The Works of Alexander PopeJohn Dicks, 1879 - 747 pages |
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... sense defac'd ; Some are bewilder'd in the maze of schools , 25 30 5 And some made coxcombs Nature meant but fools . In search of wit these lose their common sense , And then turn Critics in their own defence : Each burns alike , who ...
... sense defac'd ; Some are bewilder'd in the maze of schools , 25 30 5 And some made coxcombs Nature meant but fools . In search of wit these lose their common sense , And then turn Critics in their own defence : Each burns alike , who ...
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... sense belov'd , Be niggards of advice on no pretence : For the worst avarice is that of sense . 581 With mean complacence ne'er betray your trust , Nor be so civil as to prove unjust . Fear not the anger of the wise to raise ; Those ...
... sense belov'd , Be niggards of advice on no pretence : For the worst avarice is that of sense . 581 With mean complacence ne'er betray your trust , Nor be so civil as to prove unjust . Fear not the anger of the wise to raise ; Those ...
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... sense , is like attempting to hew blocks with a razor . Fine sense and exalted sense are not half so useful as common sense . There are forty men of wit for one man of sense ; and he that will carry nothing about him but gold , will be ...
... sense , is like attempting to hew blocks with a razor . Fine sense and exalted sense are not half so useful as common sense . There are forty men of wit for one man of sense ; and he that will carry nothing about him but gold , will be ...
Contents
Chorus of Athenians | 23 |
THE RAPE OF THE LOCK | 41 |
ELEGY TO THE MEMORY OF AN UNFORTUNATE | 48 |
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