The Beauties of Pope: Consisting of Selections from His Poetical and Prose WorksG. Kearsley, 1783 - 278 páginas |
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... most correct and invaluable record of our Author's prin- ciples and tafte . Lord Orrery fays of him , " that , " if we may judge him by his works , his chief " aim was to be efteemed a Man of Virtue . " His letters letters are all ...
... most correct and invaluable record of our Author's prin- ciples and tafte . Lord Orrery fays of him , " that , " if we may judge him by his works , his chief " aim was to be efteemed a Man of Virtue . " His letters letters are all ...
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... most agreeable objects of the country ; by in- terrogations to things inanimate ; by beautiful di- greffions , but those short ; fometimes by infifting a little on circumstances ; and , laftly , by elegant turns on the words , which ...
... most agreeable objects of the country ; by in- terrogations to things inanimate ; by beautiful di- greffions , but those short ; fometimes by infifting a little on circumstances ; and , laftly , by elegant turns on the words , which ...
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... most mistaken things , Atones not for that envy which it brings : In youth alone its empty praise we boast , But foon the fhort - liv'd vanity is loft ; Like fome fair flow'r the early spring supplies , That gaily blooms , but e'en in ...
... most mistaken things , Atones not for that envy which it brings : In youth alone its empty praise we boast , But foon the fhort - liv'd vanity is loft ; Like fome fair flow'r the early spring supplies , That gaily blooms , but e'en in ...
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... most our trouble ftill when most admir'd ; And still the more we give , the more requir'd ; Whofe fame with pains we guard , but lofe with eafe , Sure fome to vex , but never all to please : ' Tis what the vicious fear , the virtuous ...
... most our trouble ftill when most admir'd ; And still the more we give , the more requir'd ; Whofe fame with pains we guard , but lofe with eafe , Sure fome to vex , but never all to please : ' Tis what the vicious fear , the virtuous ...
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... most unkind !, A Sylph too warn'd me of the threats of Fate , In myftic vifions , now believ'd too late ! See the poor remnants of these flighted hairs ! My hands fhall rend what e'en thy rapine fpares Thefe , in two fable ringlets ...
... most unkind !, A Sylph too warn'd me of the threats of Fate , In myftic vifions , now believ'd too late ! See the poor remnants of these flighted hairs ! My hands fhall rend what e'en thy rapine fpares Thefe , in two fable ringlets ...
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æther ancient Balaam befide behold beſt bleffing bleft blifs breaſt caufe crown'd cry'd Dæmon divine dull DUNCIAD e'en eaſe ev'ry eyes facred faid fair fame fate fave feem feen fenfe ferve fhade fhall fhine fide fighs fight filks filver fince fing firft firſt fix'd flow'rs foft fome fools foon form'd foul friends ftill ftreams fuch fure fwell Goddeſs grace Happineſs head heart Heav'n himſelf honeft honour IBID itſelf juft Julius Pollux juſt King knave laft laſt lefs loft Lord moft moſt Mufe Mufic muft muſt Nature never numbers Nymph o'er Obferve once Paffion Pleas'd pleaſe Pleaſure pow'r praiſe pray'r prefent pride raiſe Reaſon reft rife riſe rofe ſcene ſhall ſhe ſhould ſkies ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill Sylphs tears Terpander thee thefe theſe things thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro trembling uſe Vafes Virtue whofe whoſe wife
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Página 90 - 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) 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.
Página 33 - Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
Página 153 - Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'er enjoys: So well-bred spaniels civilly delight In mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal smiles his emptiness betray...
Página 98 - With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act or rest, In doubt to deem himself a God or Beast, In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err...
Página 45 - All side in parties, and begin th' attack; Fans clap, silks rustle, and tough whalebones crack; Heroes' and heroines' shouts confus'dly rise, And bass and treble voices strike the skies. No common weapons in their hands are found, Like gods they fight, nor dread a mortal wound. So when bold Homer makes the gods engage...
Página 166 - Are what ten thousand envy and adore : All, all look up with reverential awe, At crimes that 'scape or triumph o'er the law ; While truth, worth, wisdom, daily they decry : Nothing is sacred now but villainy.
Página 49 - What though no friends in sable weeds appear, Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year, And bear about the mockery of woe To midnight dances, and the public show...
Página 120 - Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. What's fame? a fancy'd life in others' breath, A thing beyond us, ev'n before our death.
Página 34 - Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide : If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget 'em all.
Página 90 - Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can; But vindicate the ways of God to man.