 | Epitaphs - 1727 - 528 pages
...LEt no prophane ignoble Foot tread here, This hallow'd Piece of Earth, Derfett lyes there, A finall poor Relique of a noble Spirit Free as the Air, and...lov'd Men for his Honour, not his Ends, And had the nobleft Way of getting Friends : At Court, he nothing took from thence, But the King's Favour for his... | |
 | Henry Headley - English poetry - 1787 - 232 pages
...fpirit, Free as the aire, and ample as his merit: A foul refin'd, no proud forgetting Lord But mindtull of mean names, and of his word: Who lov'd men for his honour, not his ends, And had the nobleft way of getting friends By loving firft, and yet who knew the Court, But underftood it better... | |
 | Henry Headley - English poetry - 1810 - 238 pages
...profane ignoble foot tread here, This hallowed piece of earth, Dorset lies there : A small poor relic of a noble spirit, Free as the air, and ample as his...Than practice : he nothing took from thence But the king's favour for his recompence. Who for religion, or his country's good, Neither his honour valued,... | |
 | Henry Headley - English poetry - 1810 - 236 pages
...here, This hallowed piece of earth, Dorset lies there : A small poor relic of a noble spirit, ^ree as the air, and ample as his merit : A soul refin'd,...Than practice : he nothing took from thence But the king's favour for his recompence. Who for religion, or his country's good, Neither his honour valued,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 728 pages
...here, This hallowed piece of earth, Dorset lyes there: A small poore relique of a noble spirit, Free a* the air, and ample as his merit : A soul refin'd,...Than practice : he nothing took from thence But the king's favour for his recompence. Who, for religion or his countrey's good, Neither his honour valued,... | |
 | Henry King - Bible - 1843 - 394 pages
...LET no profane ignoble foot tread neer This hallow'd peece of earth; Dorset lies here. A small sad relique of a noble spirit, Free as the air, and ample as his merit ; (5.) Whose least perfection was large, and great * [A different copy of this Poem is printed among... | |
 | Henry King - English poetry - 1914 - 258 pages
...Let no profane ignoble foot tread neer This hallow'd peece of earth, Dorset lies here. A small sad relique of a noble spirit, Free as the air, and ample as his merit ; Whose least perfection was large, and great 5 Enough to make a common man compleat. A soul refin'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1921 - 576 pages
...complete. A soul refin'd and cull'd from many men, That reconcil'd the sword unto the pen, Using both well No proud forgetting Lord, But mindful of mean names, and of his word. 10 One that did love for honour, not for ends, And had the noblest way of making friends 19-33 King's... | |
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Whose least perfection was large, and great Enough to make a common man compleat. A soul refin'd and cull'd from many men, That reconcil'd the sword unto the pen, Using both well. No proud forgetting Lord, But mindful of mean names and of his word. 