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" On others' fame, thro' fondness for our own. Of rank and riches proud, Cleora frowns ; For are not coronets akin to crowns ? Her greedy eye, and her sublime address, The height of avarice and pride confess. "
Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ... - Page 138
1803
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Love of Fame: The Universal Passion, in Seven Characteristical Satires

Edward Young - Women - 1741 - 194 pages
...prevail; And whence fuch praife ? our virulence is thrown On others fame, thro' fondnefs for our own. Of rank, and riches proud, Cleora frowns ; For are...coronets akin to Crowns ? Her greedy eye, and her fublime addrefs The height of avarice, and pride confefs. You feek perfedtions worthy of her rank ;...
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Love of Fame, the Universal Passion: In Seven Characteristical Satires

Edward Young - English poetry - 1752 - 154 pages
...prevail ; And whence fuch praife ? our virulence is throw* On others fame, thro' fondnefs for our own. Of rank, and riches proud, Cleora frowns; For are...coronets akin to Crowns ? Her greedy eye, and her fublime addreft The height of avarice, and pride confefs. You feek perfections worthy of her rank ;...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical ..., Volumes 50-52

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 858 pages
...And whence fuch praife ? Our virulence is thrown On others' fame, through fondnefs for our oivn. 285 Of rank and riches proud, Cleora frowns ; For are not coronets a-kin to croivns ? Her greedy eye, and her fublime addrefs, The height of avarice and pride confefs, You feek...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 60

English poets - 1790 - 286 pages
...And whence fuch praife ? Our virulence is thrown On others' fame, through fondnefs for our own, 28© Of rank and riches proud, Cleora frowns ; For are...coronets a-kin to crowns ? Her greedy eye, and her fublime addrefs, The height of avarice and pride confefs. You You feek perfeftions worthy of her rank...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...prevail ; And whence fuch prailc? our virulence is thrown On others fame, thro' fondnefs for our own. Of rank and riches proud, Cleora frowns; For are not coronets akin to crowns? Her greedy eye and her fublime addrcfs The height of avarice and pride confcfs. You feck perfections worthy of her rank; Go,...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...our virulence is thrown On others fame, thro' fondnefs for our own. Of rink and riches proud, Clcora n Throws up a ftcamy fublime addrefs, The height of avjrice and piide confefs. You feck perfections worthy of her rank j...
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The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts ...

Edward Young - 1792 - 348 pages
...whence fuch praife ? Our virulence is thrown On others' fame, thro' fondnefs for our $wn, Of Ofrarik and riches proud, CLEORA frowns; For are not coronets akin to crowns ? Her greedy eye, and her fublime addrefs, The height of avarice and pride confefs. Yon feek perfedtions worthy of her rank;...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...virulence is thrown On other»' f.ime, thro' fondncfs for our own. Of rank and riches proud, C'leor.i frowns ; For are not coronets akin to crowns ? Her greedy eye, and her fublime addrcfs, The height of avarice and pride confuís. You feek perfections worthy of her r.-mk...
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The poetical works of ... E. Young. With the life of the author ..., Volume 2

Edward Young - 1799 - 314 pages
...And whence fuch praife ? our virulence is thrown On others' fame, thro' fondnel's for our own. 28o Of rank and riches proud, Cleora frowns, For are not...coronets akin to crowns ? Her greedy eye, and her fublime addrefs, The 'height of avarice and pride confefs. You feek perfeftions worthy of her rank...
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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts: In Three Volumes, Volume 1

Edward Young - 1802 - 420 pages
...praise ? Our virulence is thrown On others' fame, thro,' fondness for our own. Her greedy eye, add her sublime address, The height of avarice and pride...perfections at the Bank. By wealth unquench'd, by reason uncontroul'd, For ever burns her sacred thirst of gold. As fond of five-pence, as the veriest cit ;...
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