 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,...  A New Library of Poetry and Song - Page 818edited by - 1877 - 934 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 pages
...genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should such...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that cause himself to rise : Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born os to bear not only streets of booths, in which they...went from Westminster-stairs to Lambeth, and dined ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading even fools,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease j he gives his wood«. To beasts his pastures, and to...one vain patron, and enjoy The extensive blessing strike, lust hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born / ; Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading even fools,... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...True genius kindles and fair fame inspires ; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born For gods .' Yet him God the Most High vouchsafes To call by vision, from his lather's caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1846 - 320 pages
...converse, and live with ease ; Should such a mm, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no hrother near the throne, 'View him with scornful, yet with...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to hlame or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 386 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - Humor - 1846 - 282 pages
...chafe, Aud swear not Addison himself was safe. Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 546 pages
...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...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading even fools,... | |
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