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" NOT to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so.' Plain truth, dear Murray, needs no flowers of speech, So take it in the very words of Creech. "
The British poets, including translations - Page 30
by British poets - 1822
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The adventures of Peregrine Pickle, pt. 1

Tobias Smollett, Robert Anderson - 1811 - 494 pages
...kind. The passion of love never interrupted his tranquillity ; and if, as MiCreech says after Horace, Not to admire is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so, Mr Pickle was undoubtedly possessed of that invaluable secret ; at least he was never known to betray...
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Letters of Anna Seward: Written Between the Years 1784 and 1807, Volume 1

Anna Seward - Authors, English - 1811 - 434 pages
...understanding of any man, who considers Mr as a feeble poet. The misunderstood observation of Horace, — " Not to admire is all the art I know, To make men happy or to keep them so," has made thousands fastidious, inducing them to fancy such cold temperament a...
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Letters Written Between the Years 1784 and 1807, Volume 1

Anna Seward - 1811 - 428 pages
...understanding of any man, who considers Mr as a feeble poet. The misunderstood observation of Horace, — " Not to admire is all the art I know, To make men happy or to keep them so," has made thousands fastidious, inducing them to fancy such cold temperament a...
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Letters of Anna Seward: Written Between the Years 1784 and 1807, Volume 1

Anna Seward - Authors, English - 1811 - 430 pages
...understanding of any man, who considers Mr as a feeble poet. The misunderstood observation of Horace, — " Not to admire is all the art I know, To make men bappy or to keep them so," has made thousands fastidious, inducing them to fancy such cold temperament...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explanatory notes ..., Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...demy-god. THE SIXTH EPISTLE OF THE FIRST BOOK OF HORACE. TO MR. MURRAY.* to admire, is all the art 1 know, " To make men happy, and to keep them so." (Plain truth, dear MURRAY, needs no flow'rs of speech, So take it in the very words of Creech. ) This vault of air, this congregated ball,...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts ..., Volume 21

Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 808 pages
...Who thinks his wife is virtuous, though not/r, Is pleas'd am! patient till the truth he know. Denham. Not to admire is all the art I know To make men happy, and to keep themyb. Cretn. — One may an well fay, that the conflagration (hail be only national, as to fay that...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author

Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 pages
...nor fear, had any slisre, so he supported his tiile lo it hy all the oifiees of true friendship. * NOT to admire, is all the art I know, To make men happy, and lo keep them sn.' ( Plain truth, dear Morray, needs no flowers of speech, So take it in the very words...
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Figures of Elocution exemplified; or, Directions for reading and reciting ...

Charles Richson - 1820 - 98 pages
...thoughts of Isaiah, Pope is superior not only to himself, but to almost all other poets. BEAT-TIE. Net to admire is all the art I know To make men happy, and to keep (hem so, Plain truth, dear Murray, needs no flowers of speech, So take it in the very words of Creech....
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The novels of Tobias Smollett. To which is prefixed, a memoir of ..., Volume 2

Tobias George [novels] Smollett - 1821 - 746 pages
...The passion of love never interrupted his tranquillity ; and if, as Mr Creech says after Horace, Wat to admire is all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them to, THE ADVENTURES OF Mr Pickle was undoubtedly possessed of that invaluable secret ; at least he was...
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The novels of Tobias Smollett. To which is prefixed, a memoir of ..., Volume 2

Tobias George [novels] Smollett - 1821 - 748 pages
...love never interrupted his tranquillity ; and if, as Mr Creech says after Horace, Л"»/ to admire it all the art I know, To make men happy, and to keep them to, Mr Pickle was undoubtedly possessed of that invaluable secret ; at least he was never known to...
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