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 works of Samuel Johnson - الصفحة 20بواسطة Samuel Johnson - 1823عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| 1796 - عدد الصفحات: 500
...true Briton lies beneath this stone. u X. On Mr. Elijah Fenian, at Eatthavtted in Scrke. 1730. TRIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man ; A poetbless'd beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to loud... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - عدد الصفحات: 714
...retained without the four that follow them. X. On Mr. ELIJAH FENTON. At Easthamitead in Berkshire, 1730. 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... | |
| 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 296
...Believe me, reader, can say more Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a truly honest man. CRASHAVT. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May...sensible objects, or necessarily arising from the co- .. alitioa or comparison of .common sentiments, may be with great justice suspected, whenever they... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - عدد الصفحات: 190
...Briton lies beneath this stone. 12 VOL. V. x. On Mr. Elijah Fenton, at Easthamsted, in Berks, 1730. 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 Heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - عدد الصفحات: 716
...that follow them. X. On Mr. ELIJAH FEN TON. At Easthatnstcad in Berkshire, 1730. This modest stene, 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... | |
| Gleanings - 1805 - عدد الصفحات: 232
...benevolence to the benefit of other public foundations. , • < Epitaph on Mr. E. Fenton, at EastHampstead. 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... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 422
...I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father disobey'd ; While yet a child, e'er yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers...May truly say, " here lies an honest man." POPE.* Two other critics have also remarked some farther remarkable coincidences of POPE'S thought and expressions,... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 420
...Believe me> reader, can say more Than many a braver marble can, Here lies a truly honest man. CRASIIAW. This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, " here lies an honest man." POPE.* Two other critics have also remarked some farther remarkable coincidences of POPE'S thought and expressions,... | |
| 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 284
...INSCRIPTION ; •; In Berkshire. ' '•'•' " ""i! ON A CELEBRATED POET'S TOMB-STONE, 'i• :i ' i . * THIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say. here lies an honest man : A poetbless'd beyond the poet's fate, • • Whom heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ;... | |
| Collection - 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 286
...Pitt's will ever justly claim. INSCRIPTION OIC A CELEBRATED POET'S TOMB-STONE, * In Berkshire. •• s 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 heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to... | |
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