The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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... Bless'd with a taste exact , yet unconfined ; A knowledge both of books and human kind ; Generous converse ; a soul exempt from pride ; And love to praise , with reason on his side ? Such once were critics ; such the happy few , Athens ...
... Bless'd with a taste exact , yet unconfined ; A knowledge both of books and human kind ; Generous converse ; a soul exempt from pride ; And love to praise , with reason on his side ? Such once were critics ; such the happy few , Athens ...
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Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan. Bless'd satirist ! who touch'd the mean so true , As show'd vice had his hate and pity too . Blest courtier ! who could king and country please , Yet sacred keep his friendships , and his ease . Blest ...
Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan. Bless'd satirist ! who touch'd the mean so true , As show'd vice had his hate and pity too . Blest courtier ! who could king and country please , Yet sacred keep his friendships , and his ease . Blest ...
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... . All other bliss by accident's debarr'd ; But virtue's in the instant a reward : In hardest trials operates the best , And more is relish'd as the more distress'd . Of vice or virtue , whether bless'd or cursed , AN ESSAY ON MAN . 203.
... . All other bliss by accident's debarr'd ; But virtue's in the instant a reward : In hardest trials operates the best , And more is relish'd as the more distress'd . Of vice or virtue , whether bless'd or cursed , AN ESSAY ON MAN . 203.
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... bless'd . But fools , the good alone unhappy call , For ills or accidents that chance to all . 87 See Falkland dies , the virtuous and the just ! See godlike Turenne prostrate on the dust ! See Sidney bleeds amid the martial strife ...
... bless'd . But fools , the good alone unhappy call , For ills or accidents that chance to all . 87 See Falkland dies , the virtuous and the just ! See godlike Turenne prostrate on the dust ! See Sidney bleeds amid the martial strife ...
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... bless'd . The very best will variously incline , And what rewards your virtue , punish mine . Whatever is , is right . This world , ' tis true , Was made for Cæsar - but for Titus too : 130 140 " Bethel : ' a benevolent gentleman in ...
... bless'd . The very best will variously incline , And what rewards your virtue , punish mine . Whatever is , is right . This world , ' tis true , Was made for Cæsar - but for Titus too : 130 140 " Bethel : ' a benevolent gentleman in ...
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ALEXANDER POPE ancient Bavius beauty bless'd blest bliss breast breath bright charms court cried critics crown'd Curll Cynthus 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 learning 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