 | Samuel Johnson - 1810
...sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to loud praise, and friend to learncd ease, 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'i temperate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heaven that he had liv'd, and... | |
 | 1822
...8' au irpoefShefya; O.VTOL w a/iiporepoif artvotXTO; icov xctt Of Compare Pope's Epitaph on Fenton : Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear. air nit." Is this a genuine anecdote, or a copy of similar storiea in ancient writers... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812
...the Proud and Great : Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content with science in tile vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temperate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heaven that he liv'd, and... | |
 | Thomas Hood, John Harris - 1813
...sacred from the proud and great. Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, 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 temperate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd heaven, that he had lived,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816
...sacred from the proud and great. Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, 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 feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816
...sacred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, 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 temperate feast rose satisfy'd, Thank'd Heaven that he UVd, and that... | |
 | 1824
...sacred from the proud and great ; Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, 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 feast rose satisfied ; Thank'd heav'n that he had UVd, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1819
...great: Foe to loud p_raise, and friend to learned ease, Content with science in the vale of peace. J Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear; From nature's temperate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd heaven that he liv'd, and that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820
...sacred from the Proud and Great: Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, 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 temperate feast rose satisfy'd, Thank'd Heaven that he liv'd, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820
...sacred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, 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 temperate feast rose satisfyd, Thank'd Heaven that he liv'd, and that... | |
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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 science in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life ; and here Saw nothing to regret, or there... 
