The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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... Whig , and Whigs a Tory . Satire's my weapon , but I'm too discreet To run a - muck , and tilt at all I meet ; I only wear it in a land of hectors , Thieves , supercargoes , sharpers , and directors . Save but our army ! and let Jove ...
... Whig , and Whigs a Tory . Satire's my weapon , but I'm too discreet To run a - muck , and tilt at all I meet ; I only wear it in a land of hectors , Thieves , supercargoes , sharpers , and directors . Save but our army ! and let Jove ...
Page 256
... Whig , now Tory , what we loved we hate ; Now all for pleasure , now for Church and State ; Now for prerogative , and now for laws ; Effects unhappy ! from a noble cause . Time was , a sober Englishman would knock His servants up , and ...
... Whig , now Tory , what we loved we hate ; Now all for pleasure , now for Church and State ; Now for prerogative , and now for laws ; Effects unhappy ! from a noble cause . Time was , a sober Englishman would knock His servants up , and ...
Page 300
... Whig , and Whigs a Tory ; ' And taught his Romans , in much better metre , ' To laugh at fools who put their trust in Peter . ' But , Horace , sir , was delicate , was nice ; Bubo 2 observes , he lash'd no sort of vice : Horace would ...
... Whig , and Whigs a Tory ; ' And taught his Romans , in much better metre , ' To laugh at fools who put their trust in Peter . ' But , Horace , sir , was delicate , was nice ; Bubo 2 observes , he lash'd no sort of vice : Horace would ...
Page 301
... Whig Who never changed his principle , or wig : A patriot is a fool in every age , Whom all Lord Chamberlains allow the stage : These nothing hurts ; they keep their fashion still , 6 And wear their strange old virtue , as they will ...
... Whig Who never changed his principle , or wig : A patriot is a fool in every age , Whom all Lord Chamberlains allow the stage : These nothing hurts ; they keep their fashion still , 6 And wear their strange old virtue , as they will ...
Page 304
... Whig ministers to Tory , 110 And when three sovereigns died , could scarce be vex'd , Considering what a gracious prince was next . Have I , in silent wonder , seen such things As pride in slaves , and avarice in kings ; And at a peer ...
... Whig ministers to Tory , 110 And when three sovereigns died , could scarce be vex'd , Considering what a gracious prince was next . Have I , in silent wonder , seen such things As pride in slaves , and avarice in kings ; And at a peer ...
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ALEXANDER POPE ancient Bavius beauty bless'd blest bliss breast breath bright charms court cried critics crown'd Curll Cynthus divine Dunciad e'er earth ease Eclogues Elkanah Settle envy EPISTLE eternal eyes fair fame fate fire fix'd flames flowers fools genius glory Gnome grace groves happy head heart Heaven honour Horace Iliad kings knave laws learn'd live Lord Lord Bolingbroke mankind mind mortal Muse Muse's Nature Nature's ne'er never numbers nymph o'er once passion pastoral peace plain pleased poem poet Pope Pope's praise pride proud rage reason rhyme rise sacred Sappho satire sense shade shine sighs sing skies smile soft song soul spleen Sylphs taught tears Thalestris thee Theocritus things thou thought trembling truth Twas Umbriel VARIATIONS verse virtue WESTMINSTER ABBEY whate'er Whig wings write youth