The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Three Volumes Complete, with His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements, Together with All His Notes as They Were Delivered to the Editor a Little Before His Death, Volume 2S.A. Bascom, 1819 |
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... Fame . X. But could'st thou seize some tongues that now are free , How Church and State should be oblig'd to thee ? At Senate , and at Bar , how welcome would'st thou be ? XI . Yet speech ev'n there , submissively withdraws , From ...
... Fame . X. But could'st thou seize some tongues that now are free , How Church and State should be oblig'd to thee ? At Senate , and at Bar , how welcome would'st thou be ? XI . Yet speech ev'n there , submissively withdraws , From ...
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... Fame : But Man , vain Man , in folly only wise , Rejects the Manna sent him from the Skies : With rapture hears corrupted Passion's call , Still proudly prone to mingle with the stall . As each deceitful shadow tempts his view , He for ...
... Fame : But Man , vain Man , in folly only wise , Rejects the Manna sent him from the Skies : With rapture hears corrupted Passion's call , Still proudly prone to mingle with the stall . As each deceitful shadow tempts his view , He for ...
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... Fame the captiv'd Heart is sold : Hence , blind to truth , relentless Cato dy'd ; Nought could subdue his Virtue , but his Pride . Hence chaste Lucretia's Innocence betray'd Fell by that honour which was meant its aid . Thus Virtue ...
... Fame the captiv'd Heart is sold : Hence , blind to truth , relentless Cato dy'd ; Nought could subdue his Virtue , but his Pride . Hence chaste Lucretia's Innocence betray'd Fell by that honour which was meant its aid . Thus Virtue ...
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... Fame ! Fell Ravisher , from Innocence to tear That name , than liberty , than life more dear ! Where shall thy baseness meet its just return , Or what repay thy guilt , but endless scorn ? And know , immortal Truth shall mock thy toil ...
... Fame ! Fell Ravisher , from Innocence to tear That name , than liberty , than life more dear ! Where shall thy baseness meet its just return , Or what repay thy guilt , but endless scorn ? And know , immortal Truth shall mock thy toil ...
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... Fame , ere yet to Manhood known , 325 And just to ev'ry virtue , but his own ; Hears unstain'd CAM with gen'rous pride proclaim A sage's , Critic's , and a Poet's name ; Beholds , where WIDCOMBE's happy hills ascend , Each orphan'd Art ...
... Fame , ere yet to Manhood known , 325 And just to ev'ry virtue , but his own ; Hears unstain'd CAM with gen'rous pride proclaim A sage's , Critic's , and a Poet's name ; Beholds , where WIDCOMBE's happy hills ascend , Each orphan'd Art ...
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admire aetas Alluding atque Balaam beasts beauty blessing blest bliss Cæsar Characters charms Chartres Court Dæmon divine Dunciad EPISTLE ESSAY ev'n ev'ry Fame Folly fool Fortune Genius give glory Gold grace happy hate heart Heav'n honour Horace imitation King knave laugh Laws learn'd less than Angel live Lord LORD BOLINGBROKE ludicra mankind mind moral Muse Nature Nature's ne'er never nihil NOTES numbers nunc o'er painted Parterres Peleus Pindar pleas'd pleasure Poet Poet's poor Pope pow'r praise pride proud Pythagorea quae quid quod racters rage Reason rhyme rich ridicule rise ruling Angels ruling Passion Sappho Satire Self-love sense shame shew shine soul spirit taste thee thing thou thought thro tibi Truth Twas VARIATIONS verse Vice Virtue Virtue's wealth whole Whore wise write