The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volumen1J. and P. Knapton, H. Lintot, J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1751 - 274 páginas |
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Página xi
... fenfe ( and indeed there are twenty men . of wit , for one man of fenfe ) his living thus in a courfe of flattery may put him in no small danger of becoming a Coxcomb : if he has , he will confe- quently have fo much diffidence as not ...
... fenfe ( and indeed there are twenty men . of wit , for one man of fenfe ) his living thus in a courfe of flattery may put him in no small danger of becoming a Coxcomb : if he has , he will confe- quently have fo much diffidence as not ...
Página xi
... fenfe , must have been common sense in all times ; and what we call Learn- ing , is but the knowledge of the fense of our pre- deceffors . Therefore they who fay our thoughts are not our own , because they resemble the Ancients , may as ...
... fenfe , must have been common sense in all times ; and what we call Learn- ing , is but the knowledge of the fense of our pre- deceffors . Therefore they who fay our thoughts are not our own , because they resemble the Ancients , may as ...
Página xi
... fenfe and rhyme together ; and what Critic can be fo unreasonable , as not to leave a man time enough for any more ferious employment , or more agreeable amufement ? The only plea I fhall ufe for the favour of the public , is , that I ...
... fenfe and rhyme together ; and what Critic can be fo unreasonable , as not to leave a man time enough for any more ferious employment , or more agreeable amufement ? The only plea I fhall ufe for the favour of the public , is , that I ...
Página xi
... fenfe , a quality that not only ren- ders one capable of being a good writer , but a good man . And if I have made any acquifition in the opinion of any one under the notion of the former , let it be continued to me under no other title ...
... fenfe , a quality that not only ren- ders one capable of being a good writer , but a good man . And if I have made any acquifition in the opinion of any one under the notion of the former , let it be continued to me under no other title ...
Página xi
... fenfe of my faults made me cor- rect befides that it was as pleasant to me to correct as to write . At p . v . 1. 32. In the first place I own that I have used my beft endeavours to the finishing these pieces . That I made what ...
... fenfe of my faults made me cor- rect befides that it was as pleasant to me to correct as to write . At p . v . 1. 32. In the first place I own that I have used my beft endeavours to the finishing these pieces . That I made what ...
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Página 148 - The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, And wretches hang that jurymen may dine; The merchant from th' Exchange returns in peace, And the long labours of the toilet cease.
Página 150 - He springs to vengeance with an eager pace, And falls like thunder on the prostrate ace. The nymph exulting fills with shouts the sky...
Página 141 - 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. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide: If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget 'em all. This nymph, to the destruction of mankind, Nourished two locks, which graceful hung behind In equal curls, and well conspired to deck With...
Página 167 - The Lock, obtain'd with Guilt, and kept with Pain, In ev'ry place is sought, but sought in vain: With such a Prize no Mortal must be blest, So Heav'n decrees!
Página 140 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled and the white.
Página 83 - 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.
Página 117 - Where a new world leaps out at his command, And ready nature waits upon his hand ; When the ripe colours...
Página 111 - Jove Now burns with glory, and then melts with love; Now his fierce eyes with sparkling fury glow, Now sighs steal out, and tears begin to flow: Persians and Greeks like turns of nature found.
Página 154 - What Time would spare, from Steel receives its date, And monuments, like men, submit to fate ! Steel could the labour of the Gods destroy, And strike to dust th' imperial tow'rs of Troy; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground.
Página 69 - Till the freed Indians in their native groves Reap their own fruits, and woo their sable loves ; Peru once more a race of kings behold, And other Mexicos be roof'd with gold.