 AWAKE, my St John ! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of Man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ;...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 187by Alexander Pope - 1890 - 550 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...absolute submission due to Providence, both as to our present and future state. AWAKE, my St. Johu ! er thus return'd. " Fair angel, thy desire, which...excess That reaches blame, but rather merits praise H;P flowers promiscuous shoot; Or garden, tempting with forbidden fruit. Together let us beat this ample... | |
 | John Grundy (of Hampton Court.) - 1844 - 74 pages
...extracted from the British Magazine for 1747. REFLECTIONS ON WALKING IN THE MAZE IN HAMPTON COURT GARDENS. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just...scene of man, A mighty maze.' but not without a plan. — POPE. What is this mighty labyrinth — the earth, But a wild maze the moment of our birth ? Still... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1844 - 94 pages
...kings : 'jet us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us, and to die) Sxpatiate free o'er all this scene of man, !» A mighty maze...! but not without a plan : A wild, where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot ; ;)f garden, tempting with forbidden fruit, Together let us beat this ample... | |
 | Merritt Caldwell - Elocution - 1845 - 348 pages
...and constitute what may be called the Flight of the Voice. We shall present it to the eye thus : — Let US (since life can little more supply Than just...to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man. 3. The same principle may extend to the shortening of the pauses which intervene between words closely... | |
 | Merritt Caldwell - Elocution - 1845 - 352 pages
...what may be called the Flight of the Voice. We shall present it to the eye thus : — Let US (lincc life can little more supply Than just to look about...to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man. 3. The same principle may extend to the shortening of the pauses which intervene between words closely... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 pages
...be considered as imitations of Pope by Lord Bolingbroke, than as imitations of his Lordship by Pope. Let us, since life can little more supply Than just...to die, Expatiate free o'er all this scene of Man ; 5 A mighty maze, but not without a plan ; A wild, where weeds and flow'rs promiscuous shoot, Or garden,... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 pages
...STATE OF MAN WITH RESPECT TO THE UNIVERSE. AWAEE, my St. John ! leave all meaner things To low amhition and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little...! but not without a plan : A wild, where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot Or garden, tempting with forhidden fruit. Together let us beat this ample... | |
 | Archibald Alison - Great Britain - 1848 - 456 pages
...have been in great part suggested by his conversation. "Awake, my St. John, leave all meaner thing) To low ambition and the pride of kings ; Let us, since...scene of man, A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can. But vindicate the ways of God to man." Had Bolingbroke's... | |
 | John Milton - 1848 - 540 pages
...through a much lower sphere than Milton's, there seems to be no reason for doubting his sincerity : — " Let us, (since life can little more supply, Than just...! but not without a plan : A wild, where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot Or garden, tempting with forbidden fruit. Together let us beat this ample... | |
 | John Milton, James Augustus St. John - 1848 - 540 pages
...through a much lower sphere than Milton's, there seems to be no reason for doubting his sincerity : — " Let us, (since life can little more supply, Than just...! but not without a plan : A wild, where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot Or garden, tempting with forbidden fruit. Together let us beat this ample... | |
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