The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1W. Suttaby, 1807 - 408 páginas |
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Alexander Pope. Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A wild where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot ; Or garden tempting with forbidden fruit . Together let us beat this ample field , Try ...
Alexander Pope. Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A wild where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot ; Or garden tempting with forbidden fruit . Together let us beat this ample field , Try ...
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... o'er the plains ; When the dull ox , why now he breaks the clod , Is now a victim , and now Egypt's god ; Then shall man's pride and dulness comprehend His actions ' , passions ' , being's , use and end ; Why doing , suffering , check'd ...
... o'er the plains ; When the dull ox , why now he breaks the clod , Is now a victim , and now Egypt's god ; Then shall man's pride and dulness comprehend His actions ' , passions ' , being's , use and end ; Why doing , suffering , check'd ...
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... o'er . Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness by hope supplied , And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy ; In folly's cup ...
... o'er . Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness by hope supplied , And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy ; In folly's cup ...
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... o'er ! To each unthinking being , Heav'n , a friend , Gives not the useless knowledge of its end : To man imparts it , but with such a view As , while he dreads it , makes him hope it too : The hour conceal'd , and so remote the fear ...
... o'er ! To each unthinking being , Heav'n , a friend , Gives not the useless knowledge of its end : To man imparts it , but with such a view As , while he dreads it , makes him hope it too : The hour conceal'd , and so remote the fear ...
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... o'er all the creatures sway , 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 . " 5. Great Nature spoke ; observant man obey'd ; Cities were built ...
... o'er all the creatures sway , 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 . " 5. Great Nature spoke ; observant man obey'd ; Cities were built ...
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Addison Adrastus ancient arms Balaam bard Bavius beauty behold bless'd breast bright charms court crown'd Cynthus divine dread Dryden Dryope Dulness Dunciad e'er Eridanus Eteocles eternal ev'n eyes fair fame fate fire fix'd flames fool genius give glory goddess gods grace hand happy head heart Heav'n honour Iliad IMITATIONS Jove king knave learn'd learned live lord lov'd mankind mind mortal Muse nature ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er once passion Phaon plain pleas'd poet Pope pow'r praise pray'r pride proud queen rage reign rise roll round sacred Sappho satire sense shade shine sighs silvan sing skies Smil soft soul spread sylphs tears Thalestris Thebes thee thine things thou throne trembling Twas verse Vertumnus Virg Virgil virgin virtue Westminster Abbey whate'er Whig wings wretched write youth
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Página 82 - True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest, who have learned to dance : 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense.
Página 81 - And value books, as women men, for dress : Their praise is still — the style is excellent ; The sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.
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Página 79 - A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ ; Survey the whole, nor seek slight faults to find Where nature moves, and rapture warms the mind ; Nor lose, for that malignant dull delight, The generous pleasure to be charm'd with wit.
Página 374 - She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval and of Chaos old ! Before her, fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus
Página 2 - Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach ; from Infinite to thee, From thee to Nothing.
Página xxxv - In pride, in reasoning 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.