The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; together with all his notes: pr. verbatim from the octavo ed. of mr. Warburton, Volumen 31754 |
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Página xxxii
... Providence , while on the one hand he demands the Perfections of the Angels , and on the other the bodily qualifications of the Brutes ; tho ' , to poffefs any of the fenfitive faculties in a higher degree , would render him miferable ...
... Providence , while on the one hand he demands the Perfections of the Angels , and on the other the bodily qualifications of the Brutes ; tho ' , to poffefs any of the fenfitive faculties in a higher degree , would render him miferable ...
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... Providence ; the Constitution of the human Mind ; the origin , ufe , and end of the Paffions and Affections , both felfish and focial ; and the wrong pursuits of Power , Pleasure , and Happiness . The 10th , 11th , 12th , & c . have ...
... Providence ; the Constitution of the human Mind ; the origin , ufe , and end of the Paffions and Affections , both felfish and focial ; and the wrong pursuits of Power , Pleasure , and Happiness . The 10th , 11th , 12th , & c . have ...
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... Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'ft fuch , Say , here he gives too little , there too much : Destroy all creatures for thy fport or gust , Yet cry , If Man's unhappy , God's unjust ; If Man alone ingrofs not Heav'n's high ...
... Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'ft fuch , Say , here he gives too little , there too much : Destroy all creatures for thy fport or gust , Yet cry , If Man's unhappy , God's unjust ; If Man alone ingrofs not Heav'n's high ...
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... Providence all good and wife , 205 Alike in what it gives , and what denies ? VII . Far as Creation's ample range extends , The scale of fenfual , mental pow`rs afcends : VER . 202. Stunn'd him with the mufic of the fpheres , ] This ...
... Providence all good and wife , 205 Alike in what it gives , and what denies ? VII . Far as Creation's ample range extends , The scale of fenfual , mental pow`rs afcends : VER . 202. Stunn'd him with the mufic of the fpheres , ] This ...
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... Providence , they hung , Their law his eye , their oracle his tongue . He from the wond'ring furrow call'd the food , Taught to command the fire , controul the flood , 220 Draw forth the monsters of th ' abyfs profound , Or fetch th ...
... Providence , they hung , Their law his eye , their oracle his tongue . He from the wond'ring furrow call'd the food , Taught to command the fire , controul the flood , 220 Draw forth the monsters of th ' abyfs profound , Or fetch th ...
Términos y frases comunes
abfurd Balaam beft beſt bleffing bleft blifs breaſt Cæfar caufe cauſe Characters confiftent courſe Dæmon defign deſtroy EPISTLE ev'n ev'ry Expence facred fame fatire fave fenfe ferves fhade fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fkies fmile Folly fome Fool form'd foul ftate ftill ftrength ftrong fubject fuch fure gen'ral giv'n gives Happineſs happy heart Heav'n himſelf honeft inftance Inigo Jones int'reft itſelf juft juſt King knave laft lefs Lord Mankind mind moft moſt muft muſt Nature Nature's numbers o'er obfervation OURSELVES TO KNOW Parterres perfon Pleaſure poet pow'r praiſe pride purpoſe purſue raiſe Reaſon reft reſt rife ruling Angels ruling Paffion Sappho SATIRE Self-love Senfe ſhall ſhe ſmall ſtate ſtill Tafte taſte thee thefe theſe things thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro Truth Twas uſe VARIATIONS Vice Virtue Virtue's whofe wife Wiſdom
Pasajes populares
Página 16 - All discord, harmony not understood ; All partial evil, universal good : And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, WHATEVER is, is RIGHT.
Página 53 - Twin'd with the wreaths Parnassian laurels yield, Or reap'd in iron harvests of the field ? • Where grows ? — where grows it not? If vain our toil, We ought to blame the culture, not the soil...
Página 3 - The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar; 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.
Página 18 - With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, 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 reas'ning but to err...
Página 29 - Fools ! who from hence into the notion fall, That vice or virtue there is none at all. If white and black blend, soften, and unite A thousand ways, is there no black or white ? Ask your own heart, and nothing is so plain ; 'Tis to mistake them, costs the time and pain.
Página 60 - tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The knave deserves it, when he tempts the main, Where folly fights for kings, or dives for gain. The good man may be weak, be indolent ; Nor is his claim to plenty, but content.
Página 63 - Go! if your ancient but ignoble blood Has crept through scoundrels ever since the flood, Go! and pretend your family is young; Nor own your fathers have been fools so long. What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards.
Página 140 - Or in proud falls magnificently lost, But clear and artless, pouring through the plain Health to the sick, and solace to the swain.
Página 3 - 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 154 - To build, to plant, whatever you intend, To rear the column, or the arch to bend, To swell the terrace, or to sink the grot; In all, let Nature never be forgot.