The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life of the AuthorPhillips & Sampson, 1848 |
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... true story . We are in- formed in the Life of Pope , for which Curl obtained a patent , that this young lady was a particular fa- vourite of the poet , though it is not ascertained whether he himself was the person from whom she was ...
... true story . We are in- formed in the Life of Pope , for which Curl obtained a patent , that this young lady was a particular fa- vourite of the poet , though it is not ascertained whether he himself was the person from whom she was ...
Page xvi
... True genius kindles , and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please , And born to write , converse , and live with ease ; Should such a man , too fond to rule alone , Bear , like the Turk , no rival near the ...
... True genius kindles , and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please , And born to write , converse , and live with ease ; Should such a man , too fond to rule alone , Bear , like the Turk , no rival near the ...
Page xix
... true a picture of Mr. Addison . In this account , and indeed in all other accounts which have been given concerning this quarrel , it does not appear that Mr. Pope was the aggressor . If Mr. Addison entertained suspicions of Mr. Pope's ...
... true a picture of Mr. Addison . In this account , and indeed in all other accounts which have been given concerning this quarrel , it does not appear that Mr. Pope was the aggressor . If Mr. Addison entertained suspicions of Mr. Pope's ...
Page xx
... true spirit of Homer ? In matters of genius the public judgment seldom errs , and in this case posterity has confirmed the sentence of that age which gave the preference to Mr. Pope ; for nis translation is in the hands of all readers ...
... true spirit of Homer ? In matters of genius the public judgment seldom errs , and in this case posterity has confirmed the sentence of that age which gave the preference to Mr. Pope ; for nis translation is in the hands of all readers ...
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... true Catholic ; and not a king of Whigs , or a king of Tories , but a king of England . " These are the peaceful maxims upon which we find Mr. Pope conducted his life ; and if they cannot in some respects be justified , yet it must be ...
... true Catholic ; and not a king of Whigs , or a king of Tories , but a king of England . " These are the peaceful maxims upon which we find Mr. Pope conducted his life ; and if they cannot in some respects be justified , yet it must be ...
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Page 240 - 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!
Page 9 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike...
Page 5 - A virgin tragedy, an orphan muse.' If I dislike it, 'Furies, death and rage !' If I approve, 'Commend it to the stage.
Page 73 - Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away, In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day : Sound sleep by night ; study and ease, Together mix'd ; sweet recreation, And innocence which most does please With meditation. Thus let me live, unseen, unknown, Thus unlamented let me die : Steal from the world, and not a stone Tell where...
Page 249 - Know, Nature's children all divide her care; The fur that warms a monarch warm'da bear. While man exclaims, "See all things for my use!
Page 98 - Soft yielding minds to Water glide away, And sip, with Nymphs, their elemental Tea. The graver Prude sinks downward to a Gnome, In search of mischief still on Earth to roam. The light Coquettes in Sylphs aloft repair, And sport and flutter in the fields of Air.
Page 246 - Heaven forming each on other to depend, A master, or a servant, or a friend, Bids each on other for assistance call, Till one man's weakness grows the strength of all.
Page 236 - Why has not man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, man is not a fly.
Page 78 - Some beauties yet no precepts can declare, For there's a happiness as well as care. Music resembles poetry ; in each Are nameless graces which no methods teach, And which a master-hand alone can reach. If, where the rules not far enough extend, (Since rules were made but to promote their end) Some lucky license answer to the full Th' intent propos'd, that license is a rule.
Page 73 - HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground ; Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in Summer yield him shade, In Winter fire.