The works of Alexander Pope; with a memoir of the author, notes [&c.] by G. Croly, Volume 11835 |
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... England , he was destined to be the architect of his own fame , for he inherited little of either birth or fortune : yet his descent was respectable . His paternal grandfather was a clergyman of the established church , the head of ...
... England , he was destined to be the architect of his own fame , for he inherited little of either birth or fortune : yet his descent was respectable . His paternal grandfather was a clergyman of the established church , the head of ...
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... England are for the virtues and the liberties of man , she will never want vigor to extend her honors , or genius to illustrate her renown . A simple enumeration of the names which florished in letters and politics in the beginning of ...
... England are for the virtues and the liberties of man , she will never want vigor to extend her honors , or genius to illustrate her renown . A simple enumeration of the names which florished in letters and politics in the beginning of ...
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... duodecimo , and smuggled into England . Lintot's folios now became comparatively useless to him , and he was obliged to counteract the Dutch by a rival duo- decimo . To expel the smuggled publication by filling the MEMOIR OF POPE . XXXV.
... duodecimo , and smuggled into England . Lintot's folios now became comparatively useless to him , and he was obliged to counteract the Dutch by a rival duo- decimo . To expel the smuggled publication by filling the MEMOIR OF POPE . XXXV.
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... , from 1712 to 1718 , when the author was in his thirtieth year . The progress of this great work attracted the notice of the whole literary body of England : 6 the higher patrons of literature made it a topic MEMOIR OF POPE . xxxix.
... , from 1712 to 1718 , when the author was in his thirtieth year . The progress of this great work attracted the notice of the whole literary body of England : 6 the higher patrons of literature made it a topic MEMOIR OF POPE . xxxix.
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... England was Mr. Pope , a papist , who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse , for which he must have them all subscribe : for , says he , the author shall not begin to print till I have a thousand guineas for him . ' Swift ...
... England was Mr. Pope , a papist , who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse , for which he must have them all subscribe : for , says he , the author shall not begin to print till I have a thousand guineas for him . ' Swift ...
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Page 108 - Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of the British Queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At ev'ry word a reputation dies.
Page 19 - Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Page 18 - The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.
Page 56 - In faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity : All must be false that thwart this one great end, And all of God that bless mankind or mend. Man, like the generous vine, supported lives ; The strength he gains is from th
Page 50 - Go, from the creatures thy instructions take : Learn from the birds what food the thickets yield ; Learn from the beasts the physic of the field ; Thy arts of building from the bee receive; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave ; Learn of the little Nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale.
Page 100 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box.
Page 69 - What nothing earthly gives, or can destroy, The soul's calm sunshine, and the heart-felt joy, Is virtue's prize: A better would you fix?
Page 70 - Honour and shame from no condition rise ; Act well your part, there all the honour lies. Fortune in men has some small difference made, One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade ; The cobbler apron'd, and the parson gown'd, The friar hooded, and the monarch crown'd. " What differ more (you cry) than crown and cowl !" I'll tell you, friend ! a wise man and a fool.
Page 102 - Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike.
Page 94 - The Rosicrucians are a people I must bring you acquainted with. The best account I know of them is in a French book, called Le Comte de Gabalis, which both in its title and size is so like a Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by mistake.