The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 3J. and P. Knapton [and others], 1751 - English literature |
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Page xxxii
... fhould vainly quit Thy facred paths , to run the maze of wit ; If her apoftate heart fhould e'er incline To offer incenfe at Corruption's fhrine ; 515 520 525 Urge , urge thy pow'r , the black attempt confound , And dash the smoaking ...
... fhould vainly quit Thy facred paths , to run the maze of wit ; If her apoftate heart fhould e'er incline To offer incenfe at Corruption's fhrine ; 515 520 525 Urge , urge thy pow'r , the black attempt confound , And dash the smoaking ...
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... fhould | not be quite rooted up and deftroyed , as the Stoics , and their followers in all reli- 130 gions , foolishly attempted . For the reft , he constantly repeats this advice , The action of the stronger to fufpend , Reafon ftill ...
... fhould | not be quite rooted up and deftroyed , as the Stoics , and their followers in all reli- 130 gions , foolishly attempted . For the reft , he constantly repeats this advice , The action of the stronger to fufpend , Reafon ftill ...
Page 67
... Faith , to the violation of Christian Charity , and dis- honour of facred Scripture , that it is not at all strange they fhould become the ob- ject of fo benevolent and wife an Author's refentment . E 2 EP . III . 67 • ESSAY ON MAN .
... Faith , to the violation of Christian Charity , and dis- honour of facred Scripture , that it is not at all strange they fhould become the ob- ject of fo benevolent and wife an Author's refentment . E 2 EP . III . 67 • ESSAY ON MAN .
Page 71
... fhould be unequal , Happiness is not made to confift in thefe , 51. But , notwithstanding_that inequality , the balance of Happiness among Man- kind is kept even by Providence , by the two Paffions of Hope and Fear , 70. III . What the ...
... fhould be unequal , Happiness is not made to confift in thefe , 51. But , notwithstanding_that inequality , the balance of Happiness among Man- kind is kept even by Providence , by the two Paffions of Hope and Fear , 70. III . What the ...
Page 122
... fhould call him Fool . Nature well known , no prodigies remain , Comets are regular , and Wharton plain . Yet , in this fearch , the wisest may mistake , 210 If fecond qualities for first they take . VARIATIONS . In the former Editions ...
... fhould call him Fool . Nature well known , no prodigies remain , Comets are regular , and Wharton plain . Yet , in this fearch , the wisest may mistake , 210 If fecond qualities for first they take . VARIATIONS . In the former Editions ...
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againſt Balaam becauſe beft beſt bleffing bleft blifs breaſt Cæfar Catiline caufe cauſe Dæmon defign deſtroy e'er eaſe EPISTLE ev'n ev'ry Expence faid fame fatire fave fecond fenfe ferves fhade fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt Folly fome Fool foul ftate ftill ftrength fubject fuch fure fyftem guife Happineſs heart Heav'n himſelf itſelf juft juſt King knave laft laſt lefs leſs Lord Mankind mind moft Momus moſt muft muſt Nature Nature's NOTES numbers o'er obfervation Paffion Parterres pleaſe pleaſure poet pow'r praiſe prefent pride purpoſe purſue racters raiſe Reaſon reft rife ruling Angels SATIRE ſcarce Self-love Senfe ſhall ſhe ſhine ſkies ſtands ſtate ſtill ſtrong Tafte thee thefe theſe things thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro tion truth Twas Univerſal uſe VARIATIONS Vice Virtue Virtue's whofe whoſe wife Wiſdom YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
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