The poetical works of Alexander Pope, with life of the author and notes by J. LuptonW. Tegg, 1867 - 526 pages |
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... Fame , " & c . In this brief memoir it will be impossible to give a description of Pope's numerous works , the history of which forms the greater part of the story of his life . Elsewhere we have given a list of the principal poems in ...
... Fame , " & c . In this brief memoir it will be impossible to give a description of Pope's numerous works , the history of which forms the greater part of the story of his life . Elsewhere we have given a list of the principal poems in ...
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... . 525 . This interesting relic has been removed from its original position , and is now preserved at Nuneham Courtney , another seat of the Harcourt family . Formerly he had written for fame , but when he ALEXANDER POPE . vii.
... . 525 . This interesting relic has been removed from its original position , and is now preserved at Nuneham Courtney , another seat of the Harcourt family . Formerly he had written for fame , but when he ALEXANDER POPE . vii.
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Alexander Pope James Lupton. Formerly he had written for fame , but when he engaged in the translation of Homer , he sought profit also . At that time he was absolutely poor . His religion debarred him from hold- ing any civil ...
Alexander Pope James Lupton. Formerly he had written for fame , but when he engaged in the translation of Homer , he sought profit also . At that time he was absolutely poor . His religion debarred him from hold- ing any civil ...
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... fame and prosperity . His widow sur- vived him fifteen years , and expired June 7 , 1733 , at the advanced age of ninety - four . Pope , while sorrowing over his loss , wrote to Richardson the artist , begging him to come and sketch his ...
... fame and prosperity . His widow sur- vived him fifteen years , and expired June 7 , 1733 , at the advanced age of ninety - four . Pope , while sorrowing over his loss , wrote to Richardson the artist , begging him to come and sketch his ...
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... fame , to which his poetic powers entitled him , he wisely determined to attempt nothing new , but to employ his time on an im- proved edition of his works already published . This was his last undertaking , and his strength failing him ...
... fame , to which his poetic powers entitled him , he wisely determined to attempt nothing new , but to employ his time on an im- proved edition of his works already published . This was his last undertaking , and his strength failing him ...
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Page 197 - Father of all! in every age, In every clime adored, By saint, by savage, and by sage, Jehovah, Jove, or Lord! Thou Great First Cause, least understood, Who all my sense confined To know but this, that Thou art good, And that myself am blind; Yet gave me, in this dark estate, To see the good from ill; And binding Nature fast in fate, Left free the human will.
Page 157 - AWAKE, my St. John ! leave all meaner things To low ambition and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A wild where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot, Or garden tempting with forbidden fruit.
Page 159 - The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.
Page 197 - What conscience dictates to be done, Or warns me not to do, This, teach me more than Hell to shun, That, more than Heaven pursue.
Page 233 - Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'er enjoys : So well-bred spaniels civilly delight In mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet squeaks ; Or at the ear of Eve, familiar toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or...
Page 28 - But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong: In the bright muse, though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire...
Page 166 - KNOW, then, thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is Man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great ; With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between ; in doubt to act or rest...
Page 407 - 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.
Page 167 - 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 314 - So impudent I own myself no knave :} So odd, my country's ruin makes me grave. > 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 touched and shamed by ridicule alone.