 Unblam'd through life, lamented in thy end. These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is mix'd with heroes, or with kings thy dust ; But that the Worthy and the Good shall say, Striking their pensive bosoms — Here lies GAY.  The Plays of Philip Massinger ... - Page 374by Philip Massinger - 1805Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...ev'n among the great : A safe companion, and an easy friend, Unblam'd thro' life, lamented in thy end. These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is...with heroes, or with kings thy dust; But that the worthy and the good shall say, Striking their pensive bosoms — Hire lies Gay. XIL Intcndsd for Sit... | |
 | English poetry - 1797 - 420 pages
...easy friend; Unblam'd thro' life, lamented in thy end: — These are thy honours! Not that here hy bust Is mix-d with heroes, or with kings thy dust; But that the worthy and the good shall say, Striking their pensive bosoms, —Here lies GAY. Tbenfollffws this farther... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...among the Great t A safe companion, and an easy friend, Unblam'd through life, lamented in thy end. These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is mix'd with heroes, or with kings thy dust j But that the Worthy and the Good shall say, Striking their pensive bosoms — Here lies GAY. As Gay... | |
 | William Parr Greswell - Poetry, Modern - 1801 - 264 pages
...had an eye to this passage of Sarinazarius, when he composed these lines of his epitaph on Gay : " Not that here thy bust Is mix'd with heroes, or with kings thy duSt, But that the virtuous, &c." . . The same critic has pointed out the more palpable Imitation of Ludovicus Areostus, in Pope's... | |
 | William Parr Greswell - Latin literature, Medieval and modern - 1801 - 224 pages
...he had an eye to this passage of Sannazarius, when he composed these lines of his epitaph on Gay: " Not that here thy bust Is mix'd with heroes, or with kings thy dustj But that the virtuous, &c." . The same critic has pointed out the more palpable imitation of... | |
 | English essays - 1803 - 222 pages
...even among the great : A safe companion, and an easy friend, Unblam'd thro' life, lamented in thy end. These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is...with heroes, or with kings thy dust ; But that the worthy and the good shall say. Striking their pensive bosoms — ' Here lies GAY.' As Gay was the favourite... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...among the great : 6 A safe companion, and an easy friend, Unblam'd thro' life, lamented in thy end. These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is...with heroes, or with kings thy dust ; But that the worthy and the good shall say, Striking their pensive bosoms — Here lies Gay. 12 XII. Intended for... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...among the Great : A safe companion, and an easy friend, Unbhm'd through life, lamented in thy end. These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is...with heroes, or with kings thy dust ; But that the Worthy and the Good shall say, Striking their pensive bosoms— Here lies GAY. As Gay was the favourite... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 472 pages
...among the great ; A safe companion, and an easy friend , Unblam'd through life, lamented in thy end. These are thy honours! not that here thy bust Is mix'd with heroes, or with kings thy dust ; * * De mœurs aimables et d'affections douces ; en esprit, un homme ; en simplicité, un enfant ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...among the great : A safe companion, and an easy friend, Unblam'd tbrough life, lamented in thy end. These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is mix'd with heroes, or with kings thy dust: 10 INTENDED FOR SIR ISAAC NEWTON, IN WESTMINSTER-ABBEY. ISAACUS NEWTONIUS, QI1EM IMMORTALIM TESTANTUR... | |
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