The Works of the English Poets: PopeH. Hughs, 1779 - English poetry |
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... her fcorn of Vice : Where Juftice calls , ' tis Cruelty to fave ; And ' tis the Law's good - nature hangs the Knave , T B 4 120 125 130 135 140 145 Who Who combats Virtue's foe is Virtue's friend ; Then judge Part I. ESSAY ON SATIRE .
... her fcorn of Vice : Where Juftice calls , ' tis Cruelty to fave ; And ' tis the Law's good - nature hangs the Knave , T B 4 120 125 130 135 140 145 Who Who combats Virtue's foe is Virtue's friend ; Then judge Part I. ESSAY ON SATIRE .
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... Knaves already dead to shame ? Oft Satire acts the faithful Surgeon's part ; Generous and kind , though painful , is ... Knave and Fool are their own Libellers . ! 150 155 160 165 PART PART II . DARE nobly then : But confcious of POPE'S ...
... Knaves already dead to shame ? Oft Satire acts the faithful Surgeon's part ; Generous and kind , though painful , is ... Knave and Fool are their own Libellers . ! 150 155 160 165 PART PART II . DARE nobly then : But confcious of POPE'S ...
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... Knave exults : to fmile , is to approve . The Mufe's labour then fuccefs fhall crown , When Folly feels her smile , and Vice her frown . 275 Know next what measures to each Theme belong , And fuit your thoughts and numbers to your fong ...
... Knave exults : to fmile , is to approve . The Mufe's labour then fuccefs fhall crown , When Folly feels her smile , and Vice her frown . 275 Know next what measures to each Theme belong , And fuit your thoughts and numbers to your fong ...
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... knave . This light and darkness in our chaos join'd , What fhall divide ? The God within the mind . Extremes in Nature equal ends produce , In man they join to fome myfterious ufe ; Though each by turns the other's bound invade , As ...
... knave . This light and darkness in our chaos join'd , What fhall divide ? The God within the mind . Extremes in Nature equal ends produce , In man they join to fome myfterious ufe ; Though each by turns the other's bound invade , As ...
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... Attorney loud inveighs , For whofe ten pounds the County twenty pays . The Thief damns Judges , and the Knaves of State ; and dying , mourns fmall Villains hang'd by great . Virtuous and vicious every Man must be , Few in 50 POPE'S POEMS .
... Attorney loud inveighs , For whofe ten pounds the County twenty pays . The Thief damns Judges , and the Knaves of State ; and dying , mourns fmall Villains hang'd by great . Virtuous and vicious every Man must be , Few in 50 POPE'S POEMS .
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aetas againſt Aſk atque Balaam beſt Biſhop bleffing bleft bluſh breaſt Cæfar cauſe charms Court Dæmon eafe eaſe EPISTLE ev'n eyes fame fate fave fhall fhould fibi fince fing firſt foft Folly fome fool foul ftill ftrong fuch fure grace Happineſs heart Heaven himſelf honeft honour Houſe juft juſt King Knave laft laſt learn'd lefs leſs loft Lord lov'd ludicra mankind moſt Mufe muft Muſe muſt Nature ne'er numbers nunc o'er Paffion paſs paſt pleas'd pleaſe Pleaſure Poet praiſe pride purſue quae quid quod Reaſon reft reſt rife riſe Sappho Satire ſay ſcarce ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſmile ſome ſpread ſtate ſtill Taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thouſand tibi truſt Truth Twas uſe VARIATION Verfe verſe Vice Virtue whofe whoſe wife worfe
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Page 41 - With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest; In doubt to deem himself a God or Beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and...
Page 29 - The latent tracts, the giddy heights explore Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can; But vindicate the ways of God to man.
Page 39 - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees : Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Page 77 - Heroes are much the same, the point's agreed, From Macedonia's madman to the Swede ; The whole strange purpose of their lives, to find Or make an enemy of all mankind!
Page 50 - Fools ! who from hence into the notion fall, That vice or virtue there is none at all. If white and black blend, soften, and unite A thousand ways, is there no black or white?
Page 156 - Pretty! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, or straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms! The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there.
Page 60 - Nor think, in Nature's state they blindly trod; The state of Nature was the reign of God: Self-love and social at her birth began, Union the bond of all things, and of man.
Page 64 - For nature knew no right divine in men ; No ill could fear in God, and understood A...
Page 69 - Parnassian laurels yield, Or reap'd in iron harvests of the field ? • Where grows ? — where grows it not? If vain our toil, We ought to blame the culture, not the soil...
Page 56 - Who for thy table feeds the wanton fawn, For him as kindly spread the flow'ry lawn : Is it for thee the lark ascends and sings? Joy tunes his voice, joy elevates his wings.