 | 1844 - 142 pàgines
...Mr. Pope, who lived always in great friendship with Mr. Gay : — Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit a man, simplicity a child ; With native...temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once, and lash the age; Above temptation in a low estate, And nncorrupted e'en among the great; A safe companion... | |
 | 1844 - 320 pàgines
...once, hut now I know it. Underneath are these verses by Pope : — Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit a man, simplicity a child ; With native humour, temp'ring virtuous ra^e, Porm'd to delight at once, and laah the age ; Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted... | |
 | 1876 - 818 pàgines
...following lines, in which his character is well pourtrayed : — " Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit a man, simplicity a child ; With native...temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age ; Above temptation in a low estate, And unconupted e'en among the great ; A safe companion... | |
 | C. Ludovic - 1846 - 402 pàgines
...die Grabschrift, welche ihm Pope, sein intimer Freund, widmete: „Of manners gentle, of affections mild : In wit a man, simplicity a child; With native humour, temp'ring virtuos rage, Form'd to delight at once, and lash the age; Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 442 pàgines
...Anec. p. 19. Singer's ed. XL ON MR. GAY, IN WESTMINSTER-ABBEY, 1732. OF Manners gentle, of Affections mild ; In Wit, a Man ; Simplicity, a Child : With...temp'ring virtuous Rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age : Above Temptation, in a low Estate, 5 And uncorrupted ev'n among the Great : A safe Companion,... | |
 | Edward Mogg - 1848 - 304 pàgines
...composition ; while the verses underneath are by Pope. He died 1732. Of manner* gentle, of affections mild ; In wit, a man ; simplicity, a child; With native...temp'ring virtuous rage ; Form'd to delight, at once, and lash the age : Above temptation in a low estate. And uncoriupted, e'en among the great. A safe companion,... | |
 | 1851 - 364 pàgines
...friendship with Mr. Gay : — " Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit a man, simplicity a child j With native humour, temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once, and lash the age ; Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted e'en among the great ; A safe companion... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 pàgines
...as ever I knew."— SWUTT, to Lady Betty Germaine, Jan. 1733. f ' " Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit a man ; simplicity, a child ; With native...tem'pring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age ; Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted e'en among the great : A safe companion,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 pàgines
...as ever I knew." — BWITT, to Lady Betty Germaine, Jan. 1733. * " Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit a man ; simplicity, a child ; With native...tem'pring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age ; Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted e'en among the great : A safe companion,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1858 - 360 pàgines
...as ever I knew." — SWIFT, to Lady Betty Germaine, Jan. 1733. 1 " Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit a man ; simplicity, a child ; With native humour temp'ring virtuous rage, ITorm'd to delight at once and lash the age ; Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted e'en... | |
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OF manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit a man, simplicity a child : With native humour temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age : Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted ev'n among the great : 6 A safe companion,... 
