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" Who builds a church to God, and not to Fame, Will never mark the marble with his name : Go, search it there, where to be born and die, Of rich and poor makes all the history ; Enough, that Virtue fill'd the space between ; Prov'd by the ends of being,... "
Autobiography: Illus. from His Letters, with Occasional Notes and Narratives - Page 7
by Edward Gibbon - 1846 - 381 pages
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Four Volumes Complete. With His Last ...

Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...to God, and not to fame,, Will never mark the marble with his name : 2.86 •U ua . ' Go, Go, fearch it there, where to be born and die, Of rich and poor makes all the hiftory. Enough, that virtue fill'd the fpace between ; Prov'd, by the ends of being, to have been....
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The Works of the English Poets: Pope

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 392 pages
...Who builds a Church to God, and not to Fame, Will never mark the marble with his Name : Go, fearch it there, where to be born and die, Of rich and poor makes all the hiftory; Enough, that Virtue fill'd the fpace between; Prov'd by the ends of being, to have been. »9o...
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 4

1782 - 518 pages
...P. Who builds a church to God, and not to Fame, Will never mark the marble with his name. Go, fearch it there ! where to be born and die, Of rich and poor makca all the hiftory; Enough that virtue fill'd the fpace between ; Prov'd by the ends of being, to...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: Imitations, moral ...

Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...builds a Church to God, and not to Fame,. Will never mark the marble with his Name : 286Go, fearch it there, where to be born and die, Of rich and poor makes all the hiftory ; TtR.aSi. Blufh, Grandeur, tlujh ! fmuJ Courts, witbjtaw your llazt, rtr.] In tHis fubJime...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 46

English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...Who builds a Church to God, and not to Fame, Will never mark the marble with his Name : 'Go, fearch it there, where to be born and die, Of rich and poor makes all the hiftory ; Enough, that Virtue fill'd the fpace between ; Prov'dty the ends of being, to have been....
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...P. Whobuilds a church toGocl, and notto fame, Will never mark the marble with his name : Go, fearch - Jiiftory ; Enough, that virtue fill'd the fpacc between ; Prov'd by the ends of being, to have been....
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...church to God, and not to famr, Will never mark the marble with his name : Go, fearch it there, M here to be born and die^ Of rich and poor makes all the hilloryj Enough, that virtue fill'd the fpace between , Prov'd by the ends cf being to have been. When...
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Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire: With Memoirs of His ..., Volume 1

Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 pages
...vices of my Kentifh anceftors : their character or ftation confined them to the labours and pleafures of a rural life : nor is it in my power to follow...advice of the Poet, in an enquiry after a name— ** Go ! fearch it there, where to be born, and die, " Of rich and poor makes all the hiftory." So recent...
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Miscellaneous Works of Edw. Gibbon: With Memoirs of His Life and ..., Volume 1

Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 pages
...Kentifl) anceftors ; their character or ftation confined them to the labors and pleafuresofarurallife: nor is it in my power to follow the advice of the Poet , in an inquiry after a name — Go / feurch it there , where to be born , and die. Of rich and poor makes...
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Observations on Pope

Gilbert Wakefield - 1796 - 382 pages
...385. Who builds a church to God, and not to Fame, Will never mark the marble with his name. Go, fearch it there, where to be born and die, Of rich and poor makes all the hiflory. That practice of " building to Fame" is thus finely ridiculed by Hall, book iii. fat. 4. Whoever...
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