The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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... mankind his guardian care engage , The promised Father of the future age . No more shall nation against nation rise , Nor ardent warriors meet with hateful eyes , Nor fields with gleaming steel be cover'd o'er , The brazen trumpets ...
... mankind his guardian care engage , The promised Father of the future age . No more shall nation against nation rise , Nor ardent warriors meet with hateful eyes , Nor fields with gleaming steel be cover'd o'er , The brazen trumpets ...
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... mankind . The sense of sound antiquity had reign'd , VER . 130 , 131 : - When first young Maro sung of kings and wars , Ere warning Phœbus touch'd his trembling ears . C Music resembles poetry , in each Are nameless graces which AN ...
... mankind . The sense of sound antiquity had reign'd , VER . 130 , 131 : - When first young Maro sung of kings and wars , Ere warning Phœbus touch'd his trembling ears . C Music resembles poetry , in each Are nameless graces which AN ...
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... mankind ? 160 From pride , from pride , our very reasoning springs ; ) Account for moral , as for natural things : Why charge we Heaven in those , in these acquit ? In both , to reason right , is to submit . Better for us , perhaps , it ...
... mankind ? 160 From pride , from pride , our very reasoning springs ; ) Account for moral , as for natural things : Why charge we Heaven in those , in these acquit ? In both , to reason right , is to submit . Better for us , perhaps , it ...
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... mankind is Man . Placed on this isthmus of a middle state , A being darkly wise , and rudely great : 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 ...
... mankind is Man . Placed on this isthmus of a middle state , A being darkly wise , and rudely great : 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 ...
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... mankind's concern is charity : All must be false that thwart this one great end ; And all of God that bless mankind , or mend . Man , like the generous vine , supported lives ; The strength he gains is from the embrace he gives . On ...
... mankind's concern is charity : All must be false that thwart this one great end ; And all of God that bless mankind , or mend . Man , like the generous vine , supported lives ; The strength he gains is from the embrace he gives . On ...
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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