 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1847 - 516 pàgines
...vinci Rerum magna parens, et moriente mori. nutated by Pope in his Epitaph on Sir Godfrey Kneller: Living, great nature fear'd he might outvie Her works; and dying, fears herself might die. Such is the force of imitation; for Pope, of himself, would never ave been guilty of a thought... | |
 | British empire - 1847 - 856 pàgines
...showing that Nature must have been in a very critical position altogether with regard to him, for— " Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying, fears herself to die." One would think the poet had determined to beat the painter even in his own rich vein of extravagance.... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 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 w. IX. ON MR. ELIJAH FENTON, AT EASTHAM8TED IN BERKS, 1730. THIS modest stone, what few vain marbles... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 510 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... | |
 | 1851 - 364 pàgines
...— Rests, crowned 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 die." Sir JOHN BURLAND, Knt., LL.D. — One of the Barons of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer; as a man,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1851 - 882 pàgines
...showing that Nature must have been in a very critical position altogether with regard to him, for — " Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying, fears herself to die." One would think the poet had determined to beat the painter even in his own rich vein of extravagance.... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1851 - 874 pàgines
...showing that Nature must have been in a very critical position altogether with regard to him, for — " Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying, fears herself to die." One would think the poet had determined to beat the painter even in his own rich -rein of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 pàgines
...but is here more elegant and better connected. On Sir GODFREY KNELLER, in Westminster Abbey, 1723. 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 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. ON GENERAL HENRY WITHERS, In Westminster Abbey, 1729. HERE, Withers! rest; thou bravest, gentlest mind;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 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 IX. ON GENEBAL HENBY WITHEBS, IK WESTMINSTEB ABBEY, 1729. HEBE, Withers, rest ! thou bravest, gentlest... | |
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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... 
