The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, 3. köideA. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, H. Lintot, and C. Bathurst, 1757 |
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... ease ; Thro ' life ' tis follow'd , even at life's expence ; The merchant's toil , the sage's indolence , The monk's humility , the hero's pride , All , all alike , find Reason on their fide . Th ' Eternal Art educing good from ill ...
... ease ; Thro ' life ' tis follow'd , even at life's expence ; The merchant's toil , the sage's indolence , The monk's humility , the hero's pride , All , all alike , find Reason on their fide . Th ' Eternal Art educing good from ill ...
Page 125
... ease , for which in want , in wealth we figh ; That eafe , for which we labour and we die . COMMENTARY . : THE two foregoing epistles having confidered Man with regard to the MEANS ( that is , in all his relations , whether as an ...
... ease , for which in want , in wealth we figh ; That eafe , for which we labour and we die . COMMENTARY . : THE two foregoing epistles having confidered Man with regard to the MEANS ( that is , in all his relations , whether as an ...
Page 128
... ease ; Those call it Pleasure , and Contentment these . They differed as well in the means , as in the nature of the end . Some placed happiness in action , some in con- templation ; the first called it pleasure , the second eafe . Of ...
... ease ; Those call it Pleasure , and Contentment these . They differed as well in the means , as in the nature of the end . Some placed happiness in action , some in con- templation ; the first called it pleasure , the second eafe . Of ...
Page 140
... ease When his lewd father gave the dire disease . Think we , like some weak Prince , th ' Eternal Cause , Prone for his fav'rites to reverse his laws ? Shall burning Etna , if a sage requires , Forget to thunder , and recall her fires ...
... ease When his lewd father gave the dire disease . Think we , like some weak Prince , th ' Eternal Cause , Prone for his fav'rites to reverse his laws ? Shall burning Etna , if a sage requires , Forget to thunder , and recall her fires ...
Page 154
... ease : Think , and if still the things thy envy call , Say , would'ft thou be the Man to whom they fall ? To figh for ribbands if thou art fo filly , Mark how they grace Lord Umbra , or Sir Billy . Is yellow dirt the paffion of thy life ...
... ease : Think , and if still the things thy envy call , Say , would'ft thou be the Man to whom they fall ? To figh for ribbands if thou art fo filly , Mark how they grace Lord Umbra , or Sir Billy . Is yellow dirt the paffion of thy life ...
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