 A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest; Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust; Wit that can creep, and pride that licks the dust.  The Poetical Works - Page 112by Alexander Pope - 1828Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...Caroline, and friend of Lady MW Montagu, ffls "Memoirs of the Keign of George II," Bpeak for his character. Not lucre's madman, nor ambition's tool, Not proud,...That, if he pleased, he pleased by manly ways: That flatt'ry, even to kings, he held a shame, And thought a lie in verse or prose the same. That not in... | |
 | English poetry - 1796 - 500 pages
...struts a lord. Eve's tempter thus the Rabbins have exprest, 330 A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest; Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust,...Fashion's fool, Not Lucre's madman, nor Ambition's tool, 335 Not proud nor servile, be one poet's praise ; That if he plcas'd, he pleas'd by manly ways; That... | |
 | 1814 - 556 pages
...struts a lord. Eve's tempter, thus, the Rab'oins have exprest A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest ; Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust,...Wit that can creep, and pride that licks the dust. ' The Moral Essays are wholly made up of such characters of persons, either living or recently deceased... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...a lord. Eve's tempter thus, the Rabbins have exprest, 330 A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest j Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust,...Fashion's fool, Not Lucre's madman nor Ambition's tool, 335 Not proud nor servile, be one poet's praise, That if he pleas'd he pleas'd by manly ways ; That... | |
 | Philip Massinger - English drama - 1805 - 606 pages
...works, at the slavish doctrines maintained by most of the celebrated Writers of hi* time : " be it one poet's praise, " That if he pleased, he pleased by manly ways,. " That flattery even to kings he held a shame, " And thought a lie in verse or prose the same," Loud musick. Enter... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...thus, the rabbins have exprest, A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest; Beauty that shocks you, pride that none will trust, Wit that can creep, and pride that licks the dust.f Language cannot afford, more glowing or more forcible terms to express the utmost bitterness... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...a lord. Eve's tempter thus, the Rabhins have exprest, 330 A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest; Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust,...worshipper, nor fashion's fool, Not lucre's madman, nor amhition's tool, 335 Not proud nor servile, he one's poet's praise, That if he pleas'd he pleas'd by... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...a lord. Eve's tempter thus the Rabbins have exprest, 330 A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest ; Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust, Wit that can creep, and piide that licks the dust. Not Fortune's worshipper, nor Fashion's fool, Not Lucre's madman, nor Ambition's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...tempter thus the rabhins have exprefit, A cherub's face, a reptile all the real; Beauty that shocks yon, parts that none will trust, Wit that can creep, and pride that licks the dost. .Not fortune's worshipper, nor fashion's fool. Hot lucre's madman, nor amhition's tool, Not proud,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...tempter thus the rabbins have ewprest, A cherub's face, and reptile all the rest; Beanty that shocks yon, parts that none will trust, Wit that can creep, and...dust. Not fortune's worshipper, nor fashion's fool, >Iot lncre's madman, nor ambition"s tool, a . niss, >. Not proud, nor servile ; be one poet's praise,... | |
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