 Dear to the Muse, to Harley dear — in vain ! For him, thou oft hast bid the world attend. Fond to forget the statesman in the friend ; For Swift and him, despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dexterous, the craving,...  Essays and Studies - Sivu 55tekijä(t) English Association - 1921Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | 1796 - 500 sivua
...oft' hast bid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman in the friend ; For Swift and himdespis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great; 10 Dext'rous the craving, fawn ing, crowd to quit, Andpleas'd to 'scape from flattery to wit. Absent... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 sivua
...With softest manners, gentlest arts, adorn'd ! Bless'd in each science 1 bless'd in ev'ry strain ! 5 Dear to the Muse ! to Harley dear — in vain ! For...of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; 10 * Sent to the Earl of Oxford with Dr. ParnelPs Poems, published by our Author after the Earl's... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 420 sivua
...gentlest arts, adorn'd! Blest in each science, blest in ev'ry strain ; Dear to the Muse, to HARLEV dear in vain ! For him thou oft hast bid the world...of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dext'rous, the craving, fawning crowd to quit, And plcas'd to 'scape from flattery to wit. r BIOGRAPHICAL... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 424 sivua
...Blest in each science, blest in ev'ry strain; Dear to the Muse, to HARLEY dear in vain ! For him them oft hast bid the world attend, Fond to forget the...of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dext'rous, the craving, fawning crowd to quit, And pleas'd to 'scape from flattery to wit. Nor was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 sivua
...may be equally admitted, as being equally defensible by authority. Thus great is differently used. For Swift and him despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great, PofE. As if misfortune trade the throne her seat, And none could be unhappy but the great. Rowr. The... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 492 sivua
...forget tlie statesman in (lie friend ; For Swift and him de<pis'd the farce of state, The sober lollies of the wise and great ; Dexterous the craving, fawning crowd to quit, And pleas'd to 'scape from flatter) to wit. Pope himself was not only excessively fond of his company, but under several literary... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 sivua
...mourn'd ! With softest manners, gentlest arts, adorn'd ! Bless'd in each science ! bless'd in ev'ry strain ! Dear to the Muse ! to Harley dear — in...of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dext'rous the craving, fawning, crowd to quit, And pleas'd to scape from flattery to wit. Absent... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 sivua
...! Blest In each science, blest in every sLrain ! Pear to the muse ! to Harley dear— in vain ! Tor him, thou oft hast bid the world attend, Fond to forget...of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dext*rous, the craving, fawning crowd to quit. And pleas'd to 'scape from flattery to wit. Absent... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 sivua
...science ! bless'd in every strain ! Dear to the Muse ! to Harley dear — in vain ! For him thou 6ft hast bid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman...of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dextrous the craving, fawning crowd, to quit, And pleas'd to 'scape from flattery to wit. Absent... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 sivua
...bless'd in every strain ! Dear to the Muse ! to Harley dear — in vain ! For him thou oft hast hid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman in...of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dextrous the craving, fawning crowd, to quit, And pleas'd to 'scape from flattery to wit. Absent... | |
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