| 1796 - 500 страници
...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 - 714 страници
...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 - 296 страници
...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 - 190 страници
...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 - 716 страници
...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 - 232 страници
...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 - 420 страници
...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,... | |
| Collection - 1806 - 286 страници
...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... | |
| 1806 - 284 страници
...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 ;... | |
| Select collection - 1806 - 262 страници
...was trod ! And surely his the noblest road to God ! ON MR. ELIJAH At Easthamsted. in -Berks, 1730. * This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say., here lies an honest raa;i, A poet blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom beav'n kept sacred from the proud and great : Foe... | |
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