The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life of the AuthorCrosby, Nichols, Lee, 1860 - 578 pages |
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Page xvi
... ne'er oblig❜d : Like Cato give his little senate laws , And sit attentive to his own applause ; While wits and Templars ev'ry sentence raise , And wonder with a foolish face of praise ; Who but must laugh , if such a man there be ! Who ...
... ne'er oblig❜d : Like Cato give his little senate laws , And sit attentive to his own applause ; While wits and Templars ev'ry sentence raise , And wonder with a foolish face of praise ; Who but must laugh , if such a man there be ! Who ...
Page 79
... ne'er transgress its end : Let it be seldom , and compell'd by need ; And have , at least , their precedent to plead . The critic else proceeds without remorse , Seizes your fame , and puts his laws in force . 170 I know there are , to ...
... ne'er transgress its end : Let it be seldom , and compell'd by need ; And have , at least , their precedent to plead . The critic else proceeds without remorse , Seizes your fame , and puts his laws in force . 170 I know there are , to ...
Page 81
... er the vales , and seem to tread the sky ! The eternal snows appear already pass'd , And the first clouds and ... ne'er was , nor is , nor e'er shall be . In every work regard the writer's end , Since none can compass more than they ...
... er the vales , and seem to tread the sky ! The eternal snows appear already pass'd , And the first clouds and ... ne'er was , nor is , nor e'er shall be . In every work regard the writer's end , Since none can compass more than they ...
Page 82
... ne'er contain .'- Then build a new , or act it on a plain . ' Thus critics of less judgment than caprice , Curious , not knowing , not exact , but nice , Form short ideas ; and offend in arts . ( As most in manners ) by a love to parts ...
... ne'er contain .'- Then build a new , or act it on a plain . ' Thus critics of less judgment than caprice , Curious , not knowing , not exact , but nice , Form short ideas ; and offend in arts . ( As most in manners ) by a love to parts ...
Page 85
... er the unbending corn , and skims along the main Hear how Timotheus ' varied lays surprise , And bid alternate ... ne'er advance a judgment of their own , But catch the spreading notion of the town ; 400 They reason and conclude by ...
... er the unbending corn , and skims along the main Hear how Timotheus ' varied lays surprise , And bid alternate ... ne'er advance a judgment of their own , But catch the spreading notion of the town ; 400 They reason and conclude by ...
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