The Works of the English Poets: PopeH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... these degenerate days : The Villain's cenfure is extorted praise . But chief , be steady in a noble end , And fhew Mankind that Truth has yet a friend , ' Tis mean for empty praise of wit to write , 175 As Foplings grin to fhew their ...
... these degenerate days : The Villain's cenfure is extorted praise . But chief , be steady in a noble end , And fhew Mankind that Truth has yet a friend , ' Tis mean for empty praise of wit to write , 175 As Foplings grin to fhew their ...
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... these laft ; and I will venture to say , they have less sharpened the wits than the hearts of men against each other , and have diminished the practice , more than advanced the theory of Morality . If I could flatter myself that this ...
... these laft ; and I will venture to say , they have less sharpened the wits than the hearts of men against each other , and have diminished the practice , more than advanced the theory of Morality . If I could flatter myself that this ...
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... these without diminution of any of them , I freely confefs he will compafs a thing above my capacity . What is now published , is only to be confidered as a general Map of Man , marking out no more than the greater parts , their extent ...
... these without diminution of any of them , I freely confefs he will compafs a thing above my capacity . What is now published , is only to be confidered as a general Map of Man , marking out no more than the greater parts , their extent ...
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... these acquit ? In both , to reason right , is to submit . Better for us , perhaps , it might appear , Were there all harmony , all virtue here ; That never air or ocean felt the wind , That never paffion difcompos'd the mind . But all ...
... these acquit ? In both , to reason right , is to submit . Better for us , perhaps , it might appear , Were there all harmony , all virtue here ; That never air or ocean felt the wind , That never paffion difcompos'd the mind . But all ...
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... these to thofe , or all to thee ? The powers of all fubdued by thee alone , Is not thy Reafon all these powers in one ? 215 220 225 230 VIII . See , through this air , this ocean , and this earth , } All matter quick , and bursting into ...
... these to thofe , or all to thee ? The powers of all fubdued by thee alone , Is not thy Reafon all these powers in one ? 215 220 225 230 VIII . See , through this air , this ocean , and this earth , } All matter quick , and bursting into ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
aetas againſt Aſk atque Balaam beſt Biſhop bleffing bleft bluſh breaſt Cæfar cauſe charms Court Dæmon eafe eaſe EPISTLE ev'n eyes fame fate fave fhall fhould fibi fince fing firſt foft Folly fome fool foul ftill ftrong fuch fure grace Happineſs heart Heaven himſelf honeft honour Houſe juft juſt King Knave laft laſt learn'd lefs leſs loft Lord lov'd ludicra mankind moſt Mufe muft Muſe muſt Nature ne'er numbers nunc o'er Paffion paſs paſt pleas'd pleaſe Pleaſure Poet praiſe pride purſue quae quid quod Reaſon reft reſt rife riſe Sappho Satire ſay ſcarce ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſmile ſome ſpread ſtate ſtill Taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thouſand tibi truſt Truth Twas uſe VARIATION Verfe verſe Vice Virtue whofe whoſe wife worfe
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 41 - With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest; In doubt to deem himself a God or Beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and...
Seite 29 - The latent tracts, the giddy heights explore Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can; But vindicate the ways of God to man.
Seite 39 - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees : Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Seite 77 - Heroes are much the same, the point's agreed, From Macedonia's madman to the Swede ; The whole strange purpose of their lives, to find Or make an enemy of all mankind!
Seite 50 - Fools ! who from hence into the notion fall, That vice or virtue there is none at all. If white and black blend, soften, and unite A thousand ways, is there no black or white?
Seite 156 - Pretty! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, or straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms! The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there.
Seite 60 - Nor think, in Nature's state they blindly trod; The state of Nature was the reign of God: Self-love and social at her birth began, Union the bond of all things, and of man.
Seite 64 - For nature knew no right divine in men ; No ill could fear in God, and understood A...
Seite 69 - Parnassian laurels yield, Or reap'd in iron harvests of the field ? • Where grows ? — where grows it not? If vain our toil, We ought to blame the culture, not the soil...
Seite 56 - Who for thy table feeds the wanton fawn, For him as kindly spread the flow'ry lawn : Is it for thee the lark ascends and sings? Joy tunes his voice, joy elevates his wings.