it were. " And were there one whose fires True genius kindles and...write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear like the Turk no brother near the throne ; View him with scornful... | |
 | 1853 - 560 pages
...flowers, And lulls the heart to dream even in its waking hours. THE HON. MHS. NORTON. Cjjaracter of WEKE there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair...write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 pages
...Pope, and that they should call Mr. Tickell's emulation Mr. Addison's envy — if envy it were. "And were there one whose fires True genius kindles and...please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; * "That Tickell should have been guilty of a villainy seems to us highly improbable; that Addison should... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 pages
...Pope, and that they should call Mr. Tiokell's emulation Mr. Addison's envy—if envy it were. " And were there one whose fires True genius kindles and...Blest with each talent and each art to please, And bor n to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear like... | |
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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... 
