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... and peeps not from its hole , At half mankind when generous Manly : raves , All know ' tis virtue , for he thinks them knaves : When universal homage Umbra4 pays , All see ' tis vice , and itch of vulgar praise .
... and peeps not from its hole , At half mankind when generous Manly : raves , All know ' tis virtue , for he thinks them knaves : When universal homage Umbra4 pays , All see ' tis vice , and itch of vulgar praise .
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80 Who would not praise Patricio's high desert ,? His hand unstain'd , his uncorrupted heart , His comprehensive head all interests weigh'd , All Europe saved , yet Britain not betray'd ? He thanks you not , his pride is in piquet ...
80 Who would not praise Patricio's high desert ,? His hand unstain'd , his uncorrupted heart , His comprehensive head all interests weigh'd , All Europe saved , yet Britain not betray'd ? He thanks you not , his pride is in piquet ...
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This clew once found unravels all the rest , The prospect clears , and WHARTON stands confess'd.16 WHARTON ! the scorn and wonder of our days , Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with whate'er could win it from the wise ...
This clew once found unravels all the rest , The prospect clears , and WHARTON stands confess'd.16 WHARTON ! the scorn and wonder of our days , Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with whate'er could win it from the wise ...
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Thus with each gift of nature and of art , And wanting nothing but an honest heart ; Grown all to all , from no one vice exempt , And most contemptible , to shun contempt ; His passion still , to covet general praise , His life ...
Thus with each gift of nature and of art , And wanting nothing but an honest heart ; Grown all to all , from no one vice exempt , And most contemptible , to shun contempt ; His passion still , to covet general praise , His life ...
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That very Cæsar born in Scipio's days , Had aim'd , like him , by chastity , at praise . Lucullus , when frugality could charm , Had roasted turnips in the Sabine farm . In vain the observer eyes the builder's toil , But quite mistakes ...
That very Cæsar born in Scipio's days , Had aim'd , like him , by chastity , at praise . Lucullus , when frugality could charm , Had roasted turnips in the Sabine farm . In vain the observer eyes the builder's toil , But quite mistakes ...
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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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