The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life of the AuthorPhillips & Sampson, 1848 |
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الصفحة vi
... death was instant , and without a groan . The education of our great author was attended with circumstances very singular , and some of them extremely unfavourable ; but the amazing force of his genius fully compensated the want of any ...
... death was instant , and without a groan . The education of our great author was attended with circumstances very singular , and some of them extremely unfavourable ; but the amazing force of his genius fully compensated the want of any ...
الصفحة x
... , occasioned by jealousy and infirmities , Mr. Pope preserved a constant respect and reverence for him while he lived , and fer his death lamented him . In a letter to Edward Blount , Esq . written immediately upon the LIFE OF POPE .
... , occasioned by jealousy and infirmities , Mr. Pope preserved a constant respect and reverence for him while he lived , and fer his death lamented him . In a letter to Edward Blount , Esq . written immediately upon the LIFE OF POPE .
الصفحة xi
... death of this poet , he has there related some anecdotes of Wycherley , which we shall here insert . " Dear Sir , " I know of nothing that will be so interesting to you at present as some circumstances of the last act of that eminent ...
... death of this poet , he has there related some anecdotes of Wycherley , which we shall here insert . " Dear Sir , " I know of nothing that will be so interesting to you at present as some circumstances of the last act of that eminent ...
الصفحة xiii
... death : Lifeless the breast which warm'd the world before ; And those love - darting eyes must roll no more . The conclusion of this elegy is irresistibly affecting . So peaceful rests , without a stone , a name Which once had beauty ...
... death : Lifeless the breast which warm'd the world before ; And those love - darting eyes must roll no more . The conclusion of this elegy is irresistibly affecting . So peaceful rests , without a stone , a name Which once had beauty ...
الصفحة xxi
... death of his mother he would not scruple to de- clare his sentiments , notwithstanding the reproaches he might incur from the popish party , and the public observation it would draw upon him . The Bishop of Rochester strongly advised ...
... death of his mother he would not scruple to de- clare his sentiments , notwithstanding the reproaches he might incur from the popish party , and the public observation it would draw upon him . The Bishop of Rochester strongly advised ...
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الصفحة 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!
الصفحة 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...
الصفحة 5 - A virgin tragedy, an orphan muse.' If I dislike it, 'Furies, death and rage !' If I approve, 'Commend it to the stage.
الصفحة 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...
الصفحة 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!
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 236 - Why has not man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, man is not a fly.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.