 | Alexander Pope - 1812
...all men of genius, and would fain have it done : they are seldom above three or four contemporaries, and, if they could be united, would drive the world before them. I think it was so among the poets in the time of Augustus ; but envy, and party, and pride, have hindered it among... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812
...all men of genius, and would fain have it done; they are seldom above three or four contemporaries; and if they could be united, would drive the world before them. I think it was so among the poets in the time of Augustus ; but envy, and party, and pride, have hindered it among... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814
...united would drive the world before them. I think it was so among the poets in the time of Augustus: but envy, and party, and pride, have hindered it among...I do not include the subalterns, of which you are seldom without a large tribe. Under the name of poets and scribblers, I suppose you mean the fools... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814
...and would fain have it done ; they are seldom above three or four contemporaries, and if they would be united would drive the world before them. I think it was so among the poets in the time of Augustus : but envy, and party, and pride, have hindered it among... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816
...all men of genius, and would fain have it done : they are seldom above three or four contemporaries, and if they could be united, would drive the world before them. I think it was so among the poets in the time of Augustus : but envy, and party, and pride have hindered it among... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822
...united, would drive the world before them. I think it was so among the Poets in the time of Augustus : but Envy, and Party, and Pride, have hindered it among...I do not include the Subalterns, of which you are seldom without a large Tribe. Under the name of Poets and Scribblers I suppose you mean the Fools you... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822
...all men of Genius, and would fain have it done : they are seldom above three or four Contemporaries, and if they could be united, would drive the world before them. I think it was so among the Poets in the time of Augustus : but Envy, and Party, and Pride, have hindered it among... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824
...all men of genius, and would fain have it done : they are seldom above three or four contemporaries, and, if they could be united, would drive the world before them. I think it was so among the poets in the time of Augustus ; but envy, and party, and pride, have hindered it among... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824
...all men of genius, and would fain have it done : they are seldom above three or four contemporaries, and, if they could be united, would drive the world before them. I think it was so among the poets in the time of Augustus; but envy, and party, and pride, have hindered it among... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847
...all men of genius, and would fain have it done : they are seldom above three or four contemporaries, and, if they could be united, would drive the world before them. I think it was so among the poets in the time of Augustus ; but envy, and party, and pride, have hindered it among... | |
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I have often endeavoured to establish a friendship among all men of genius, and would fain have it done : they are seldom above three or four contemporaries, and if they could be united, would drive the world before them. 
