 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
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 ページ
...MR. ELIJAH FEITTOIT. At Eatthamtttad in ScrkMre, 1730. This modept stone, what few vain marbles ran, t, indeed, with verses intermixed, but such Heav'n kept sacred from the proud and ITS*! ; Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 ページ
...Relieve me, reader, can say more Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a truly honest man. CK/.MIAW This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man. POPE. Conceits, or thoughts not immediately in> pressed by sensible objects, or necessarily arising... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 716 ページ
...retained without the four that follow' them. X. On MR. ELIJAH FEHTOIT. At EatthamOead in Serkihire, 1730. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May...honest man ; A poet, blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heav'n kept sacrod from the proud and great ; Foe to loud praise, and friend lo Irarned ease, Content... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 ページ
...gone) The last true llriton lien beneath this stone. ON MR. ELIJAH FENTON, , 1730. AT KAKTHAMSTKD IN three daughters in his court arc bred, And each...Laodice and Iphigenia fair, And bright Chrysothemie cither life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From nature's temperate feast rose... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 ページ
...retained without the four that follow them. ON MR. ELIJAH FENTON, At Easthamstead in Jierkshire, 1730. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say. " Here lies ;m honest man!" A Poet, blest beyond tbe Poei's fate. Whom Heaven kept sacred from the Proud and (ire... | |
 | Charles N. Baldwin - 1842 - 454 ページ
...beloved by Mr. Pope, who, after his death, (1730) honoured him with the following epitaph : " This modeat 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,... | |
 | Charles Churchill, William Tooke - 1844 - 380 ページ
...great. Perish those slaves, those minions of the quill, Who have conspired to seize that sacred hill 12] A poet, blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom heaven kept sacred from the proud and great. Whatever admiration Pope may express for the exemption enjoyed by Elijah Fenton, he took no pains to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 442 ページ
...The last true Briton lies beneath this stone. X. ON MR. ELIJAH FENTON, AT EASTHAMSTED IN BERKS, 1730. THIS modest Stone, what few vain marbles can, May...honest Man : A Poet, blest beyond the Poet's fate, Whom Heav'n kept sacred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud Praise, and Friend to learned Ease, 5 Content... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1848 - 642 ページ
...stone, what few vain marhles can, May truly say, ' Here lies an honest man :' A poet, hless'd heyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the...learned ease, Content with science in the vale of peace, Calmiy he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear; From nature's temperate... | |
 | Dean Dudley - 1848 - 174 ページ
...about 5 years Dec? March ye 2? 1717—18. [At Raymond, NH] Hon. John Dudley died May 21, 1805, Aet. 80. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, " Here lies an honest man." Calmly he looked on either world, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear.* Here lyes y" body... | |
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