The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Moral essaysC. Bathurst, 1770 |
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... Heart : You mourn : but BRITAIN , lull'd in reft pro- 5 found , ( Unconscious BRITAIN ! ) flumbers o'er her wound . Exulting Dulnefs ey'd the fetting Light , And flapp'd her wing , impatient for the Night : Rous'd at the fignal , Guilt ...
... Heart : You mourn : but BRITAIN , lull'd in reft pro- 5 found , ( Unconscious BRITAIN ! ) flumbers o'er her wound . Exulting Dulnefs ey'd the fetting Light , And flapp'd her wing , impatient for the Night : Rous'd at the fignal , Guilt ...
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... heart - born fire : 34 The Charms of Praife the Coy , the Modeft woo , And only fly , that Glory may pursue : She , Pow'r refiftlefs , rules the wife and great ; Bends ev'n reluctant Hermits at her feet ; Haunts the proud City , and the ...
... heart - born fire : 34 The Charms of Praife the Coy , the Modeft woo , And only fly , that Glory may pursue : She , Pow'r refiftlefs , rules the wife and great ; Bends ev'n reluctant Hermits at her feet ; Haunts the proud City , and the ...
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... heart . Each Pow'r that fov'reign Nature bids enjoy , 55 Man may corrupt , but Man can ne'er destroy : Like mighty rivers , with refiftless force The Paffions rage , obftructed in their course ; Swell to new heights , forbidden paths ...
... heart . Each Pow'r that fov'reign Nature bids enjoy , 55 Man may corrupt , but Man can ne'er destroy : Like mighty rivers , with refiftless force The Paffions rage , obftructed in their course ; Swell to new heights , forbidden paths ...
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... heart is fold : Hence , blind to truth , relentless Cato dy'd ; Nought could fubdue his Virtue , but his Pride . , Hence chafte Lucretia's Innocence betray'd Fell by that Honour which was meant its aid . Thus Virtue finks beneath ...
... heart is fold : Hence , blind to truth , relentless Cato dy'd ; Nought could fubdue his Virtue , but his Pride . , Hence chafte Lucretia's Innocence betray'd Fell by that Honour which was meant its aid . Thus Virtue finks beneath ...
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... hearts the shaft is spent : 155 Tho ' ftrong th ' example , weak the punishment . They least are pain'd , who merit Satire moft ; Folly the Laureat's , Vice was Chartres ' boast : Then where's the wrong , to gibbet high the name Of ...
... hearts the shaft is spent : 155 Tho ' ftrong th ' example , weak the punishment . They least are pain'd , who merit Satire moft ; Folly the Laureat's , Vice was Chartres ' boast : Then where's the wrong , to gibbet high the name Of ...
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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