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 science in the... The lives of the English poets - 212 ページSamuel Johnson 著 - 1810全文表示 - この書籍について
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 ページ
...bless'd, that, timely from our scene rcmov'd, Thy soul enjoys the liberty it lov'd. OnMr.Fenlon. POPE. THIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, " Here lies an honest man :" A poet, bless'd beyond a poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the proud and great. Foe to loud praise,... | |
| Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 ページ
...Langhorne's Poems, p. ii. p. 123. Park's ed. Ver. 75. Along the cool sequester'd vale of life] . " Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content with science, in the vale of peace." Pope's Ep. to Fenton, 6. W. £ And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 448 ページ
...Believe me, reader, can say move Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a truly honest man. CRASHAW. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man. POPK. Conceits, or thoughts not immediately impressed by sensible objects, or necessarily arising from... | |
| George Alexander Cooke - 1817 - 304 ページ
...epitaph, written on him by Mr. Pope, by whom he was much esteemed, fully displays his character : " This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, here lies an honest man. A poet, bless'd beyond a poet's fate, Whom ileav'n kept sacred from the proud and great; Content witli science... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 308 ページ
...reader, can say more Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a truly honest man. CRASHAW. VOL. XXI. T This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest mail. POPE. Conceits, or thoughts not immediately impressed by sensible objects, or necessarily arising... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1819 - 364 ページ
...retained without the four that follow thetn. X On Mr. ELIJAH FENTON. At Easthamstead in Berkshire, 1730. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May...kept sacred from the proud and great: Foe to loud p_raise, and friend to learned ease, Content with science in the vale of peace. J Calmly he look'd... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 ページ
...truly say, ' Here lies an honest man :' A poet, hless'd heyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept saered from the proud and great Foe to loud praise, and friend...learned ease, Content with science in the vale of peace, Cahaly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nuthing to regret, or there to fear ; From natore's temperate... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 422 ページ
...Believe me, reader, can say more Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a truly honest man. CRASHAW. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man. POPE. Conceits, or thoughts not immediately impressed by sensible objects, or necessarily arising from... | |
| Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 846 ページ
...home to stay, More happy years shall know, more leagues and countries they. POPE'S EPITAPH ON FENTON. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say — " HERE LIES AN HONEST MAN :" A Poet bless'd beyond the Poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the proud and great : Foe to loud praise,... | |
| Collection - 1821 - 336 ページ
...Bishop's palace a'nd smile, He died may 30th, 1662, In East Hampstead, Berks; on MR. ELIJAH FENTON. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, " Here lies an honest man;" Whom Heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great: A poet, bless'd beyond a. poet's fate, Foe to loud... | |
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