 Awake, my St. John! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man; A mighty maze! but not without a plan; A wild,...  The Poetical Works - Page 12by Alexander Pope - 1828Full view - About this book
 | William Mitford - English language - 1804 - 462 pages
...diftinguiflaed by being left unmarked. Awake | my Saint | John, leave | all mean|er things. To low | ambl |tion and | the pride | of kings ; Let us, | since life | can lit|tle more | supply / t , \ Thin juft | to look | about | iis and | to die, iti Expa|tiate free | o'er all | this fcene... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 492 pages
...iupply Than juft :э look about us and to die) ïxpat'ate free о'лг ail this fcene of Man ; 5 Л mighty maze ' but not without a plan : A Wild, where weeds and flowers promifcuous (boot; Or Gar .' i-, tempting with forbidden fruit. Together let ц« beat this ample field»... | |
 | William Mitford - English language - 1804 - 490 pages
...ambi|iion and | the pride | of kings; Let us, | since life | can Iit|tlc more | supply / / Than ,ufi | to look | about | us and | to die, Expa|tiate free | o'er all | this fcene | of man, f A mlgh|ty maze, | but no: \ without | a plan ; A wild, | where weeds | and flowers... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...them on the side of religion, and make them coincide with the fundamental doctrines of revelationT\ 1. Awake,* my St. John ! leave all meaner things To low...scene of man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan. EPIST. IVI • This opening is awful, and commands the attention of the reader. The word awake has... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...them coincide with the fundamental doctrines of revelation. I. Awake,* my St. John ! leave all meatier things To low ambition, and the pride of kings ; Let...scene of man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan. EPIST. IVI This opening is awful, and commands the attention of the reader. The word awake has peculiar... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 360 pages
...rapine qui brave les lois, et pose la couronne sur le front vénérable de la vertu. ÉPÎTRES MORALES. Awake , my St. John ! leave all meaner things To low...to die , Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man. * POPE , cssay on raati. JLiA raison voulut un jour parler le langage de la poésie : e Ile fit une... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 360 pages
...pose la couronne sur le front vénérable de la vertu. EPiTRES MORALES. Awake , my St. John! leaye all meaner things To low ambition and the pride of...since life can little more supply Than just to look aboutais and to die, Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man. * i Popi, essay on man. •fi '. '... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pages
...it difplays as a poem. This Eflay was tranflated into Latin verfe by J. Sayer. [" EPISTLE I. A WAKE, my ST. JOHN! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of Kings. Let us (fince Life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us and to die) Expatiate COMMENTARY. THE... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pages
...difplays as a poem. This Eflay was tranflated into Latin verfc by J. Sayer. [» EPISTLE I. A WAKE, my ST. JOHN! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of Kings. Let us (fmce Life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us and to die) Expatiate COMMENTARY. THE... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 484 pages
...will be in danger of going out of the world before they know any thing of it. Life (says Mr. Pope) can little more supply, Than just to look about us, and to die. Is it not therefore the duty of a father to give his son an opportunity of looking about him as soon... | |
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