The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explanatory notes, and the account of his life by dr. Johnson, Volumen31812 |
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... less sharpened the wits than the hearts of men against each other , and have diminished the practice , more than advanced the theory , of morality . If I could flatter myself that this Essay has any merit , it is in steering betwixt the ...
... less sharpened the wits than the hearts of men against each other , and have diminished the practice , more than advanced the theory , of morality . If I could flatter myself that this Essay has any merit , it is in steering betwixt the ...
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... less dry , and more susceptible of poetical ornament . am here only opening the fountains , and clearing the passage . To deduce the rivers , to follow them in their course , and to observe their effects , may be a task more agreeable ...
... less dry , and more susceptible of poetical ornament . am here only opening the fountains , and clearing the passage . To deduce the rivers , to follow them in their course , and to observe their effects , may be a task more agreeable ...
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... less ? Ask of thy mother earth , why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ? Or ask of yonder argent fields above , Why Jove's satellites are less than Jove ? 40 . Of systems possible , if ' tis confest That wisdom ...
... less ? Ask of thy mother earth , why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ? Or ask of yonder argent fields above , Why Jove's satellites are less than Jove ? 40 . Of systems possible , if ' tis confest That wisdom ...
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... less ? As much that end a constant course requires Of show'rs and sunshine , as of man's desires ; As much eternal springs and cloudless skies , As men for ever temp'rate , calm , and wise . If plagues or earthquakes break not heav'n's ...
... less ? As much that end a constant course requires Of show'rs and sunshine , as of man's desires ; As much eternal springs and cloudless skies , As men for ever temp'rate , calm , and wise . If plagues or earthquakes break not heav'n's ...
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... less than angels , would be more ; 180 Now looking downwards , just as griev'd appears 175 To want the strength of bulls , the fur of bears . Made for his use all creatures if he call , Say , what their use , had he the pow'rs of all ...
... less than angels , would be more ; 180 Now looking downwards , just as griev'd appears 175 To want the strength of bulls , the fur of bears . Made for his use all creatures if he call , Say , what their use , had he the pow'rs of all ...
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Balaam Bishop Bishop of Marseilles blessing blest bliss Cæsar charms Chartres court death divine Duke Dunciad e'er Earl ears ease EPISTLE Ev'n ev'ry eyes fame fate folly fool former editions give glory gold grace grave happiness hate heart Heav'n honest honour Horace int'rest king knave lady laugh learn'd learned less than angels live Lord Lord Bathurst Lord Bolingbroke Lord Chamberlain Lord Hervey lov'd mankind mighty mind moral muse nature nature's ne'er never numbers o'er parterre passion pleas'd pleasure poet poor Pope pow'r praise pride proud Queen reason rhyme rich rise rules Sappho satire SATIRE IV scarce Self-love sense slave soul Stephen Duck taste tell thee things thou thousand thro truth Twas verse vice virtue wealth whate'er Whig whole whore wife wise wretched write
Pasajes populares
Página 13 - AWAKE, my St John ! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die...
Página 18 - Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Página 18 - 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
Página 16 - Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of Fate, All but the page prescrib'd, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know : Or who could suffer Being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy Reason, would he skip and play? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood.
Página 17 - Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutored mind Sees GOD in clouds, or hears Him in the wind ; His soul proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way...
Página 244 - True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.
Página 131 - Or in proud falls magnificently lost, But clear and artless, pouring through the plain Health to the sick, and solace to the swain. Whose causeway parts the vale with shady rows? Whose seats the weary traveller repose ? Who taught that heaven-directed spire to rise ?
Página 24 - Great in the earth as in the ethereal frame, Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees : Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Página 164 - twas when he knew no better. Dare you refuse him? Curll invites to dine, He'll write a. Journal, or he'll turn divine.' Bless me ! a packet - ' 'Tis a stranger sues, A Virgin Tragedy, an Orphan Muse.' If I dislike it, 'Furies, death and rage!' If I approve, 'Commend it to the stage.
Página 67 - Honour and shame from no condition rise ; Act well your part, there all the honour lies.