The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 2J. Balfour, 1764 - English essays |
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... Muse . See fome ftrange comfort ev'ry state attend , And pride bestow'd on all , a common friend : See fome fit paffion ev'ry age fupply , Hope travels thro ' , nor quits us when we die . Behold the child , by nature's kindly law ...
... Muse . See fome ftrange comfort ev'ry state attend , And pride bestow'd on all , a common friend : See fome fit paffion ev'ry age fupply , Hope travels thro ' , nor quits us when we die . Behold the child , by nature's kindly law ...
Page 140
... gain'd no title , and who loft no friend ; " Ennobled by himself , by all approv'd , " And prais'd , unenvy'd , by the Muse he lov'd . " EPISTLE to Dr Arbuthnot . ADVERTISEMENT to the First Publication 140 MORAL ESSAY S. Er . V.
... gain'd no title , and who loft no friend ; " Ennobled by himself , by all approv'd , " And prais'd , unenvy'd , by the Muse he lov'd . " EPISTLE to Dr Arbuthnot . ADVERTISEMENT to the First Publication 140 MORAL ESSAY S. Er . V.
Page 172
... muse invite , Or whiten❜d wall provoke the fkew'r to write : In durance exile , Bedlam , or the Mint , Like Lee or Budgell , I will rhyme and print . 95 100 F. Alas young man ' ! your days can ne'er be long , In flow'r of age you ...
... muse invite , Or whiten❜d wall provoke the fkew'r to write : In durance exile , Bedlam , or the Mint , Like Lee or Budgell , I will rhyme and print . 95 100 F. Alas young man ' ! your days can ne'er be long , In flow'r of age you ...
Page 223
... Muse ; 231 234 Verfe chears their leifure , Verfe affifts their work , Verfe prays for Peace , or fings down Pope and Turk . The filenc'd Preacher yields to potent strain , And feels that grace his pray'r befought in vain ; The bleffing ...
... Muse ; 231 234 Verfe chears their leifure , Verfe affifts their work , Verfe prays for Peace , or fings down Pope and Turk . The filenc'd Preacher yields to potent strain , And feels that grace his pray'r befought in vain ; The bleffing ...
Page 259
... more Than when winds in our ruin'd Abbeys roar . Then fick with Poetry , and poffeft with Muse Thou waft , and mad I hop'd ; but men which chufe 50 55 60 65 What thanks , what praife , if Peter but fupplies Sat. II . 259 VERSIFIED .
... more Than when winds in our ruin'd Abbeys roar . Then fick with Poetry , and poffeft with Muse Thou waft , and mad I hop'd ; but men which chufe 50 55 60 65 What thanks , what praife , if Peter but fupplies Sat. II . 259 VERSIFIED .
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aetas againſt atque Becauſe beft beſt bleft caufe cauſe charms Court defire Dunciad eaſe EPISTLE ev'n ev'ry eyes faid fame fave feven fhall fhine fhould fibi figh fince fing fins firft firſt foft fome fool foul Friend ftands ftate ftill ftrong fuch fure grace heart Heav'n himſelf honeft honour Horace juft juſt King Knave laft laſt laws lefs loft Lord lov'd ludicra mankind mihi Minifter moſt Mufe muft muſt Nature ne'er never nihil nunc o'er obferve Paffion Pindar pleas'd pleaſe Pleaſure Poet poor Pow'r praiſe pride profe proud quae quam quid quod Reafon reft reſt rife Sappho Satire ſee ſhall ſtate ſtill tamen thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro tibi Twas Verfe verſe Vice Virtue Whig whofe whoſe wife worfe