 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 404 pàgines
...great, Lies crown'd with Princes' honours, Poets' lays, 5 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. NOTES. Ver. 7. Living, great Nature] Much better translated by Mr. W. Harrison, of New College, a favourite... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 398 pàgines
...great, Lies crown'd with Princes' honours, Poets' lays, 5 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. NOTES. Ver. 7. Living, great Nature] Much better translated by Mr. W. Harrison, of New College, a favourite... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 pàgines
...great, Lies crown'd with princes' honours, poets' 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. Of this epitaph the first couplet is good, the second not bad, the third is deformed with a broken... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 524 pàgines
...great, Lies crown'd with princes' honours, poets' 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. Of this epitaph the first couplet is good, the second not bad, the third is deformed with a broken... | |
 | 1826 - 310 pàgines
...great, Lies crown'd with princes' honours, poets' lays, Due to his merit ami brave thirst of praise, Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works; and, dying, fears herself may die. Pope. EPITAPH ON GENERAL HENRT WITHERS, IN WESTMINSTER-ABBEY, 1729. , HERE, Withers ! rest ; thou bravest,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 446 pàgines
...great, Lies crown'd with prince's 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 dio. Of this epitaph the first couplet is good, the second not bad, the third is deformed with a broken... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 pàgines
...grt&t, Lies crown'd with princes' honours, poets' 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. ON GENERAL HENRY WITHERS. In Westminster Abbey, 1729. HERE, Withers, rest ! thou bravest, gentlest mind,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 798 pàgines
...vinci, Herum magna parens, et moriente mori. Imitated by Pope, in his epitaph on Sir Godfrey Kneller : Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works; and dying fears herself may dieSuch is the force of imitation : for Pope of himself would never have been guilty of a thought so... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pàgines
...great, Lies crown'd with princes' honours, poets1 lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirst of praise. GENERAL HENRY WITHERS, In Westminster Abbey, 1729. HERE, Withers, rest ! thou bravest, gentlest mind,... | |
 | James Northcote - 1830 - 418 pàgines
...great, Lies crown'd with Princes' honours, Poets' 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."* The renown of Titian had now extended into France ; nor did Francis the First fail to solicit him with... | |
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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... 
