The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 5

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J.F. Dove, St. John's Square, 1822

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Page 121 - Ver. 1. High on a gorgeous seat,] Parody of Milton, book ii. " High on a throne of royal state, that far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Show'rs on her kings Barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sate.
Page 193 - Parody on Denham, Cooper's Hill. " O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme: Tho' deep, yet clear ; tho' gentle, yet not dull; Strong without rage ; without o'erflowing, full!
Page 338 - For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it, And write about it, Goddess, and about it; 170 So spins the silk-worm small its slender store, And labours, till it clouds itself all o'er. Not that my quill to Critiques was confin'd, My Verse gave ampler lessons to mankind; So gravest precepts may successless prove,
Page 199 - A Lumberhouse of books in ev'ry head, For ever reading, never to be read ! But, where each Science lifts its modern type, Hist'ry her Pot, Divinity her Pipe, 196 While proud Philosophy repines to show, Dishonest sight! his breeches rent below ; Imbrown'd with native bronze, lo ! Henley stands, Tuning his voice, and balancing his hands. 200
Page 333 - For born a Goddess, Dulness never dies. O THOU ! whatever Title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, Bickerstaff, or Gulliver, Whether thou choose Cervantes' serious air, Or laugh and shake in Rab'lais easy Chair, 20 Or praise the Court, or magnify Mankind, Or thy griev'd Country's copper chains unbind; From thy
Page 200 - How fluent nonsense trickles from his tongue ! How sweet the periods, neither said, nor sung! Still break the benches, Henley! with thy strain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson, preach in vain. Oh great Restorer of the good old Stage, 205 Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! REMARKS.
Page 110 - Ver. 253. the dear Nonjuror—Moliere's old stubble] A Comedy, threshed out of Moliere's TartufFe, and so much the Translator's favourite, that he assures us all our author's dislike to it could only arise from disaffection to the Government: " Qui meprise Cotin, n'estime point son Roi, * Et n'a, selon Cotin, ni Dieu, ni foi, ni loi.
Page 246 - To stick the Doctor's Chair into the throne, Give law to Words, or war with Words alone, Senates and Courts with Greek and Latin rule, And turn the Council to a Grammar School! 180 For sure, if Dulness sees a grateful Day, Tis in the shade of Arbitrary Sway. REMARKS.
Page 250 - Ver. 210. —is Aristarchus yet unknown?] " Sic notus Ulysses !" Virg. Roman and Greek Grammarians! know your Better: Author of something yet more great than Letter : While tow'ring o'er your Alphabet, like Saul, Stands our Digamma, and o'ertops them all. Tis true, on Words is still our whole debate. Dispute of Me or Te, of ant, or at,
Page 130 - streight, rough, dense, or rare, With head, hands, wings, or feet pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies." Milton, Book ii. W. Ver. 67, 68.

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