The Works of Alexander Pope Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete. With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements; ... Together with the Commentary and Notes of Mr. Warbuton, 3. köideJ. and P. Knapton, H. Lintot, J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, and C. Bathurst, 1752 |
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... the Modeft wooe , And only fly , that Glory may pursue : She , Pow'r refiftlefs , rules the wise and great ; Bends ev'n reluctant Hermits at her feet ; 4 36 Haunts the proud City , and the lowly Shade , vi ESSAY ON SATIRE . Part I.
... the Modeft wooe , And only fly , that Glory may pursue : She , Pow'r refiftlefs , rules the wise and great ; Bends ev'n reluctant Hermits at her feet ; 4 36 Haunts the proud City , and the lowly Shade , vi ESSAY ON SATIRE . Part I.
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... Pow'r that fov'reign Nature bids enjoy , 55 Man may corrupt , but Man can ne'er destroy . Like mighty rivers , with refiftless force The Paffions rage , obstructed in their course ; Swell to new heights , forbidden paths explore , And ...
... Pow'r that fov'reign Nature bids enjoy , 55 Man may corrupt , but Man can ne'er destroy . Like mighty rivers , with refiftless force The Paffions rage , obstructed in their course ; Swell to new heights , forbidden paths explore , And ...
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... pow'r : ' Tis her corrective part , To calm the wild diforders of the heart . She points the arduous height where Glory lies , And teaches mad Ambition to be wife : In the dark bofom wakes the fair defire , 90 95 Draws good from ill , a ...
... pow'r : ' Tis her corrective part , To calm the wild diforders of the heart . She points the arduous height where Glory lies , And teaches mad Ambition to be wife : In the dark bofom wakes the fair defire , 90 95 Draws good from ill , a ...
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... Pow'r too ftrong . Ev'n fair Religion , Native of the skies , Scorn'd by the Crowd , fecks refuge with the Wife ; The Crowd with laughter fpurns her awful train , And Mercy courts , and Justice frowns in vain . 120 But SATIRE's fhaft ...
... Pow'r too ftrong . Ev'n fair Religion , Native of the skies , Scorn'd by the Crowd , fecks refuge with the Wife ; The Crowd with laughter fpurns her awful train , And Mercy courts , and Justice frowns in vain . 120 But SATIRE's fhaft ...
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... pow'r apply ; An eagle's talon asks an eagle's eye : Let SATIRE then her proper object know , 195 And ere fhe ftrike , be fure she strike a foe . Nor fondly deem the real fool confeft , Because blind Ridicule conceives a jest : Before ...
... pow'r apply ; An eagle's talon asks an eagle's eye : Let SATIRE then her proper object know , 195 And ere fhe ftrike , be fure she strike a foe . Nor fondly deem the real fool confeft , Because blind Ridicule conceives a jest : Before ...
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