 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 liv'd, and that he died.  Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Page 203by Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 404 pages
...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 he dy'd. The first couplet of... | |
 | Collection - 1821 - 336 pages
...poet's fate, 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...regret, or there to fear ; From nature's temp'rate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he died. POPE, 1730. ON THE COUNTESS... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 450 pages
...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...regret, or there to fear; From nature's temp'rate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. FRANCIS FAWKES. BORN ABOUT... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - Authors, English - 1821 - 846 pages
...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, and that he dy'd. FRANCIS FAWKES.... | |
 | Epitaphs - 1822 - 382 pages
...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...regret, or there to fear ; From nature's temp'rate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heav'n that Ite had liv'd, and that he died. POPE,1730. ON THE COUNTESS... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 402 pages
...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...regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temp'rate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he died. Hts integrity, his learning,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 402 pages
...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, and that he died. His integrity,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 308 pages
...and great Foe to load 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, and that be died. The first couplet... | |
 | Classical philology - 1822 - 428 pages
...avra wpoo'sp%ofi£vov' ap-tpoTipots ari'vaxro; eon xai 6/xo/Voc. Compare Pope's Epitaph on Fenton : Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear. currat." Is this a genuine anecdote, or a copy of similar stories in ancient writers ? Ib. p. 234.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 410 pages
...loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content with sciende in the vale of peace. Calmly he looked 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 he died. * The thought was probably... | |
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