 | Epitaphiana - 1873 - Страниц: 214
...unhappy in life than that he commanded. 205. By Pope, on MRS. CORBETT. This lady died of cancer in the breast : — • Here rests a woman, good without...with sober sense. No conquests she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essay'd, but not to be admired. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, Convinc'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1873 - Страниц: 590
...of a Cancer in her Breast1. HERE rests a Woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain Reason, and1 with sober Sense : No Conquests she, but o'er herself, desir'd, No Arts essay' d, but not to be admir'd. Passion and Pride were to her soul unknown, Convinc'd that Virtue... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1876 - Страниц: 366
...died of a cancer), Dr. Johnson having extolled it highly and pronounced it the best of the collection. Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason and with sober sense ; No conquest she but o'er herself desir'd ; No arts essayed, but not to be admir'd. Passion and pride were... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1876 - Страниц: 364
...died of a cancer), Dr. Johnson having extolled it highly and pronounced it the best of the collection. Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason and with sober sense ; No conquest she but o'er herself desir'd ; No arts essayed, but not to be admir'd. Passion and pride were... | |
 | Marie Elise Turner T. Lauder - 1876 - Страниц: 398
...glass, carvings, and monuments. In it is Pope's finest of his epitaphs, that of Mrs. E. Corbett : — " Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense : No conquest she but her own self desired, No arts essayed, but not to be admired. Passion and pride were... | |
 | Alan Benjamin Cheales - 1877 - Страниц: 192
...class of not least pleasing of writers of compositions. On a Mrs. Corbet who died of Cancer. Here lies a woman good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense; Heaven, as its purest gold, with torture tried, The Saint survived it, but the woman died. But Pope's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1878 - Страниц: 656
...nameless stone he lies, To which thy tomb shall guide inquiring eyes. VI.— ON MRS. CORBET, Whe died of a Cancer in her Breast. HERE rests a woman, good without...sober sense : No conquests she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essayed, but not to be admired. Passion and pride were to her soul unknown, Convinced... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1878 - Страниц: 532
...fame supplies What a whole thankless land to his denies. n. ON MRS CORBET, WHO DIED OF A CAHCER IN HEB BREAST HERE rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense; No conquest she, but o'er herself, desired, No arts essay'd, but not to be admired. Passion and pride... | |
 | Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - 1878 - Страниц: 556
...the mural monument of Mrs. Eli2abeth Corbett (who died of cancer) with Pope's famous epitaph — " Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense : Nn conquest she but her own self desired, No arts essayed, but not to be admired : Passion and pride... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1879 - Страниц: 570
...by Pope, the following lines being added : VI. ON MRS CORBET, Who died of a Cancer in her Breast1. HERE rests a Woman, good without pretence, Blest with...herself, desir'd, No Arts essay'd, but not to be admir'd. 1'assion1 and Pride were to her soul unknown,. ConvincM that Virtue only is our own. So unaffected,... | |
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Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense ; No conquest she, but o'er herself desir'd ; No arts essay'd, but not to be admir'd. 
