The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Moral essaysC. Bathurst, 1770 |
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... action . In a word , as without the benefit of tempeftuous winds , both air and ocean would ftagnate , corrupt , and spread uni- verfal contagion throughout all the ranks of animals that inhabit , or are fupported by , them ; fo ...
... action . In a word , as without the benefit of tempeftuous winds , both air and ocean would ftagnate , corrupt , and spread uni- verfal contagion throughout all the ranks of animals that inhabit , or are fupported by , them ; fo ...
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... action which he had " owned to be right , we must have cried out , this is doubly " right . " Never was any thing more amazing than that the abfurdities arifing from the fenfe in which this critic takes the great principle , of whatever ...
... action which he had " owned to be right , we must have cried out , this is doubly " right . " Never was any thing more amazing than that the abfurdities arifing from the fenfe in which this critic takes the great principle , of whatever ...
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... action . However , these principles are natural , not moral ; NOTES . VER . 47. Or tricks to fhew the firetch of human brain , ] Such as the mathematical demonftrations concerning the small quan- tity of matter ; the endless ...
... action . However , these principles are natural , not moral ; NOTES . VER . 47. Or tricks to fhew the firetch of human brain , ] Such as the mathematical demonftrations concerning the small quan- tity of matter ; the endless ...
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... action could attend , And , but for this , were active to no end : Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot , To draw nutrition , propagate , and rot ; Or , meteor - like , flame lawless through the void , 65 Destroying others , by ...
... action could attend , And , but for this , were active to no end : Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot , To draw nutrition , propagate , and rot ; Or , meteor - like , flame lawless through the void , 65 Destroying others , by ...
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... action of the stronger to fufpend Reason ftill use , to Reason ftill attend . Attention , habit and experience gains ; Each strengthens Reafon , and Self - love restrains . 80 Let COMMENTARY . and fhews how they are fitted to discharge ...
... action of the stronger to fufpend Reason ftill use , to Reason ftill attend . Attention , habit and experience gains ; Each strengthens Reafon , and Self - love restrains . 80 Let COMMENTARY . and fhews how they are fitted to discharge ...
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abfurd againſt arifing Balaam beauty becauſe beft beſt bleffing bleft blifs caufe cauſe character COMMENTARY conclufion confequence confifts defcribed defign Effay epiftle ev'ry expreffion faid falfe fame fatire fays fecond feems fenfe ferve fhall fhews fhould fince firft firſt folly fome fool foul ftate ftill ftrength fubject fublime fuch fuppofed fupport fure fyftem gives happineſs happy hath Heav'n higheſt himſelf human illuftrate inftance itſelf juft juſt knave laft lefs Man's Mankind mind miſtake moft moral evil moſt muft muſt Nature neceffary neral NOTES obfervation occafion perfon philofophic Plato pleaſure Poet Poet's pow'r praiſe prefent pride principle purpoſe racter raiſe reafon reft Religion rife ruling Angels ruling Paffion Self-love Senfe ſenſe ſhall ſtate ſtill Tafle Tafte thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thouſand Tranflator true truth univerfal uſe VARIATIONS Vice Virtue whofe whole whoſe wife