 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1811 - 528 страници
...lines on envy, some people will find easy, and others difficult to learn by heart. •i . " Envy win merit, as its shade, pursue; " But, like a shadow, proves the substance true ; « " For envy'd wit, like Sol eclips'd, makes known " 'I'll' opposing body's grossness, not its own.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 страници
...arise : Nay should great Homer lift his awful head, Zoilus again would start up from the dead. 465 Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue ; But like a shadow, proves the substance true: For envy'd wit, like Sol eclips'd, makes known Th' opposing body's grossness, not its own. When VER.... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1815 - 330 страници
...following celebrated lines on envy, some people will find easy, and others difficult, to learn by heart: " Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue ; But, like a shadow, proves the substance true : For envy'd wit, like Sol eclips'd, makes known Th' opposing body's grossness, not its own. When first... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1815 - 524 страници
...following" celebrated lines on envy, some people will find easy, and others difficult, to learn by heart. " Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue ; " But, like a shadow, proves the substaneo true ; " For envy'd wit, like Sol ecHps'd, makes known " Th' opposing body's grossness, not... | |
 | John Gay - 1816 - 266 страници
...calls her venal train from hell; The servile fiends her nod obey, And all Curl's authors are in pay. Fame calls up calumny and spite, Thus shadow owes its birth to light. As prostrate to the god of day, With heart devout, a Persian lay, His invocation thus begun:— Parent... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1819 - 428 страници
...with the successive generations, which his sentiments and opinions contribute to enlighten and adorn. Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue ; • But like a shadow, proves the BU\»\avice \sat •T'~' '—* body's greatness, not "rts ONTO. For envied wit, like Sol eclipsM, vt\aVeiVw>-«v.... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 438 страници
...calls her venal train from hell: The servile fiends her nod obey, And all Curl's authors are in pay. Fame calls up Calumny and Spite : Thus shadow owes its birth to light. As prostrate to the god of Day, With heart devout, a Persian lay, His invocation thus begun: " Parent... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 страници
...must arise: Nay, should great Homer lift his awful head, ZoUus 3 again would start up from the dead. Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue; But like a shadow, proves the substance true: For envied wit, like Sol eclipsed, makes known Th' opposing body's grossness, not its own. When first... | |
 | 1822 - 284 страници
...must arise : Nay, should great Homer lift his awful head, Zoilus again would start up from the dead. Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But, like a shadow, proves the substance true; For envied wit, like Sol eclipsed, makes known The' opposing body's grossness, not its own. When first... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1822 - 510 страници
...following elebrated lines on envy, some people will nd easy, and others difficult, to learn by leart: " Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue; " But, like a shadow, proves the substance true; " For envy'd wit, like Sol eclips'd, makes known ** Th' opposing body's grossness, not its own. **... | |
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all wept when he was snatched away from the still higher honours which seemed to be awaiting him. — It is said : " Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But, like a shadow, proves the substance true." " Fame calls up calumny and spite, Thus shadow owes... 
