...growing fplendor of his own vorks fo eclipfed the faint efforts of this oppofitionj that he 2& PROLOGtTE View him with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rifej 200 Damn with faint praife, aflfent with civil leer, And without fneering, teach the reft to...

...infpires, Bleft with each talent and each art to plfeafe, And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe! Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...near the throne; View him with fcornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts, that caus'd himfelf to rife j Damn with, faint praife, affentwith...

...infpires, Bleft with each talent and each art to pleafe, And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe: Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...near the throne; View him with fcornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts, that caused himfelf to rife j Damn with faint praife, afient with...

...talent and each art to pleafe, And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe: •;-.• ,-/ „' ; -1 Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...Turk^ no brother near the throne ; . View him with fcornful,yetwith fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife; Damn with faint praife,aflent...

...fair fame infpires ; " Bleft with efcch talent and each art to pleafe, " And born to write, converfe, and live with cafe : " Should fuch a man, too fond to .rule alone, " Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the throne, " View him with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, " And hate for arts, that caus'd...

...fair fame infpires ; " Bleft with eftch talent and each art to pleafe, " And born to write, converfe, and live with cafe : " Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the throne, " View him with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, ' " And hate for arts, thatcaus'd...

...Bleft with rtch talent and each art to pleafe, " And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe: " Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the throne, " View him with fcornful, yet with jealous eyes, " And hate for arts, that caus'd...

...even the moft copious and expreffive language. For a fpecimen in this way take thefe lines of Pope, Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the TUI"k, no brother near the throne. View him wiih fcornful, yet with jealous eyes. And h.itc for arts...

...And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe : Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, fear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, "View him...jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus*d himfelf to Hie ; aoo Damn with faint praife, aflent with civil leer, And without fneering, teach the reft to frieer...

...Poets are fultans, if they had their will; " For every author would his brother « kill." And Pope, " Should fuch a man, too fond to rule *' alone, " Bear like the Turk no brother near " the throne." But this is not the bcft of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanfhaw, and his elegy...