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4 [ Umbra probably means James Moore Smythe , who is elsewhere satirized by Pope under this name . An account of him is given in the Notes to the Dunciad . ] 5 [ A compliment to Swift , whose " spleen " was the fire of his genius . ] ...
4 [ Umbra probably means James Moore Smythe , who is elsewhere satirized by Pope under this name . An account of him is given in the Notes to the Dunciad . ] 5 [ A compliment to Swift , whose " spleen " was the fire of his genius . ] ...
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215 220 225 In this the lust , in that the avarice , Were means , not ends ; ambition was the vice . That very Cæsar born in Scipio's days , Had aim'd , like him , by chastity , at praise . Lucullus , when frugality could charm ...
215 220 225 In this the lust , in that the avarice , Were means , not ends ; ambition was the vice . That very Cæsar born in Scipio's days , Had aim'd , like him , by chastity , at praise . Lucullus , when frugality could charm ...
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I mean that a passion or habit that has not a natural foundation falls in better with your subject than any of our natural wants , which in some degree we cannot avoid pursuing to the last . " Lord Cobham must have been somewhat of a ...
I mean that a passion or habit that has not a natural foundation falls in better with your subject than any of our natural wants , which in some degree we cannot avoid pursuing to the last . " Lord Cobham must have been somewhat of a ...
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Last night , her lord was all that's good and great ; A knave this morning , and his will a cheat . Strange ! by the means defeated of the ends , By spirit robbed of power , by warmth of friends , By wealth of followers ! without ...
Last night , her lord was all that's good and great ; A knave this morning , and his will a cheat . Strange ! by the means defeated of the ends , By spirit robbed of power , by warmth of friends , By wealth of followers ! without ...
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20 Power all their end , but beauty all the means : In youth they conquer with so wild a rage , As leaves them scarce a subject in their age : For foreign glory , foreign joy , they roam ; No thought of peace or happiness at home .
20 Power all their end , but beauty all the means : In youth they conquer with so wild a rage , As leaves them scarce a subject in their age : For foreign glory , foreign joy , they roam ; No thought of peace or happiness at home .
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| 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 |
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