 | William Smith - 1803 - 492 Seiten
...suffer me to quote the following beautiful verses from Dr. Armstrong's Epistle on Beue volcnce : " 'Tis chiefly taste, or blunt, or gross or fine, Makes...little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. — Without fine nerves, and bosom justly warm'd, An eye, an ear, a fancy to be charm'd ; In vain,... | |
 | William Smith - 1803 - 528 Seiten
...paragraph, suffer me to quote the following beautiful verses from Dr. Armstrong's Epistle on Benevolenct: " 'Tis chiefly taste, or blunt, or gross or fine, Makes...little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. — Without fine nerves, and bosom justly warm'd, An eye, an ear, a fancy to be charm'd ; In vain,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 Seiten
...Heav'n form'd him too, and doubtless for some use : But Crane-court knows not yet all Nature's view;. Tis chiefly taste, or blunt, or gross, or fine, Makes...little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. Without this bounty which the Gods bestow, Can Fortune make one favourite happy ? — No. As well might.... | |
 | Sir Charles Hanbury Williams - 1822 - 238 Seiten
...employ ; Without one friend, howe'er his fortunes thrive, . Despis'd and hated, how he bears to live. With honest warmth of heart, with some degree Of Pity...Makes life insipid, bestial, or divine. Better be bom, with Taste, to little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. B 2 r 3 Without this bounty... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 320 Seiten
...[use; Heaven form'd Aim too, and doubtless for some But Crane Court knows not yet all nature's views. Tis chiefly taste, or blunt or gross or fine, Makes...little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. Without this bounty which the gods bestow, Can fortune make one favourite happy? — No. As well might... | |
 | 1825 - 474 Seiten
...raging wntcry waste, Each greatly wild, each sweet romantic scene Unheeded rises, and almost unseen, Tis chiefly taste, or blunt, or gross, or fine, Makes...little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent ; Without this bounty, which the Gods bestow, Can Fortune make one far'rite happy ? no ! As well might... | |
 | H. M. Melford - 1841 - 466 Seiten
...loathsome beds : and leav'st the kingly couch, A watch-case to a common larum bell? (SJioktpeare.) Better be born with taste to little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. (Armstrong's Epistle.) Then blessing all, go children of my care! To practice now from theory repair,... | |
 | John Armstrong, John Dyer, George Gilfillan, Matthew Green - 1858 - 314 Seiten
...Heaven form'd him too, and doubtless for some use ; But Crane Court knows not yet all nature's views. 'Tis chiefly taste, or blunt, or gross, or fine, Makes...divine. Better be born with taste to little rent, BO Than the dull monarch of a continent. Without this bounty which the gods bestow, 52 Can Fortune... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 Seiten
...this, as well as other faculties, Improves with age and ripens by degrees. Armstrong, Taste, 26. "Pis chiefly taste, or blunt, or gross or fine, Makes life...little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent ; Without this bounty which the gods bestow, Can Fortune make one favourite happy ? No. TATTLEBS. Beware... | |
 | John Armstrong (Physician & Poet.) - 1880 - 692 Seiten
...Heaven form'd him too, and doubtless for some use ; But Crane Court knows not yet all nature's views. 'Tis chiefly taste, or blunt, or gross, or fine, Makes...divine. Better be born with taste to little rent, 6w Than the dull monarch of a continent. Without this bounty which the gods bestow, 52 Can Fortune... | |
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Tis chiefly taste, or blunt, or gross, or fine, Makes life insipid, bestial, or divine. Better be born with taste to little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. 
