The works of Alexander Pope; with a memoir of the author, notes [&c.] by G. Croly, Volumen11835 |
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... DYING CHRISTIAN to his Soul EPITAPHS 1. On Charles , earl of Dorset PAGE 181 · 187 191 • • 192 194 · 195 196 • 197 • 198 · 199 200 II . On Sir William Trumball III . On the Hon . Simon Harcourt IV . On James Craggs , esq . v . On Mr ...
... DYING CHRISTIAN to his Soul EPITAPHS 1. On Charles , earl of Dorset PAGE 181 · 187 191 • • 192 194 · 195 196 • 197 • 198 · 199 200 II . On Sir William Trumball III . On the Hon . Simon Harcourt IV . On James Craggs , esq . v . On Mr ...
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... it is thought worth while to record that one fell in the field , another died while in the army , and the third , on the failure of the royal cause , went to Spain , where he rose to be a POPE . I. Engraved by Freeman UFE " T 1 for . f.
... it is thought worth while to record that one fell in the field , another died while in the army , and the third , on the failure of the royal cause , went to Spain , where he rose to be a POPE . I. Engraved by Freeman UFE " T 1 for . f.
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... died . That son , in after days , with filial reverence , reflected a portion of his own renown on his grave , by these lines of simple and affecting energy : - Born to no pride , inheriting no strife , Nor marrying discord in a noble ...
... died . That son , in after days , with filial reverence , reflected a portion of his own renown on his grave , by these lines of simple and affecting energy : - Born to no pride , inheriting no strife , Nor marrying discord in a noble ...
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... ambassador extraordinary to the Porte . On his return , he was made a lord of the treasury , and then secretary of state : retiring in 1697 , he died in 1716 , aged 77 . Wycherley , in earlier life , was a gross and MEMOIR OF POPE . xi.
... ambassador extraordinary to the Porte . On his return , he was made a lord of the treasury , and then secretary of state : retiring in 1697 , he died in 1716 , aged 77 . Wycherley , in earlier life , was a gross and MEMOIR OF POPE . xi.
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... died in 1708 , and was transmitted to fame by Pope's gratitude in some admirable lines . It is striking to con- trast the utter helplessness of mere wealth or title to give distinction , with the imperishable power * The assertion was ...
... died in 1708 , and was transmitted to fame by Pope's gratitude in some admirable lines . It is striking to con- trast the utter helplessness of mere wealth or title to give distinction , with the imperishable power * The assertion was ...
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Página 108 - Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of the British Queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At ev'ry word a reputation dies.
Página 19 - Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Página 18 - The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.
Página 56 - 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. Man, like the generous vine, supported lives ; The strength he gains is from th
Página 50 - Go, from the creatures thy instructions take : Learn from the birds what food the thickets yield ; Learn from the beasts the physic of the field ; Thy arts of building from the bee receive; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave ; Learn of the little Nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale.
Página 100 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box.
Página 69 - What nothing earthly gives, or can destroy, The soul's calm sunshine, and the heart-felt joy, Is virtue's prize: A better would you fix?
Página 70 - Honour and shame from no condition rise ; Act well your part, there all the honour lies. Fortune in men has some small difference made, One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade ; The cobbler apron'd, and the parson gown'd, The friar hooded, and the monarch crown'd. " What differ more (you cry) than crown and cowl !" I'll tell you, friend ! a wise man and a fool.
Página 102 - 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.
Página 94 - The Rosicrucians are a people I must bring you acquainted with. The best account I know of them is in a French book, called Le Comte de Gabalis, which both in its title and size is so like a Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by mistake.