 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...the Life of Cowper (note to pagi 358, vol. 7) that « he knows not to whom Cowper alludes in the« lines: « Nor he who, for the bane of thousands born,...church, and langh'd his word to scorn.' The Calvinist meant Voltaire, and the church of Ferney, with its inscription, «Deo erexit Voltaire.« Thirdly, in... | |
 | Amédée Pichot - 1825 - 510 pages
...is known that Voltaire built a church at Ferney with this inscription ; Deo immortali, Voltaire. " Nor he, who for the bane of thousands born, Built God a church and laughed his word to scorn." Moreover, it might be permitted to religious poets to overstep somewhat... | |
 | 1825 - 468 pages
...had passed an octogenarian life in heaping blasphemy and ridicule on revelation and its ministers, he " Who for the bane of thousands born, Built God a church and laughed his word to scorn, Skilful alike to seem devout and just, And stab religion with a sly side... | |
 | Amédée Pichot, Joseph Jean Marie Charles Amédée PICHOT - 1825 - 510 pages
...une seule personnalité à se reprocher. Voltaire n'était plus quand Cowper le peignit ainsi : JVor he who , for the bane of thousands born Built God a church and laugh'd his mord to scorn. ' * * Cet homme , né pour le malheur de tant d'autres , Et d'ailleurs un... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 264 pages
...those in which the stage gives vice a blow, 685 With what success let modern manners show ; Nor his, who, for the bane of thousands born, Built God a church, and laugh'd bis word to scorn, Skilful alike to seem devout and just, And stab religion with a sly side-thrust... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...Nor those, in which the stage gives vice a blow, With what success let modern manners show ; Nor his, who, for the bane of thousands born, Built God a church, and laugh'd his word to scorn, Skilful alike to seem devout and just, And stab religion with a sly side-thrust... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 374 pages
...Nor those, in which the stage gives vice a blow, With what success let modern manners show ; Nor his who, for the bane of thousands born, Built God a church, and laugh'd his word to scorn. Skilful alike to seem devout and just, And stab religion with a sly side... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...Nor those, in which the stage gives vice a blow, With what success let modern manners show; Nor his, who, for the bane of thousands born, Built God a church, and laugh'd his word to scorn, Skilful alike to seem devout and just, And stab religion with a sly side-thrust... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...Nor those, in which the stage- gives vice a blow, With what success let modem manners show ; Nor his, who, for the bane of thousands born, Built God a church, and laughed his word to scorn, Skilful alike to seem devout and just, And stab religion with a sly side-thrust... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 542 pages
...Smollett and Anstey. » Secondly, Mr. Campbell says, in the life of Cowper (note to page 358, vol. 7), that " he knows not to whom Cowper alludes in these...the bane of thousands born, Built God a church, and laugh'd his word to scorn. The Calvinist meant Voltaire, and the church of Ferney, with Its inscription,... | |
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