 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 sivua
...Poets are sultans, if they had their will y " For every author would his brother kill." And Pope, " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear,...Fanshaw, and his elegy on Cowley. : ' His praise of Fanshaw's version of Guarina contains a very sprightly and judicious character of a good translator... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1819 - 718 sivua
...following character of Atticus, delineated by Pope, is a very lively and forcible example of this figure. " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near his throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 sivua
...; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And horn to write, converse, and live with ease, Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Tork, no hruther near the throne, View him with scoroful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 sivua
...Poets are sultans, if they had their will ; " For every author would his brother kill." And Pope, " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear...to Fanshaw, and his elegy on Cowley. His praise of Fanshaw's version of Guarini contains a very sprightly and judicious character of a good translator... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 sivua
...prologues, Poets are sultans, if they had their will ; For every author would his brother kill. And Pope, Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear like...to Fanshaw, and his elegy on Cowley. His praise of Fanshaw's version of Guarini contains a very sprightly and judicious character of a good translator... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 sivua
...Poets are sultans, if they had their will ; " For every author would his brother kill." And Pope, " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear...brother near the throne." But this is not the best of hs little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanshiw, and his elegy on Cowley. His praise of Fanshaw's... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 sivua
...; 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, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn... | |
 | 1822 - 284 sivua
...inspires, Bless'd 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, no brother near the throne; View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 sivua
...: and what deserved praise he would not deny him to the world ; and, as a proof of this disposition Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 652 sivua
...Poets are sultans, if they hail their will ; For every author would his brother kill." And Pope, " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear like...to Fanshaw, and his elegy on Cowley. His praise of Fanshaw's version of Guarini contains a very spritely and judicious character of a good translator... | |
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike; Alike... 
