 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pàgines
...arise; Nay, should great Homer lift his awful head, Zpilus again would start up from the dead. 46* Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue, But like a shadow, proves the substance true ; Vdum, II. K For envy'd wit, like Sol eclips'd, makes known Tli' opposing body's grossness, not its... | |
 | 1806 - 616 pàgines
...not be the fault of Dr. Rowley and his friends, if it be not verified in the present instance* ' " Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue, But like a...true: For envy'd wit, like sol eclips'd, makes known Th* opposing body's grossness, not its own. When first that sun too pow'rtul beams displays, It draws... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1801 - 372 pàgines
...offices of the sylphs would be lost. No one, who .has .any sense of propriety, can call these sylph§ by wrong names, or put them out of their places. Momentilla...But, like a shadow, proves the substance true : "For " For envy'd wit^ like Sol eclips'd", ihakes known *' Th* opposing body's grossntfss, not its Wn. "... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1801 - 416 pàgines
...neceffarily recur together in the memory. The following celebrated lines on envy, fome people will find eafy, and others difficult to learn by heart. , " Envy will merit, as its fliade, purlue ; «.' But, like a fhadow, proves the fubftance true $ ci For envy'd wit, like Sol eclips'd,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pàgines
...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...true ; For envy'd wit, like Sol eclips'd, makes known Th' opposing body's grossness, not its own. When first that sun too pow'rful beams displays, 470 It... | |
 | Vittorio Alfieri - 1806 - 356 pàgines
...PRIMO. . ITALIA MDGCCVII. LETTERA DI RANIERI DE'CALSABIGI ALL'AUTORE SULLE QUATTRO SUE PRIME TRAGEDIE Envy will merit , as its shade , pursue ; But, like a shadow , proves thè substance true . POPE'S Essay on criticism . Yoi. i. DI RANIERI DE'GALSABIGI ALL' AUTORE INon... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pàgines
...must arise : Nay, should great Homer lift his awful head, Zoilns 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 eclips'd, makes known The' opposing body's grossness, not its own. When first... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pàgines
...should great Homer lift his awful head, Zoilns again would start up from the dead. Envy will merit a< its shade pursue, But, like a shadow, proves the substance true ; For envied wit, like Sol eclips'd, makes known The' opposing body's grossuess, not its own. When first... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pàgines
...arise : Kay, should great Homer lift his awful head, Zoilus again would start up from the dead. Fnvy will Merit, as its shade, pursue; But, like a shadow,...true : For envy'd Wit, like Sol eclips'd, makes known TV opposing body's grossncss, not its own. When first that sun too powerful beams displays, It draws... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1811 - 528 pàgines
...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,...« " For envy'd wit, like Sol eclips'd, makes known " 'I'll' opposing body's grossness, not its own. " When first that sun too pow'rful beams displays,... | |
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