Elegant poems. Pope's Essay on man, Blair's Grave, Gray's Elegy, Goldsmith's Traveller, and Goldsmith's Deserted village |
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Is the great chain that draws all to agree , s And drawn supports , upheld by God ,
or thee } Presumptous man ! the reason wouldst thou find , 35 Why form ' d so
weak , so little , and so blind ! First , if thou canst the harder reason guess , Why ...
Is the great chain that draws all to agree , s And drawn supports , upheld by God ,
or thee } Presumptous man ! the reason wouldst thou find , 35 Why form ' d so
weak , so little , and so blind ! First , if thou canst the harder reason guess , Why ...
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As heav ' n ' s blest beam turns vinegar more sour ; We , wretched subjects , tho '
to lawful sway , In this weak queen , some fav ' rite still obey . 150 Ah ! if she lend
not arms , as well as rules , What can she more than tell us we are fools ?
As heav ' n ' s blest beam turns vinegar more sour ; We , wretched subjects , tho '
to lawful sway , In this weak queen , some fav ' rite still obey . 150 Ah ! if she lend
not arms , as well as rules , What can she more than tell us we are fools ?
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6 Still for the strong too weak , the weak too strong . " Yet , go ! and thus o ' er all
the creatures sway , 195 « Thus let the wiser make the rest obey , • And for those
arts mere instinct could afford , • Be crown ' d as monarchs , or as gods ador ' d .
6 Still for the strong too weak , the weak too strong . " Yet , go ! and thus o ' er all
the creatures sway , 195 « Thus let the wiser make the rest obey , • And for those
arts mere instinct could afford , • Be crown ' d as monarchs , or as gods ador ' d .
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weak. to. bend. ,. the. proud. to. pray. ,. To pow ' r unseen , and mightier far than
they : She , from the rending earth and ... 255 Fear made her devils , and weak
hope her gods ; Gods partial , changeful , passionate , unjust , Whose attributes ...
weak. to. bend. ,. the. proud. to. pray. ,. To pow ' r unseen , and mightier far than
they : She , from the rending earth and ... 255 Fear made her devils , and weak
hope her gods ; Gods partial , changeful , passionate , unjust , Whose attributes ...
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... or warmly sought Enfeebles all internal strength of thought : And the weak soul
, within itself unblest , Leans for all pleasure on another ' s breast . Hence
Ostentation here , with tawdry art , Pants for the vulgar praise which fools imparts
Here ...
... or warmly sought Enfeebles all internal strength of thought : And the weak soul
, within itself unblest , Leans for all pleasure on another ' s breast . Hence
Ostentation here , with tawdry art , Pants for the vulgar praise which fools imparts
Here ...
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Page 88 - E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of th' unhonour'd dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate; If chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate — Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, ' Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn Brushing with hasty steps the dews away To meet the sun upon the upland lawn.
Page 19 - Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!
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Page 114 - Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and stern to view; I knew him well, and every truant knew...
Page 18 - Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent: Breathes in our soul, informs our mortal part, As full, as perfect, in a hair as heart; As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns, As the rapt seraph that adores and burns: To him no high, no low, no great, no small; He fills, he bounds, connects, and equals all.
Page 112 - tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate...
Page 14 - In Pride, in reas'ning Pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be Angels, Angels would be Gods. Aspiring to be Gods, if Angels fell, Aspiring to be Angels, Men rebel: And who but wishes to invert the laws Of Order, sins against th
Page 115 - The chest contrived a double debt to pay, A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day...
Page 118 - And, pinch'd with cold, and shrinking from the shower, With heavy heart deplores that luckless hour, When idly first, ambitious of the town, She left her wheel and robes of country brown.
Page 85 - And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight...
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| Title | Elegant poems. Pope's Essay on man, Blair's Grave, Gray's Elegy, Goldsmith's Traveller, and Goldsmith's Deserted village |
| Author | Elegant poems |
| Published | 1814 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2006 |
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