 | James Beattie - Truth - 1771 - 588 pages
...qualities, that one knows not with what temper of mind to confider it ; " To laugh, were want of goodnefs, and of grace ; «' And to be grave, exceeds all power of face." • ' • • • » . But why infift fo long on the univerfal acknowledgement of man's free agency ? To me it is as evident, that... | |
 | James Beattie - Classical education - 1776 - 504 pages
...qualities, that one knows not with what temper of mind to confider it: " To laugh, were want of goodnefs, and of grace ; " And to be grave, exceeds all power of face." But why infift fo long on the univerfal acknowledgement of man's free agency ? To me it is as evident, that... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...judge, how wretched I! Who can't be filent, and who will not lye : To laugh, were want of goodnefs and of grace, And to be grave, exceeds all power of face. I fit with fad civility, I read With honeft anguilh, and an aching head; And drop at laft, but in unwilling... | |
 | George Chalmers - Great Britain - 1794 - 468 pages
...with regard to the fccurity of property, and the fafety of the ftate. To laugh, were want of goodnefs and of grace ; And to be grave, exceeds all power of face. * Commerjtajies, vol. ip ^28, 4th edit. CHAT. CHAP. IX. Commercial Failure!, in 1763. — Opinions... | |
 | George Chalmers - 1794 - 482 pages
...with regard to the fecufity of property, and the fafety of the ftate. To laugh, were want of goodnefs and of grace ; And to be grave, exceeds all power of face. * Commentaries, vol. ip 328, 4th edit, • -1: K 3 CHA t CHAP. IX. The Commercial Failures, in 1763.... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...judge, h> w wretched I ? Who can't be filent, und who will not lie : To laugh, were want nf goodnefs and of grace ; And to be grave, exceeds all power of. face. 1 fit with fad civility; I read With horeft anguifh. and an aching head ; And drop at lair, hut in... | |
 | James Burgh - Elocution - 1804 - 308 pages
...readme dead. Seiz'd and try'd down to judge, how wretched I, Who can't be silent, and who wz7/ wo? lie. To laugh were want of goodness, and of grace ; And to be grave exceeds all po-w'r of face. I sit with sad civility. I read (1) With serious anguish, and an aching head ; Then... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...Seia'd and tied down to judge, how wretched I ! Who can't be silent, and who will not lie. To langh were want of goodness and of grace, And to be grave exceeds all pow'r of face. I sit with sad civility, I read With honest anguish and an aching head, And drop at... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...me dead. Seiz'd and tied down to judge, how wretched I ! Who can't be silent, and who will not lie. To laugh were want of goodness and of grace, And to be grave exceeds all power of .face. With honest anguish and an aching head, And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...Seiz'd and tied down to jndge, how wretched 1! Who can't be silent, and who will not lie : To langh, were want of goodness and of grace ; And to be grave, exceeds all power of face. I sit with sad civility ; I read With honest anguish, and an aching head ; And drop at last, but in... | |
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I sit with sad civility, I read With honest anguish, and an aching head; And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, 'Keep your piece nine years. 
