The Works of the English Poets: PopeH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... fire : The Charms of Praise the Coy , the Modest woo , And only fly , that Glory may pursue : 35 She , Power refiftlefs , rules the wife and great ; Bends ev'n reluctant Hermits at her feet ; Haunts the proud City , and the lowly Shade ...
... fire : The Charms of Praise the Coy , the Modest woo , And only fly , that Glory may pursue : 35 She , Power refiftlefs , rules the wife and great ; Bends ev'n reluctant Hermits at her feet ; Haunts the proud City , and the lowly Shade ...
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... fire : Strips black Oppreffion of her gay disguise , And bids the Hag in native horror rise ; Strikes towering Pride and lawless Rapine dead , And plants the wreath on Virtue's awful head . Nor boasts the Mufe a vain imagin'd Power ...
... fire : Strips black Oppreffion of her gay disguise , And bids the Hag in native horror rise ; Strikes towering Pride and lawless Rapine dead , And plants the wreath on Virtue's awful head . Nor boasts the Mufe a vain imagin'd Power ...
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... fires , And white - rob❜d Chastity with tears retires ; When rank Adultery on the genial bed Hot from Cocytus rears her baleful head : When private Faith and public Trust are fold , And Traitors barter Liberty for gold : 300 When fell ...
... fires , And white - rob❜d Chastity with tears retires ; When rank Adultery on the genial bed Hot from Cocytus rears her baleful head : When private Faith and public Trust are fold , And Traitors barter Liberty for gold : 300 When fell ...
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... fire ; 375 For Satire's bow refign'd the founding lyre : Each arrow polish'd in his hand was seen , And , as it grew more polish'd , grew more keen . His art , conceal'd in study'd negligence , Politely fly , cajol'd the foes of fense ...
... fire ; 375 For Satire's bow refign'd the founding lyre : Each arrow polish'd in his hand was seen , And , as it grew more polish'd , grew more keen . His art , conceal'd in study'd negligence , Politely fly , cajol'd the foes of fense ...
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... Fire . But fee , at length , the British Genius fmile , And fhower her bounties o'er her favour'd Ifle : Behold for Pope fhe twines the laurel crown , And centers every Poet's power in one : Each Roman's force adorns his various page ...
... Fire . But fee , at length , the British Genius fmile , And fhower her bounties o'er her favour'd Ifle : Behold for Pope fhe twines the laurel crown , And centers every Poet's power in one : Each Roman's force adorns his various page ...
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aetas againſt Aſk atque Balaam beſt Biſhop bleffing bleft bluſh breaſt Cæfar cauſe charms Court Dæmon eafe eaſe EPISTLE ev'n eyes fame fate fave fhall fhould fibi fince fing firſt foft Folly fome fool foul ftill ftrong fuch fure grace Happineſs heart Heaven himſelf honeft honour Houſe juft juſt King Knave laft laſt learn'd lefs leſs loft Lord lov'd ludicra mankind moſt Mufe muft Muſe muſt Nature ne'er numbers nunc o'er Paffion paſs paſt pleas'd pleaſe Pleaſure Poet praiſe pride purſue quae quid quod Reaſon reft reſt rife riſe Sappho Satire ſay ſcarce ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſmile ſome ſpread ſtate ſtill Taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thouſand tibi truſt Truth Twas uſe VARIATION Verfe verſe Vice Virtue whofe whoſe wife worfe
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Page 41 - With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest; In doubt to deem himself a God or Beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and...
Page 29 - The latent tracts, the giddy heights explore Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can; But vindicate the ways of God to man.
Page 39 - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees : Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Page 77 - Heroes are much the same, the point's agreed, From Macedonia's madman to the Swede ; The whole strange purpose of their lives, to find Or make an enemy of all mankind!
Page 50 - Fools ! who from hence into the notion fall, That vice or virtue there is none at all. If white and black blend, soften, and unite A thousand ways, is there no black or white?
Page 156 - Pretty! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, or straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms! The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there.
Page 60 - Nor think, in Nature's state they blindly trod; The state of Nature was the reign of God: Self-love and social at her birth began, Union the bond of all things, and of man.
Page 64 - For nature knew no right divine in men ; No ill could fear in God, and understood A...
Page 69 - Parnassian laurels yield, Or reap'd in iron harvests of the field ? • Where grows ? — where grows it not? If vain our toil, We ought to blame the culture, not the soil...
Page 56 - Who for thy table feeds the wanton fawn, For him as kindly spread the flow'ry lawn : Is it for thee the lark ascends and sings? Joy tunes his voice, joy elevates his wings.