The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1W. Suttaby, 1807 - 408 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 68
Page iii
... wise , Healthy by temp'rance and by exercise . His life , though long , to sickness pass'd unknown ; His death was instant , and without a groan . The education of our great author was attended with circumstances THE LIFE OF.
... wise , Healthy by temp'rance and by exercise . His life , though long , to sickness pass'd unknown ; His death was instant , and without a groan . The education of our great author was attended with circumstances THE LIFE OF.
Page viii
... death lamented him . In a letter to Edward Blount , Esq . written immediately upon the death of this poet , he has there related some anecdotes of Wycherley , which we shall here insert . " Dear Sir , " I know of nothing that will be so ...
... death lamented him . In a letter to Edward Blount , Esq . written immediately upon the death of this poet , he has there related some anecdotes of Wycherley , which we shall here insert . " Dear Sir , " I know of nothing that will be so ...
Page xi
... death : Lifeless the breast which warm'd the world before , And those love - darting eyes must roll no more . The conclusion of this elegy is irresistibly affecting . So peaceful rests , without a stone , a name Which once had beauty ...
... death : Lifeless the breast which warm'd the world before , And those love - darting eyes must roll no more . The conclusion of this elegy is irresistibly affecting . So peaceful rests , without a stone , a name Which once had beauty ...
Page xviii
... death of his mother he would not scruple to declare his sentiments , notwithstanding the reproaches he might incur from the popish party , and the public observation it would draw upon him . The Bishop of Rochester strongly ad- vised ...
... death of his mother he would not scruple to declare his sentiments , notwithstanding the reproaches he might incur from the popish party , and the public observation it would draw upon him . The Bishop of Rochester strongly ad- vised ...
Page xxix
... death to dimi- nish his reputation . Lord Bolingbroke , whom Mr. Pope esteemed to almost an enthusiastic degree of admiration , was the first to make this attack . Not many years ago the public were entertained with this controversy ...
... death to dimi- nish his reputation . Lord Bolingbroke , whom Mr. Pope esteemed to almost an enthusiastic degree of admiration , was the first to make this attack . Not many years ago the public were entertained with this controversy ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Addison Adrastus ancient arms Balaam bard Bavius beauty behold bless'd breast bright charms court crown'd Cynthus divine dread Dryden Dryope Dulness Dunciad e'er Eridanus Eteocles eternal ev'n eyes fair fame fate fire fix'd flames fool genius give glory goddess gods grace hand happy head heart Heav'n honour Iliad IMITATIONS Jove king knave learn'd learned live lord lov'd mankind mind mortal Muse nature ne'er never night numbers nymph o'er once passion Phaon plain pleas'd poet Pope pow'r praise pray'r pride proud queen rage reign rise roll round sacred Sappho satire sense shade shine sighs silvan sing skies Smil soft soul spread sylphs tears Thalestris Thebes thee thine things thou throne trembling Twas verse Vertumnus Virg Virgil virgin virtue Westminster Abbey whate'er Whig wings wretched write youth
Popular passages
Page 156 - HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire.
Page 43 - Hampton takes its name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home; Here thou, great ANNA ! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea. Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court. In various talk th...
Page 217 - And, when I die, be sure you let me know Great Homer died three thousand years ago. Why did I write ? what sin to me unknown Dipp'd me in ink, my parents', or my own ? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came...
Page 82 - True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest, who have learned to dance : 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense.
Page 81 - And value books, as women men, for dress : Their praise is still — the style is excellent ; The sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.
Page 32 - 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; T
Page 79 - A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ ; Survey the whole, nor seek slight faults to find Where nature moves, and rapture warms the mind ; Nor lose, for that malignant dull delight, The generous pleasure to be charm'd with wit.
Page 374 - She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval and of Chaos old ! Before her, fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus
Page 2 - Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach ; from Infinite to thee, From thee to Nothing.
Page xxxv - In pride, in reasoning 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.