 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1737 - 382 pages
...flirine, whoe'er thou art draw near, Here lies the Friend moft lov'd, the Son moft dear: Who ne'er knew Joy but Friendship might divide, Or gave his Father Grief but when he dy'd. . How vain is Reafon, Eloquence how weak ! If Pope muft tell what Harcourt cannot fpeak. O! let... | |
 | Thomas Cox - Great Britain - 1738 - 940 pages
...draw near, If ever Son, if ever Friend were dear ; Here lies the Youth who ne er his Friend denied, Or gave his Father Grief, but when he died. How vain is Rcafon! Eloquence, how weak! When Pope mull tell what R-rcourt cannot fpcak. Let then thy once loy'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pages
...whoe'er them art ! dra\» near, Here lies the Friend moft lov'd, the Son moft dear: Who ne'er knew Joy, but friendship might divide, Or gave his Father Grief but when he dy'd. How vain is Reafon, Eloquence how weak ! If Pope muft tell what HARCOURT cannot fpeak. Oh let... | |
 | John Hackett - Epitaphs - 1757 - 286 pages
...? draw near ; Here lies the Friend moil lov'd, the Son mod dear: Who ne'ertnew Joy, but Friendfhip might divide, * Or gave his Father Grief but when he died. § How vain is Reafon, Eloquence how weak! If Pope muft tell what Harcourt cannot fpeak. Oh ! let thy once-lov'd Friend... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...how weak ! ' If Pope mufttell what Harcourt cannot fpeak. c Oh, let thy once.lov'd Friend infcribe thy Stone, « And, with a Father's Sorrows, mix his...for the artful Introduction of the Name, which is inferted with a peculiar Felicity, to which Chance muft concur with ' Genius', which no Man can hope... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...Eloquence how weak ! ' If Pope mufttell what Harcourt cannot fpeak. ' Oh, let thyonce-lov'd Friend infcribe thy Stone, * And, with a Father's Sorrows, mix his own !' This Epitaph is principally remarkable for th« artful Introduction of the Name, which is inferted with a peculiar Felicity, to which Chance mutt... | |
 | Francis Grose - Great Britain - 1784 - 364 pages
...shrine, whoe'er thou art ! draw near, Here lies the friend most lov'd, the Son most dear : Who ne'er knew joy, but friendship might divide, Or gave his father grief, but when he dy'd. How vain is reason, eloquence how weak ! If POPE must tell what HARCOURT cannot speak Oh, let... | |
 | English poetry - 1796 - 500 pages
...Harcourt, only son of the Lord Chancellor flarcourt, at the church nf Stanton-Harvourtf in Oi/Mshirt, 1720. How vain is reason, eloquence how weak ! If Pope must...thy stone, And, with a father's sorrows mix his own ! IV. On James Cragfrs, Esq. in Westonnster Atiey. JACOBUS CRAGGS. RKCI MACN^ RRITANNIA A SLCRETIS... | |
 | William Jackson - Aesthetics, British - 1798 - 472 pages
...draw near, Here lies the friend moft .lov'd, the fon moft dear. Who ne'er knew joy, but friendfhip might divide, Or gave his father grief, but when he died. How vain is reafon, eloquence how weak ! If Pope muft tell what Harcourt cannot fpeak. Oh ! let thy once-lov'd... | |
 | William Jackson - Aesthetics, British - 1798 - 472 pages
...art, draw near, Here lies the friend moft lov'd, the fon moft dear, Who ne'er knew joy, but friendfhip might divide, Or gave his father grief, but when he died. How vain is reafbn, eloquence how weak ! If Pope muft tell what Harcourt cannot fpeak. Oh ! let thy once-lov'd... | |
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To this sad shrine, whoe'er thou art, draw near, Here lies the friend most loved, the son most dear; Who ne'er knew joy, but friendship might divide, Or gave his father grief but when he died. 
