 Berkshire, •This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an honest man : A poet, blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content with...  The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art ... - Page 149edited by Full view - About this book
 | 1761 - 536 pages
...friend to learned eafe, • " Whom Heaven kept facred from the proud and great: " Content with fcience in the vale of peace. " Calmly he looked on either...regret, or there to fear : " From Nature's temperate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, " Thank'd Heaven, that he had liv'd, and that he dy'J. FERNELIUS (JOHN), phyfician... | |
 | 1766 - 834 pages
...friend to learned cafe» Content with fcicnce in the vale of peace, . . Calmly he look'd on cither life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear; From nature's temp'rate feafl rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he •" dy'd. •'-" €eine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 366 pages
...loud praife, and friend to learned eafe, Content with fcience in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From nature's temperate feair. rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. THE firft couplet of this... | |
 | John Fothergill - 1767 - 164 pages
...commodious ; for their ftrength is not, like that of youth, ab]e to ftruggle with, or break Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From nature's temp'ratc feaft rofe farisfy|d, 'I hank'd heav'n that he had iiv'd, and that he dy'd. through through... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...Praiie, and Friend to learned Jiafe, * Content with Science in the Vale of Peace. ' Calmly he look'd on either Life, and here ' Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear; * From Nature's temp'rate Feaft rofe fatisfy'd, * Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that fee dy'd., The firft Couplet... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...Praife, and Friend to learned £afe, Content with Science in the Vale of Peace.,• Calmly he look'd on either Life, and here ' Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; , > From Nature's temp'rate Feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd., The firft Couplet... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 196 pages
...loud PraiTe, and Friend to learned Eaft, Content with Seienee in the Vale of Peaee, Calmly he look'd on either Life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From nature's temp'rate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank VI Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. XL On Mr. GAY,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pages
...loud Praife, and Friend to learned Eafe, Content with Science in the Vale of Peace, Calmly he look'd on either Life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temp'rate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. On Mr. GAY, In... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 pages
...Praife, and Friend to learned Eafe, Content with Science in the Vale of Peace, Calmly Calmly he look'd on either Life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear; From Nature's temperate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd Heaven that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. XI. On Mr. GAY. In Weftminfter-... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...loud praife, and friend to learned eafe, Content with fcience in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life ; and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temperate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd heaven that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. The firft couplet of this... | |
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