The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 4 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 63
Page 5
The dull , flat falsehood serves for policy ; And , in the cunning , truth itself's a lie : Unthought - of frailties cheat us in the wise ; The fool lies hid in inconsistencies . See the same man , in vigour , in the gout ; Alone , in ...
The dull , flat falsehood serves for policy ; And , in the cunning , truth itself's a lie : Unthought - of frailties cheat us in the wise ; The fool lies hid in inconsistencies . See the same man , in vigour , in the gout ; Alone , in ...
Page 7
Europe a woman , child , or dotard rule , 13 And just her wisest monarch made a fool ? Know , God and Nature only are the same : In man , the judgment shoots at flying game ; A bird of passage ! gone as soon as found , Now in the moon ...
Europe a woman , child , or dotard rule , 13 And just her wisest monarch made a fool ? Know , God and Nature only are the same : In man , the judgment shoots at flying game ; A bird of passage ! gone as soon as found , Now in the moon ...
Page 9
Search then the RULING PASSION : there , alone , The wild are constant , and the cunning known ; The fool consistent ... Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with whate'er could win it from the wise , Women and fools must ...
Search then the RULING PASSION : there , alone , The wild are constant , and the cunning known ; The fool consistent ... Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with whate'er could win it from the wise , Women and fools must ...
Page 10
Twas all for fear the knaves should call him fool . Nature well known , no prodigies remain , Comets are regular , and WHARTON plain . Yet , in this search , the wisest may mistake , If second qualities for first they take .
Twas all for fear the knaves should call him fool . Nature well known , no prodigies remain , Comets are regular , and WHARTON plain . Yet , in this search , the wisest may mistake , If second qualities for first they take .
Page 24
A fool to pleasure , yet a slave to fame : Now deep in Taylor and the Book of Martyrs , Now drinking citron with his grace and Chartres : Now conscience chills her , and now passion burns ; And atheism and religion take their turns ...
A fool to pleasure , yet a slave to fame : Now deep in Taylor and the Book of Martyrs , Now drinking citron with his grace and Chartres : Now conscience chills her , and now passion burns ; And atheism and religion take their turns ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope Ed by the Rev H F Cary Alexander Pope No preview available - 2006 |
The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope;, Volume 4 Alexander Pope,Robert Carruthers No preview available - 2019 |
Common terms and phrases
afterwards alluded appears beauty Bishop cause character Charles charms church Court daughter death died Duchess Duke Earl edition effect England Epistle eyes fair fall father fool fortune gardens gave George give grace half hand head hear heart honour Italy John keep King Lady Lady Mary learned letter lines live Lord Lord Hervey lost mean mind minister nature never noble Notes once pass passion person pleased poem poet poor Pope Pope's praise Prince published Queen rich rule satire says seems sense soul Swift taste tell thee things thought thousand town true turn verse vice virtue Walpole whole wife wise write
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 4 The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Robert Carruthers |
| Author | Alexander Pope |
| Editor | Robert Carruthers |
| Publisher | Ingram, Cooke, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |