The poetical works of Alexander Pope, with a life, by A. Dyce, Volume 21863 |
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... Grace the Duke of Buckingham .... Prologue to Mr. Addison's Cato .. Epilogue to Mr. Rowe's Jane Shore . Designed for Mrs. Oldfield ..... 177 178 179 Prologue to Thomson's Sophonisba .... 181 Prologue to a Play for Mr. Dennis's Benefit ...
... Grace the Duke of Buckingham .... Prologue to Mr. Addison's Cato .. Epilogue to Mr. Rowe's Jane Shore . Designed for Mrs. Oldfield ..... 177 178 179 Prologue to Thomson's Sophonisba .... 181 Prologue to a Play for Mr. Dennis's Benefit ...
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... part , And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art , Which , without passing thro ' the judgment , gains The heart , and all its end at once attains . In prospects thus some objects please our eyes , Which 8 THE POEMS.
... part , And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art , Which , without passing thro ' the judgment , gains The heart , and all its end at once attains . In prospects thus some objects please our eyes , Which 8 THE POEMS.
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... grace . A prudent chief not always must display His powers in equal ranks and fair array , But with th ' occasion and the place comply , Conceal his force , nay , seem sometimes to fly . Those oft are stratagems which errors seem , Nor ...
... grace . A prudent chief not always must display His powers in equal ranks and fair array , But with th ' occasion and the place comply , Conceal his force , nay , seem sometimes to fly . Those oft are stratagems which errors seem , Nor ...
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... grace , With gold and jewels cover every part , And hide with ornaments their want of art . True wit is nature to advantage dress'd , What oft was thought , but ne'er so well express'd ; Something whose truth convinc'd at sight we find ...
... grace , With gold and jewels cover every part , And hide with ornaments their want of art . True wit is nature to advantage dress'd , What oft was thought , but ne'er so well express'd ; Something whose truth convinc'd at sight we find ...
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... grace the soldiers too . Now they who reach Parnassus ' lofty crown Employ their pains to spurn some others down ; And while self - love each jealous writer rules , Contending wits become the sport of fools ; But still the worst with ...
... grace the soldiers too . Now they who reach Parnassus ' lofty crown Employ their pains to spurn some others down ; And while self - love each jealous writer rules , Contending wits become the sport of fools ; But still the worst with ...
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Ambrose Philips ANTISTROPHE Balaam beauty behold bless'd blessing blest bliss breast breath Brobdingnag Cæsar Catiline charms Countess of Suffolk cried critics crown'd dame dear death e'en e'er ease envy EPISTLE ESSAY ON CRITICISM Eurydice Eustace Budgell eyes fair faith fame fate fire fix'd flame fool gentle gold grace Gulliver's Travels happiness heart Heaven honour Houyhnhnm join'd king knave knight lady learn'd learning live lord lyre man's mankind mind mortal Muse nature nature's ne'er never numbers nymph o'er once Ovid pain parterre passion Phryne pleas'd pleasure poet Pope praise pride proud rage rais'd reason rise rules sage Sappho self-love SEMICHORUS sense shade shine sigh skies SMIL soft soul spouse squire taste thee things thou thought true Twas tyrant virtue whate'er whole wife wise youth
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Page 148 - The world recedes ; it disappears ! Heaven opens on my eyes ! my ears With sounds seraphic ring ! Lend, lend your wings ! I mount ! I fly ! O grave, where is thy victory ? O death, where is thy sting...
Page 15 - Tis not enough no harshness gives offence ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow : Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main.
Page 78 - The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill ; Where only merit constant pay receives, Is...
Page 10 - A little learning is a dangerous thing ; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring : There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again.
Page 57 - Nothing is foreign: parts relate to whole; One all-extending, all-preserving soul Connects each being, greatest with the least; Made beast in aid of man, and man of beast; All served, all serving: nothing stands alone: The chain holds on, and where it ends, unknown.
Page 46 - Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!
Page 131 - You show us Rome was glorious, not profuse, And pompous buildings once were things of use; Yet shall, my lord, your just, your noble rules, Fill half the land with imitating fools ; Who random drawings from your sheets shall take; And of one beauty many blunders make...
Page 146 - Happy the man. whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound. Content to breathe his native air. In his own ground Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire. Whose trees in summer yield him shade. In winter fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away, In health of body, peace of mind. Quiet by day. Sound sleep by night; study and ease. Together mixt: sweet recreation, And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
Page 44 - Cease then, nor order imperfection name : Our proper bliss depends on what we blame. Know thy own point : This kind, this due degree Of blindness, weakness, Heaven bestows on thee.
Page 46 - Go, wondrous creature! mount where Science guides; Go measure earth, weigh air, and state the tides; Instruct the planets in what orbs to run, Correct old Time, and regulate the Sun; Go, soar with Plato to th...