 | Samuel Johnson - 1865 - 426 pages
...fiction, at least, cease with life, and let us be serious over the grave. VI. On Mrs. Corbet, who died of a Cancer in her Breast. " Here rests a woman, good...pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense ; Ko conquest she, but o'er herself desir'd ; No arts eseay'd, but not to be admir'd. Passion and pride... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1866 - 654 pages
...plain reason, and with sober sense ; No conquest she, but o'er herself desir'd ; .No arts cssay'd, but not to be admir'd. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, Convinc'd that virtue only is our owu. So unaffected, so compos'da miud, So firm, yet soft, so strong, yet so refin'd, Heaven, as its... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 pages
...woman to thy fame supplies What a whole thankless land to his denies. VI. ON MES. COEBET, WHO DIED OF A CANCER IN HER BREAST. HERE rests a woman, good without...Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense ^ No conquest she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essay'd, but not to be admired. Passion and pride... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 pages
...this monumental stone ; That holds their ashes, and expects her own. VI. ON MRS. CORBET, WHO DIED OF A CANCER IN HER BREAST. HERE rests a woman, good without pretence, Bless'd with plain reason and with sober sense : No conquests she, but o'er herself, desired ; No arts... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1869 - 512 pages
...woman to thy fame supplies What a whole thankless land to his denies. VI. ON MES. COEBET, WHO DIED OF A CANCER IN HER BREAST. HERE rests a woman, good without...Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense ; No conquest she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essay'd, but not to be admired. Passion and pride... | |
 | Henry Philip Dodd - 1870 - 652 pages
...find no room. EPITAPH ON MRS. COSSET, WHO DIED OF A CANCER; IK THE CHURCH OF S. MARGARET, WESTMINSTER. Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense : No conquest she, but o'er herself desir'd, No arts essay'd, but not to be admir'd. Passion and pride were... | |
 | Miss Cornish - 1871 - 400 pages
...to the crisp ring of Harold Bushby's tenor voice, or Philip Arkwright's melodious treble. CHAPTER X. A woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason...with sober sense, No conquests she but o'er herself desired, No arts essayed, but not to be admired. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown. Convinced... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1872 - 744 pages
...woman to thy fame supplies What a whole thankless laud to his denies. i VI. ON MRS CORBET, WHO DIED OF A CANCER IN HER BREAST. HERE rests a woman, good without...sober sense : No conquests she, but o'er herself, desired. No arts essay'd, but not to be admired. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, Convinced... | |
 | Charles Stokes Carey - 1872 - 314 pages
...scream, and cormorants rejoice, And mariners, though shipwreck'd, fear to land. ON MRS CORBET. HERE lies a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense ; No conquest she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essay'd, but not to be admired. Passion and pride... | |
 | William Fairley - 1875 - 208 pages
...unhappy in life than that he commanded. 205. By Pope, on MRS. CORBETT. This lady died of cancer in the breast : — Here rests a woman, good without pretence,...with sober sense. No conquests she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essay'd, but not to be admired. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, Convinc'd... | |
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Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense ; No conquest she, but o'er herself desir'd ; No arts essay'd, but not to be admir'd. 
