The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 3J. F. Dove, St. John's Square, 1822 - Poets, English |
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... writer , Arch- bishop King , in his sermon on Divine Predestination , 1709 , which was answered by Anthony Collins , author of the Essay on Free- thinking . The person who wrote the spirited and elegant anony- mous letter to Dr ...
... writer , Arch- bishop King , in his sermon on Divine Predestination , 1709 , which was answered by Anthony Collins , author of the Essay on Free- thinking . The person who wrote the spirited and elegant anony- mous letter to Dr ...
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... writers , to savour more of panegyric than of philosophy ; and that any purposes of reason- ing , and even of religion , would be better served , were we to rest content with more accurate and more moderate expressions . The terms ...
... writers , to savour more of panegyric than of philosophy ; and that any purposes of reason- ing , and even of religion , would be better served , were we to rest content with more accurate and more moderate expressions . The terms ...
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... writers , from the fathers , and some of the schoolmen , the causes of the rebellion of Satan and his associates ; but seems more particularly to have in view an obscure Latin poem written by Odoricus Valmarana , and printed at Vienna ...
... writers , from the fathers , and some of the schoolmen , the causes of the rebellion of Satan and his associates ; but seems more particularly to have in view an obscure Latin poem written by Odoricus Valmarana , and printed at Vienna ...
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... writer , " which pro- fesses to justify the ways of God to man , without having re- course to the doctrine of a future state , must ever be considered as in the highest degree inimical to religion , whose very nature and essence it is ...
... writer , " which pro- fesses to justify the ways of God to man , without having re- course to the doctrine of a future state , must ever be considered as in the highest degree inimical to religion , whose very nature and essence it is ...
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... writer gradually makes in his works . At first it ran , How instinct varies ! What a hog may want Compar'd with thine , half - reasoning Elephant . Let ruling Angels from their spheres be hurl'd , Being 38 ESSAY ON MAN .
... writer gradually makes in his works . At first it ran , How instinct varies ! What a hog may want Compar'd with thine , half - reasoning Elephant . Let ruling Angels from their spheres be hurl'd , Being 38 ESSAY ON MAN .
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Page 19 - Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.
Page 41 - Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent: Breathes in our soul, informs our mortal part, As full, as perfect, in a hair as heart; As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns, As the rapt seraph that adores and burns: To him no high, no low, no great, no small; He fills, he bounds, connects, and equals all.
Page 21 - Lo the poor Indian ! whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind ; His soul, proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way...
Page 164 - Let not this weak, unknowing hand Presume thy bolts to throw, And deal damnation round the land On each I judge thy foe. If I am right, thy grace impart, Still in the right to stay ; If I am wrong, O teach my heart To find that better way.
Page 163 - What conscience dictates to be done, Or warns me not to do, This teach me more than hell to shun, That, more than heav'n pursue. What blessings Thy free bounty gives, Let me not cast away; For God is paid when man receives, To enjoy is to obey.
Page 22 - In Pride, in reas'ning Pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be Angels, Angels would be Gods. Aspiring to be Gods, if Angels fell, Aspiring to be Angels, Men rebel: And who but wishes to invert the laws Of Order, sins against th
Page 96 - Praise ye him, sun and moon : Praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD: For he commanded, and they were created.
Page 90 - Nature that tyrant checks; he only knows, And helps, another creature's wants and woes. Say, will the falcon, stooping from above, Smit with her varying plumage, spare the dove?
Page 116 - His can't be wrong whose life is in the right: 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. 310 Man, like the gen'rous vine, supported lives; The strength he gains is from th
Page 78 - Bids each on other for assistance call, 'Till one man's weakness grows the strength of all Wants, frailties, passions, closer still ally The common int'rest, or endear the tie.