 | 1786 - 494 pàgines
...whatever fphere they may be ThU has been imitated by Pope in hi» epitaph on Sir Godfrey Kneller : Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works; and dying, fears herfclf may die. S44 Account fif Caroline CoUtgt at Brunfwick. be placed, whether in court, in public... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pàgines
...great, Lies crown'd with Princes honours, Poets lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirft of praife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying, fears herfelf may die. Of this epitaph the firft couplet is good, the fecond not bad, the third is deformed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pàgines
...great, Lies crowu'd with Princes honours. Poets lays, Due to his merit, and brave third of praife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying, fears herlelf may die. Of this epitaph the firft couplet is good, the fecond not bud, the third is deformed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pàgines
...great, Lies crown'd with Princes honours, Poets lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirft of praife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying, fears herfelf may die. Of this epitaph the firft couplet is good, the fecond not bad, the third is deformed... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1788 - 548 pàgines
...vinci Rerum magna parens, et moriente mori. Imitated by Pope in his Epitaph on Sir QoUfrey Kneller : Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works -, and dying, fears herfelf might die. Such is the force of imitation ; for Pope of himfelf would never have been guilty... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pàgines
...great, Lies crown'd with Princes honours, Poets lays, Due to his Merit, and brave Thirft of praife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works; and, dying, fears herfelf may die. . , IX. On General HENRY WITHERS; In Wefbninfter- Abbey, 1729. HERE, Wi THER s , reft... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 pàgines
...great. Lies crown'd with princes' honours, poet's lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirst of praise. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works; and, dying, fears herself may die. IX. OnGcneralllenry Wi.lnrs, iaWtstminstir Abhey. 17^9. HERE, Withers! rest; thou bravest, gentlest,... | |
 | 1796 - 500 pàgines
...with princes' honours, poet's lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirst of praise. Living, great Na:ure fear'd he might outvie Her works; and, dying, fears herself may die. Xij IX. OnGtncralHcnry Wiibm, intVeslminster Atley. 1729. HERE, Withers! rest; thou bravest, gentlest,... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1796 - 382 pàgines
...her tender mind, She griev'd as woman, but as faint rejign'd. VIII. ON SIR GODFREY KNELLER. VER. 7. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herfelf may die. The turn alfo in Spencer's epitaph, faid to be written by himfelf, is much the fame... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 236 pàgines
...great, 4 Lies crown'd with princes' honours, poets' lays, Due to his merit and brave thirft of praife. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and, dying, fears herfelf may die. X IX- On General Henry Withers ia Weftminfter- Abbey, 17z9. HERE, Withers! reft ;... | |
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Kneller, by Heaven, and not a master, taught, Whose art was nature, and whose pictures thought; Now for two ages, having snatch'd from fate Whate'er was beauteous, or whate'er was great, lies crown'd with Princes honours, Poets... 
