The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 3J. and P. Knapton [and others], 1751 - English literature |
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... beft vehicles of Truth . Shake- " Let it go other replies , " naked , men may fee't the " better . " VER . 46. Or Learning's Luxury , or Idleness ; ] The Luxury of Learning confifts in dreffing up and difguifing old notions in a new way ...
... beft vehicles of Truth . Shake- " Let it go other replies , " naked , men may fee't the " better . " VER . 46. Or Learning's Luxury , or Idleness ; ] The Luxury of Learning confifts in dreffing up and difguifing old notions in a new way ...
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... beft more watchful this , but that more ftrong . The action of the ftronger to fufpend 70 75 79 Reason still use , to Reason ftill attend . Attention , habit and experience gains ; Each strengthens Reason , and Self - love reftrains ...
... beft more watchful this , but that more ftrong . The action of the ftronger to fufpend 70 75 79 Reason still use , to Reason ftill attend . Attention , habit and experience gains ; Each strengthens Reason , and Self - love reftrains ...
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... beft principle : ' Tis thus the Mercury of Man is fix'd , Strong grows the Virtue with his nature mix'd ; The drofs cements what else were too refin❜d , And in one interest body acts with mind . NOTES . direct , and reftrain , but not ...
... beft principle : ' Tis thus the Mercury of Man is fix'd , Strong grows the Virtue with his nature mix'd ; The drofs cements what else were too refin❜d , And in one interest body acts with mind . NOTES . direct , and reftrain , but not ...
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... beft ; To blifs alike by that direction tend , And find the means proportion'd to their end . Say , where full Inftinct is th ' unerring guide , What Pope or Council can they need beside ? VARIATIONS . After 84. in the MS . While Man ...
... beft ; To blifs alike by that direction tend , And find the means proportion'd to their end . Say , where full Inftinct is th ' unerring guide , What Pope or Council can they need beside ? VARIATIONS . After 84. in the MS . While Man ...
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Alexander Pope. Reason , however able , cool at beft , Cares not for fervice , or but ferves when preft , Stays ' till we call , and then not often near ; But honeft Inftinct comes a volunteer , 85 Sure never to o'er - shoot , but just ...
Alexander Pope. Reason , however able , cool at beft , Cares not for fervice , or but ferves when preft , Stays ' till we call , and then not often near ; But honeft Inftinct comes a volunteer , 85 Sure never to o'er - shoot , but just ...
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againſt Balaam becauſe beft beſt bleffing bleft blifs breaſt Cæfar Catiline caufe cauſe Dæmon defign deſtroy e'er eaſe EPISTLE ev'n ev'ry Expence faid fame fatire fave fecond fenfe ferves fhade fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt Folly fome Fool foul ftate ftill ftrength fubject fuch fure fyftem guife Happineſs heart Heav'n himſelf itſelf juft juſt King knave laft laſt lefs leſs Lord Mankind mind moft Momus moſt muft muſt Nature Nature's NOTES numbers o'er obfervation Paffion Parterres pleaſe pleaſure poet pow'r praiſe prefent pride purpoſe purſue racters raiſe Reaſon reft rife ruling Angels SATIRE ſcarce Self-love Senfe ſhall ſhe ſhine ſkies ſtands ſtate ſtill ſtrong Tafte thee thefe theſe things thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro tion truth Twas Univerſal uſe VARIATIONS Vice Virtue Virtue's whofe whoſe wife Wiſdom YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
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