Awake, my St. John! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man; A mighty maze! but not without a plan; A wild,... Moral essays, satires, &c - Page 5by Alexander Pope - 1777 - 195 pagesFull view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1736 - 64 pages
...I. ?WAKE, my Lelius, leave all meaner Things To low Ambition, and the Pride of Kings. Let Us (fince Life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us, and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this Scene of Man ; <; A mighty Maze ! but not without a Plan ( A Wild, where Weeds and Flow'rs promifcuous... | |
| Jean-Pierre de Crousaz - 1739 - 248 pages
...infinuates from the Beginning, that Man comprehends much more than he defigns to mention, v. 6, 7. A mighty Maze, but not without a Plan ; A Wild where Weeds and Flowers promifeuous Jhoot. HE hints by this at the Contradictions which are found to be included in... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 274 pages
.... AWAKE, my ST JOHN! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of Kings. Let us (fmce Life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man ; 5 A mighty jnaze ! but not without a plan ; A Wild, where weeds and flow'rs promifcuous... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 pages
...AWAKE,- my ST JOHN ! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of Kings. Let us (finceLife can little more fupply Than juft to look about us and to die) 3Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man ; 5 A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A Wild, where... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 pages
...John ! leave all meaner things "*• •*• To low ambition, and the pride of Kings. Let us (fince Life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man ; 5 A mighty maze ! but not without a plan j AWild, where weeds andnW'rspromilcuousrtioot;... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 234 pages
...AWAKE, my ST. JOHN! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of Kings. Let us (fince Life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us, and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man ; 5 A mighty ma2e ! but not without a plan ; A Wild, where weeds and flow'rs promifcuous... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 624 pages
...Awake, my St, John, leave all meaner things To low ambition and the pride of Icings; Let us, fince life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us, and to die, Expatiate frea o'er all this fceneofman : A mighty maze ! but not without a plan. Epif. I. " This opening is... | |
| Alexander Pope - Decision making - 1762 - 160 pages
...WA KE! my S T. Jo HN ! leave all meaner things To low Ambition and the Pride of Kings Let Us (fmce Life can little more fupply 'Than juft to look about us , and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this Scene of Man : f A mighty Maze ! but not without a Plan ', A Wild 3 where weeds and jlow'rs promifcuous... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1763 - 150 pages
...A WAKE, my ST. JOHN ! leave all meaner thjngs To low ambition, and the pride of KingsLet us (fince Life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; NOTES VER. i. jfwaie, my ST. JOHN !] The opening... | |
| Alexander Pope - Electronic books - 1763 - 154 pages
...A WAKE, my ST. JOHN ! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride ef KingsLet us (lince Life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan j NOTES VER. i. Awake, ay ST. JOHN ! ] The opening... | |
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