| John Bell - English poetry - 1778 - 438 pages
...better fortune horn, Be kind to my remains; and, O defend, Against your judgment, your departed friend! Let not th' insulting foe my fame pursue, But shade those laurels which descend to you ; 75 And take for tribute what these lines express; You merit more, nor could... | |
| Art - 1813 - 682 pages
...his providence ; But yon, whom every Muse and Grace adorn, Whom I foresee to better fortune horn : Be kind to my remains ; and oh ! defend, Against your judgment your departed friend ; Let not the insulting fue my fame pursue, But shade those laurels that descend to yuu." The Kpistle?,... | |
| John Bell - English drama - 1797 - 434 pages
...his providence.: But you, whom ev'ry muse and grace adorn,. Whom I foresee to better fortune born, Be kind to my remains ; and oh, defend, Against your judgment, your departed friend ! Let not th' insulting foe my feme pursue ; But shade those laurels which descend to you : And take... | |
| Mark Noble - Great Britain - 1806 - 536 pages
...Mary Queen of Scots as a present to a friend, His Grace finished his letter with these beautiful lines of Dryden to Congreve : " Be kind to my remains; and...defend " Against your judgment, your departed friend! '• Let not th' insulting foe my fame pursue, " But shade those laurels that descend to you." CHARLES... | |
| Mark Noble - Great Britain - 1806 - 540 pages
...present to a friend, His Grace finished his letter with these beautiful lines of Dryden to Cougreve : " Be kind to my remains; and oh, defend " Against your judgment, your departed friend ! " Let not th' insulting foe my fame pursue, " But shade those laurels that descend to you." CHARLES... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...fortune born, Be kind to my remains ; and, O defend, Against your judgment, your departed friend ! Let not th' insulting foe my fame pursue, But shade those laurels which descend to you ; And take, for tribute, what these lines express; You merit more; nor could my... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...Dealer," says, " Be kind to my remains ; and O defend, against your judgment, your departed friend ! Let not th' insulting foe my fame pursue, but shade those laurels M'hich descend to you." An editor of Dryden's poems, remarks with great justice, that of his writings... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...Dealer," says, " Be kind to my remains; and O defend, against your judgment, your departed friend ! Let not th' insulting foe my fame pursue, but shade those laurels which descend to you." An editor of Dry den's poems, remarks with great justice, that of his writings... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...better fortune born, Be kind to my remains ; and O defend, Against your judgment, your departed friend ! Let not th' insulting foe my fame pursue, But shade those laurels which descend to you; And take for tribute what these lines express : You merit more ; nor could my... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1813 - 560 pages
...these lines: " Be kind to my remains : and, O ! defend, Against your judgment. your departed friend ; Let not th' insulting foe my fame pursue, But shade those laurels which descend to you." Pope had a high opinion of Dryden. His verses upon his Ode on St. Caecilia's... | |
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