 Not fortune's worshipper, nor fashion's fool, Not lucre's madman, nor ambition's tool, Not proud, nor servile ; be one poet's praise, That, if he pleased, he pleased by manly ways...  The Cornhill Magazine - Page 596edited by - 1873Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...ffls "Memoirs of the Keign of George II," Bpeak for his character. Not lucre's madman, nor ambition's tool, Not proud, nor servile; — be one poet's praise,...That, if he pleased, he pleased by manly ways: That flatt'ry, even to kings, he held a shame, And thought a lie in verse or prose the same. That not in... | |
 | Philip Massinger - English drama - 1805 - 606 pages
...works, at the slavish doctrines maintained by most of the celebrated Writers of hi* time : " be it one poet's praise, " That if he pleased, he pleased...even to kings he held a shame, " And thought a lie in verse or prose the same," Loud musick. Enter HONORIA in state, under a Canopy; her train born up by... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...that licks the dost. .Not fortune's worshipper, nor fashion's fool. Hot lucre's madman, nor amhition's tool, Not proud, nor servile; be one poet's praise, That if he picas' d he. pleas'd by manly ways; That flattery, ev'n to kings, he held a shame, And thonght a lie... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...that licks the dust. Not fortune's worshipper, nor fashion's fool, Not lucre's madman, nor amhition's tool, Not proud, nor servile ; be one poet's praise, That if he pleas'd he pleas'd by manly ways ; That flattery, ev'n to kings, he held .a shame, And thought a lie... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...that licks the dwt, Not fortune's worshipper, nor fashion's fool, Not lucre's madman, nur ambition's tool, , Not proud, nor servile ; be one Poet's praise, That, if he pleas'd, he pleas'd by manly ways : Thatflutt'ry cv'n to Kings he held a shame, And thought a lie in... | |
 | Philip Massinger - 1813 - 616 pages
...works, at the slavish doctrines maintained by most of the celebrated writers of his time : " be it one poet's praise, " That if he pleased, he pleased...to kings he held a shame, '' And thought a lie in verse or prose the same." Which we, that are foolish subjects, must not argue. And what in a mean man... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...that licks the dusk Not Fortune's worshipper, nor Fashion's fool, Not Lucre's madman, nor Ambition's ch pleas'd, he pleas'd by manly ways : That flatten,', ev'n to kings, he held a shame, And thought a lie... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...that licks the dust. Not Fortune's worshipper, nor Fashion's fool, Not Lucre's madman, nor Ambition's tool, Not proud, nor servile ; be one poet's praise, That, if he pleas'd, he pleas'd by manly ways : That flattery, ev'n to kings, he held a shame, And thought a lie... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...that licks the dust. Not Fortune's worshipper, nor Fashion's fool> Not Lucre's roadman, nor Ambition's tool, Not proud, nor servile; be one poet's praise,...pleased, he pleased by manly ways; That flattery, e'en to kings, he held a shame, And thought a lie in verse or prose the same; That not in Fancy's maze... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 498 pages
...the dust. Not fortune's worshipper, nor fashion's fool, Not lucre's madman, nor ambition's tool, 335 Not proud nor servile ; be one poet's praise, That,...even to kings, he held a shame, And thought a lie in verse or prose the same ; That not in fancy's maze he wander'd long, 340 But stoop'd to truth, and... | |
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