The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; together with all his notes: pr. verbatim from the octavo ed. of mr. Warburton, Svazek 41754 |
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Strana 11
... verse of Mr. Addifon . VER . 164. Balbing Bentley ] This great man , with all his faults , deferved to be put into better company . The following words of icero defcribe him not amifs . " Habuit à natura ge- " nus quoddam acuminis ...
... verse of Mr. Addifon . VER . 164. Balbing Bentley ] This great man , with all his faults , deferved to be put into better company . The following words of icero defcribe him not amifs . " Habuit à natura ge- " nus quoddam acuminis ...
Strana 21
... verse or prose the fame . That not in Fancy's maze he wander'd long , But ftoop'd to Truth , and moraliz'd his song : 340 VER . 320. Half froth , ] Alluding to those frothy excretions , called by the people , Toad - spits , seen in ...
... verse or prose the fame . That not in Fancy's maze he wander'd long , But ftoop'd to Truth , and moraliz'd his song : 340 VER . 320. Half froth , ] Alluding to those frothy excretions , called by the people , Toad - spits , seen in ...
Strana 25
... Verses to the Imitator of Horace . Mr. Pope's Father was of a Gentleman's Family in Ox- fordshire , the head of which was the Earl of Downe , whofe fole Heirefs married the Earl of Lindsey - His mother was the daughter of William Turnor ...
... Verses to the Imitator of Horace . Mr. Pope's Father was of a Gentleman's Family in Ox- fordshire , the head of which was the Earl of Downe , whofe fole Heirefs married the Earl of Lindsey - His mother was the daughter of William Turnor ...
Strana 38
... verse , but to fhew what it is a citizen esteems the greatest aggravation of the offence . VER . 41. What should ail them ? ] Horace hints at one rea- fon , that each fears his own turn may be next ; his imitator gives another , and ...
... verse , but to fhew what it is a citizen esteems the greatest aggravation of the offence . VER . 41. What should ail them ? ] Horace hints at one rea- fon , that each fears his own turn may be next ; his imitator gives another , and ...
Strana 43
... verse , and hitches in a rhyme , Sacred to Ridicule his whole life long , And the fad burthen of fome merry song . 80 VER . 72. Thieves , Supercargoes , ] The names , at that time , ufually bestowed on those whom the trading Companies ...
... verse , and hitches in a rhyme , Sacred to Ridicule his whole life long , And the fad burthen of fome merry song . 80 VER . 72. Thieves , Supercargoes , ] The names , at that time , ufually bestowed on those whom the trading Companies ...
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aetas ALEXANDER POPE atque becauſe Befides beſt cafe cauſe Court Deûm Divine Dunciad eaſe Epiftle ev'n ev'ry expreffion faid fame fatire fhall fhew fibi fing firſt fome fool foul fpirit ftill fuch fuit fure Genius grace himſelf honour Horace imitation juft King Knave laft laſt laugh Laws leaſt lefs Lord ludicra Minifters moſt Mufe muft muſt neque nihil nunc o'er obferves occafion Original Paffions paſs perfon Pindar pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure Poet poft Pope Pow'r praiſe prefent profe Pythagorea quae quam Quarto quid quod racter reaſon rhyme ridicule rife rifu Sappho Satire SATIRE IV ſay ſenſe ſhall ſhould ſome ſpeaks ſtate ſtill ſuch tafte tamen thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thouſand thro tibi Truth uſe verfe verſe Virtue Whig whofe whoſe wife worfe writ write
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Strana 49 - Hear this, and tremble! you, who 'scape the Laws. Yes, while I live, no rich or noble knave ^/ Shall walk the World, in credit, to his grave.
Strana 27 - Me, let the tender office long engage To rock the cradle of reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death; Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep a while one parent from the sky ! On cares like these, if length of days attend, May Heaven, to bless those days, preserve my friend!
Strana 12 - Pretty! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, or straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms! The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there.
Strana 14 - Who but must laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Atticus were he?
Strana 4 - They pierce my thickets, through my grot they glide, By land, by water, they renew the charge, They stop the chariot, and they board the barge.
Strana 13 - And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne...
Strana 167 - Bright through the rubbish of some hundred years ; Command old words, that long have slept, to wake, Words that wise Bacon or...
Strana 6 - A virgin tragedy, an orphan muse.' If I dislike it, 'Furies, death and rage!' If I approve, 'Commend it to the stage.
Strana 20 - Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'er enjoys : So well-bred spaniels civilly delight In mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence...
Strana 41 - My head and heart thus flowing thro' my quill, Verse-man or prose-man, term me which you will, Papist or Protestant, or both between, Like good Erasmus in an honest mean, In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory.