...each talent and each art to plcafe, And born to write, convcrfc, and live with cafe : • Should fuch a man. too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himlelf to rife ; Damn with faint praife,...

...midlt of his engagements on the fame fubjeft, and by a creature of Mr. Addifon's, made Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, Alike NOTES. made him fufpeft this to be another maft from the fame quiver : And after a diligent enquiry,...

...was safe! Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair fame inspires: Blest with each talent and each art to please, And...near the throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil...

...safe ! Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair fame inspires : Blest with each talent and each art to please, And...near the throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil...

...expressive language. For a specimen in this way take these lines of Pope, Sect. III. Complete sentence*. Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, |) assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach...

...fultans, if they had their will ; " For every author would his brother kill." And Pope, " Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, ** Bear like the Turk no brother near the throne." But this is not the beft of his little piecfcs : it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw, and his elegy...

...wat safe! Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires Apollo kindled, and fair Fame inspires : Blest with each talent and each art to please, And...near the throne ; View Him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil...

...fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, 195 And born to write, converse, and live with ease ;...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer...

...Addison. Peace to all such ! But were there one whose firei True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Blest with each talent and each art to please, And...man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd...

...are sultans, if they had their will ; " For every author would his brother kill.4* ' » And Pope, " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear like the Turk no brother near the throw." But this is net the best of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem ttf Fanshaw, and...