 From meaner minds, though smaller fines content The plunder'd palace, or sequester'd rent ; Mark'd out by dangerous parts he meets the shock; And fatal Learning leads him to the block: Around his tomb let Art and Genius weep; But hear his death, ye blockheads,...  Scenes and Impressions in Egypt and in Italy - Page 200by Moyle Sherer - 1825 - 435 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...hear his Death, ye Blockheads, hear and Oeep. The (i) feftal Blazes, the triumphal Show, The ravifh'd Standard, and the captive Foe, The Senate's Thanks, the Gazette's pompous Tale, With Force refiftlefs o'er the Brave prevail. Such Bribes the rapid Greek o'er Afia whirl'd, For fuch the fteady... | |
 | English poetry - 1789 - 228 pages
...block: Around his tomb let Art and Genius weep; But hear his death, ye blockheads, hear and sleep. The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd...whirl'd, For such the steady Romans shook the world; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with blood the Danube or the Rhine ;This pow'r... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...block : Around his tomb let art and genius weep, But hear his death, ye blockheads, hear and sleep. The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd...whirl'd, For such the steady Romans shook the world ; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with blood the Danube or the Rhine ; This... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...hear his death, ye blockheads, hear and sleep. t The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish 'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks,...rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the steady Ronians shook the world ; For such in distant htnds the Britons shine, And stain with blood the Danube... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...block: Around his tomb let Art and Genius weep, But hear his death, ye blockheads, hear and sleep. f The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, » See Cent. Mag. Vol. LXVUI. p. 951, tYer. 13 j— 14*. The senate's thanks, the Gazette's pompous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...block ; Around his tomb let Art and Genius weep> But hear his death, ye blockheads, hear and sleep.. * The festal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd...whirl'd, For such the steady Romans shook the world ; For such in distant lands the Britons shine, And stain with blood the Danube or the Rhine ; This... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...block Around his tomb let Art and Genius weep, But hear liis death, ye blockheads, hear arm sleep. gazette '» pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail. Such bribes the rapid Greek... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...tomb let Art and Genins weep, But hear his death, ye blockheads! hear and sleep. The festal blaaes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gaaette's pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail. Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...Around his tomb let Art and Genius weep, But hear his death, ye blockheads, hearand sleep. '"The fi-jtal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard,...brave prevail. Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia vhirl'd, For such the steady Roman shook the world ; For such in distant lauds the Britons shine, And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...'>0 The ff-stal blazes, the triumphal show, The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, Tin' wnatc's thanks, the Gazette's pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail. Such bribes the r.ipid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For such the sleady Roman shook the world ; For siidi in distant lands... | |
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