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An Essay on Man: Epistle III - Page 8
by Alexander Pope - 1733 - 20 pages
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An essay on man [by A. Pope]. With some humourous verses on the death of ...

Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1736 - 64 pages
...Woods, To Beafts his Failures, and to Fifh his Floods ; For fome, his Int'reft prompts him to provide, For more, his Pleafure ; yet for more, his Pride : All feed on one vain Patron, and enjoy 6 j Th' extenfive Bleffing of his Luxury. That very Life his learned Hunger craves, He faves from Famine,...
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Essai sur l'homme

Alexander Pope - Decision making - 1762 - 160 pages
..., and to ßfh his ßoods : For fome his int'reß prompts him to provide , For more his pleqfitre , yet for more his pride : All feed on one vain patron , and enjoy 6$ T'A' extenßve blejjing of his luxury. *fhat very life his learned hunger craves , He faves from...
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Moral essays, satires, &c

Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...paftures, and to filh his floods; For fome his intereft prompts him to provide, For more his pleafnre, yet for more his pride: All feed on one vain patron, and enjoy Th' extcnfive bleffing of his luxury, That very life his learned hunger eraves, He fives from famine,...
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The Beauties of Pope: Consisting of Selections from His Poetical and Prose Works

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...woods, To beafts his paftures, and to fifh his floods ; For fbme his int'reft prompts him to provide, For more his pleafure, yet for more his pride: All feed on one vain Patron, and enjoy 'Th'extenfive bleffing of his luxury ; That very life his learned hunger craves, v He faves from famine,...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...woods. To beafts his paftures, and to nlh Ms floods ; For fume his int'reft prompts him to provide, For more his pleafure yet for more his pride : All feed on one vain Patron, and enjoy Th'extcnfive blelfing of his luxury. That very life his learned hunger craves, He favcs from famine,...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...paftures, and to fiih his floods ; For fome his int'reft, prompts' him to provide, For more his plcafure, ine, As thine the paler moon. Ye elitt'ring planets of ihc fky, Th' extenfive bleffing of his luxury. That very life his learned hunger craves, He (aves from famine,...
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Poems, Moral, Elegant and Pathetic: Vis. Essay on Man

1796 - 246 pages
...woods, To beafts his paftures, and to fifh his floods; For fome his int'reft prompts him to provide, For more his pleafure, yet for more his pride: All feed on one vain patron, and enjoy Th' extenfive blefling of his luxury; That very life his learned hunger craves, He faves from famine,...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...To beads hi? pafturcs, and to fith his Hoods ; 1'or fome his int'relt prompt., him to provide, por more his pleafure, yet for more his pride : All feed on one vain Patron, and enjoy Tli' extenfivc blciiing of his luxury. That very life his learned hunger craves, He favcs from famine,...
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An essay on man. Cornish ed

Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...pastures, and to fish his floods. For some his int'rest prompts him to provide, For more his pleasure, yet for more his pride : All feed on one vain patron, and enjoy Th' extensive blessing of his luxury. That very life his learned hunger craves, He saves from famine,...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...woods, To beafts his paftures, and to filli his floods ; For fome his int'reft prompts him to provide, For more his pleafure, yet for more his pride. All feed on one vain patron, and enjoy Th' extenfive blefsing of his luxury. That very life his learned hunger craves, He iaves from famine,...
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