The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Zväzok 4B. Law, J. Johnson, C. Dilly [and others], 1797 - 3650 strán (strany) |
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... infinitely more learning than Pope or Swift , and as much wit and humour as either of them . He was an excellent mathematician and physician , of which his letter on the Useful- : B 4 nefs What walls can guard me , or what fhades can [ 7 ]
... infinitely more learning than Pope or Swift , and as much wit and humour as either of them . He was an excellent mathematician and physician , of which his letter on the Useful- : B 4 nefs What walls can guard me , or what fhades can [ 7 ]
Strana 8
... letters in the English language are fo interefting , and contain fuch marks of Chriftian refignation and calmness of mind , as one that he wrote to Swift a little before his death , and is inferted in the third volume of Letters , p ...
... letters in the English language are fo interefting , and contain fuch marks of Chriftian refignation and calmness of mind , as one that he wrote to Swift a little before his death , and is inferted in the third volume of Letters , p ...
Strana 10
... letter to Thomson when he was in Italy , and transferred from him to Arbuthnot , which naturally displeased the former , though they lived always on terms of civility and friendship and Pope earneftly exerted himself , and used all his ...
... letter to Thomson when he was in Italy , and transferred from him to Arbuthnot , which naturally displeased the former , though they lived always on terms of civility and friendship and Pope earneftly exerted himself , and used all his ...
Strana 12
... letter 50 " Informs you , Sir , ' twas when he knew no better . " Dare you refufe him ? Curl invites to dine , " He'll write a Journal , or he'll turn Divine . ” Bless me ! a packet.— " " Tis a stranger fues , " A Virgin Tragedy , an ...
... letter 50 " Informs you , Sir , ' twas when he knew no better . " Dare you refufe him ? Curl invites to dine , " He'll write a Journal , or he'll turn Divine . ” Bless me ! a packet.— " " Tis a stranger fues , " A Virgin Tragedy , an ...
Strana 17
... Letters , that expects a bribe , And others roar aloud , " Subscribe , fubscribe . " There are , who to my perfon pay their court : I cough like Horace , and , tho ' lean , am fhort ; 116 Ammon's great fon one shoulder had too high ...
... Letters , that expects a bribe , And others roar aloud , " Subscribe , fubscribe . " There are , who to my perfon pay their court : I cough like Horace , and , tho ' lean , am fhort ; 116 Ammon's great fon one shoulder had too high ...
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Strana 337 - Yes, I am proud ; I must be proud to see Men, not afraid of God, afraid of me ; Safe from the bar, the pulpit, and the throne, Yet touch'd and sham'd by ridicule alone.
Strana 7 - I said; Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead. The Dog-star rages! nay 'tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out: Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land.
Strana 54 - Me, let the tender office long engage To rock the cradle of reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death; Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep a while one parent from the sky ! On cares like these, if length of days attend, May Heaven, to bless those days, preserve my friend!
Strana 316 - Hear her black trumpet through the land proclaim, That not to be corrupted is the shame. In soldier, churchman, patriot, man in power, Tis avarice all, ambition is no more! See all our nobles begging to be slaves ! See all our fools aspiring to be knaves! The wit of cheats, the courage of a...
Strana 77 - Hear this, and tremble ! you who 'scape the laws. Yes, while I live, no rich or noble knave Shall walk the world, in credit, to his grave.
Strana 79 - There my Retreat, the best Companions grace, Chiefs out of War, and Statesmen out of Place. There ST JOHN mingles with my friendly Bowl, The Feast of Reason, and the Flow of Soul. And HE, whose Lightning pierc'd th...
Strana 207 - Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise they say I bite. A vile encomium doubly ridicules : There's nothing blackens like the ink of fools. If true, a woful likeness ; and, if lies, ' Praise undeserv'd is scandal in disguise.
Strana 379 - ... of both Homer's poems into one, which is yet but a fourth part as large as his. The other Epic Poets have...
Strana 398 - When we read Homer, we ought to reflect that we are reading the...
Strana 50 - If on a Pillory, or near a Throne, He gain his Prince's ear, or lose his own. Yet soft by nature, more a dupe than wit, Sappho can tell you how this man was bit; This dreaded...