The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, Volume 1 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 47
Page
... fuch talents as they have are fo far difcredited , as to be but of small service to them . For ( what is the hard- eft cafe imaginable ) the reputation of a man ge- nerally depends upon the firft fteps he makes in the world , and people ...
... fuch talents as they have are fo far difcredited , as to be but of small service to them . For ( what is the hard- eft cafe imaginable ) the reputation of a man ge- nerally depends upon the firft fteps he makes in the world , and people ...
Page
... early in his life should contemplate the dangerous fate of authors , he would fcarce be of their number on any confideration . The life of a Wit is a warfare upon earth ; and the う the prefent fpirit of the world is fuch , PREFACE .
... early in his life should contemplate the dangerous fate of authors , he would fcarce be of their number on any confideration . The life of a Wit is a warfare upon earth ; and the う the prefent fpirit of the world is fuch , PREFACE .
Page
... fuch as it was a credit to please . To what degree I have done this , I am really ignorant ; I had too much fondness for my productions to judge of them at first , and too much judgment to be pleas'd with them at laft . But I have ...
... fuch as it was a credit to please . To what degree I have done this , I am really ignorant ; I had too much fondness for my productions to judge of them at first , and too much judgment to be pleas'd with them at laft . But I have ...
Page
... fuch things as will die of themfelves ; and a Memento mori to fome of my vain cotemporaries the Poets , to teach them that when real merit is wanting , it avails nothing to have been encourag'd by the great , commended by the eminent ...
... fuch things as will die of themfelves ; and a Memento mori to fome of my vain cotemporaries the Poets , to teach them that when real merit is wanting , it avails nothing to have been encourag'd by the great , commended by the eminent ...
Page
... fuch as Virgil's Mufe , To place thee near him , might be fond to chuse . How might he tune th ' alternate reed with thee , Perhaps a Strephon thou , a Daphnis he ; While fome old Damon , o'er the vulgar wise , Thinks he deserves , and ...
... fuch as Virgil's Mufe , To place thee near him , might be fond to chuse . How might he tune th ' alternate reed with thee , Perhaps a Strephon thou , a Daphnis he ; While fome old Damon , o'er the vulgar wise , Thinks he deserves , and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
againſt beſt bluſh bofom breaſt cauſe charms Columbo crown'd cry'd Dæmons defcend Dryope e'er eaſe Eclogue ev'n ev'ry eyes facred faid fair fame fate feas feem felf fenfe fhades fhall fhining fhore fide fighs filent filver fince fing firſt fix'd flain flames fleep flow'rs foft fome fons foon forefts foul fpread fpring ftill ftood fuch fung fure fwell Goddeſs grace groves heart heav'n himſelf honours Jove joys juſt laft laſt lefs loft moſt Mufe Muſe muſic muſt night numbers nymph o'er paffions paſt Phaon Phoebus pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure Polynices pow'r praiſe pray'r rage raiſe refound reft reſt rife riſe Sapho ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhould skies ſtars ſtate ſtill ſtrains ſtreams Sylphs tears Thebes thee thefe Theocritus theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro trembling Twas Tydeus uſe Vertumnus whofe whoſe wife youth
Popular passages
Page 43 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Page 121 - Grace, And calls forth all the Wonders of her Face ; Sees by Degrees a purer Blush arise, And keener Lightnings quicken in her Eyes. The busy Sylphs surround their darling Care...
Page 132 - Soon as she spreads her hand, th' aerial guard Descend, and sit on each important card : First Ariel perch'd upon a matadore, Then each according to the rank they bore ; For sylphs, yet mindful of their ancient race, Are, as when women, wondrous fond of place.
Page 154 - Though mark'd by none but quick, poetic eyes: (So Rome's great founder to the heav'ns withdrew, To Proculus alone confess'd in view) A sudden star, it shot through liquid air, And drew behind a radiant trail of hair. Not Berenice's locks first rose so bright, The heav'ns bespangling with dishevel'd light.
Page 129 - And tremble at the sea that froths below ! He spoke ; the spirits from the sails descend , Some, orb in orb, around the nymph extend ; Some thrid the mazy ringlets of her hair ; Some hang upon the pendants of her ear ; With beating hearts the dire event they wait, Anxious, and trembling for the birth of Fate.
Page 117 - These, though unseen, are ever on the wing, Hang o'er the box, and hover round the ring.
Page 5 - If we would copy nature, it may be useful to take this idea along with us, that pastoral is an image of what they call the golden age. So that we are not to describe our shepherds as shepherds at this day really are, but as they may be conceived then to have been ; when the best of men followed the employment.
Page 112 - The Rosicrucians are a People I must bring You acquainted with. The best Account I know of them is in a French Book called Le Comte de Gabalis, which both in its Title and Size is so like a Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by Mistake. According to these Gentlemen the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they call Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes, or Daemons of Earth, delight in Mischief; but the Sylphs, whose Habitation is in the Air, are the best-conditioned...
Page 117 - Of airy Elves by Moonlight Shadows seen, The silver Token, and the circled Green, Or Virgins visited by Angel-Pow'rs, With Golden Crowns and Wreaths of heav'nly Flow'rs, Hear and believe!
Page 139 - Kiss, Not Tyrants fierce that unrepenting die, Not Cynthia when her Manteau's pinn'd awry, E'er felt such Rage, Resentment, and Despair, As Thou, sad Virgin ! for thy ravish'd Hair. For, that sad moment, when the Sylphs withdrew, And Ariel weeping from BELINDA flew, Umbriel...