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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... "
The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives - Page 154
by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
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Translations, imitations, epistles, epitaphs, &c

Alexander Pope - 1777 - 196 pages
...and Great; Foe to loud PraiTe, and Friend to learned Eaft, Content with Seienee in the Vale of Peaee, Calmly he look'd on either Life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From nature's temp'rate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank VI Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. XL On Mr. GAY,...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Four Volumes Complete. With His Last ...

Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pages
...facred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud Praife, and Friend to learned Eafe, Content with Science in the Vale of Peace, Calmly he look'd on either Life,...nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temp'rate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd Heav'n that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. On Mr. GAY, In...
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The Works of the English Poets: Pope

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 414 pages
...facred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud Praife, and Friend to learned Eafe, Content with Science in the Vale of Peace, Calmly he look'd on either Life,...Thank'd Heaven that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. XI. On Mr. GAY. In Weftminfter- Abbey, 173ยป. f\ F Manners gentle, of Affeftions mild ; ^^ In Wit,...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical ..., Volumes 32-34

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 pages
...: Foe to loud Praife, and Friend to learned Eafe, Content with Science in the Vale of Peace, Calmly Calmly he look'd on either Life, and here Saw nothing...Thank'd Heaven that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. XI. On Mr. GAY. In Weftminfter- Abbey, 1732. OF Manners gentle, of Affefiions mild 5 In Wit, a Man...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 418 pages
...Whom Heaven kept facred from the Proud and.' Great : Foe to loud praife, and friend to learned eafe,. Content with fcience in the vale of peace. Calmly...regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temperate feaft rofefatitfy'd, Thank'd htaven that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. The firft couplet of this epitaph...
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prefaces biographical and crirical to the works of the english poets

samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...Heaven kept facred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud praife, and friend to learned eafe, Conteat with fcience in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd...regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temperate feaft rofefatisfy'cf, Thank'd heaven thr.t he had liv'il, and that he dy'd. The firft couplet of this epitaph...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...Whom Heaven kept facred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud praife, and friend to learned eafe, Content with fcience in the vale of peace. Calmly...; and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; TYom Nature's temperate feaft rofe fatisfy'd, Thank'd heaven that hehadliv'd, and that he dy'd. The...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 504 pages
...truly fay, Here lies an honeft man : A poet, bleft beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept facred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud praife, and...fatisfy'd, Thank'd heaven that he had liv'd, and that hedy'd. The firft couplet of this epitaph is borrowed from Cra/haw. The four next lines contain a fpecies...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...the Proud and Great: v Foe to loud praife, and friend to learned cafe, Content with fcience in die vale of peace. . . Calmly he look'd on either life...Thank'd heaven that he had liv'd, and that he dy'd. s f The firft couplet of this epitaph is borrowed from \ Crajbaw. The four next lines contain a fpecies...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...Foe to loud praife, and friend to learned cafe, Content with fcience in die vale of peace. Calmly be look'd on either life ; and here Saw nothing to regret,...fatisfy'd, Thank'd heaven that he had liv'd, and that he dy\L The firft couplet of this epitaph is borrowed from Crajhaw. The four next lines contain a fpecics...
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