The Poetical Works of Alexander PopeG. Routledge and sons, 1870 - 485 pages |
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... ne'er transgress its end ; Let it be seldom , and compell'd by need ; And have , at least , their precedent to plead . The critic else proceeds without remorse , Seizes your fame , and puts his laws in force . I know there are , to ...
... ne'er transgress its end ; Let it be seldom , and compell'd by need ; And have , at least , their precedent to plead . The critic else proceeds without remorse , Seizes your fame , and puts his laws in force . I know there are , to ...
Page 50
... er the vales and seem to tread the sky , The eternal snows appear already pass'd , And the first clouds and ... ne'er was , nor is , nor e'er shall be . In every work regard the writer's end , Since none can compass more than they intend ...
... er the vales and seem to tread the sky , The eternal snows appear already pass'd , And the first clouds and ... ne'er was , nor is , nor e'er shall be . In every work regard the writer's end , Since none can compass more than they intend ...
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... ne'er contain . " Then build a new , or act it in a plain . " Thus critics of less judgment than caprice , Curious not knowing , not exact but nice , Form short ideas ; and offend in arts ( As most in manners ) by a love to parts . Some ...
... ne'er contain . " Then build a new , or act it in a plain . " Thus critics of less judgment than caprice , Curious not knowing , not exact but nice , Form short ideas ; and offend in arts ( As most in manners ) by a love to parts . Some ...
Page 54
... ne'er advance a judgment of their own . But catch the spreading notion of the town ; They reason and conclude by precedent , And own stale nonsense which they ne'er invent . Some judge of authors ' names , not works , and then Nor ...
... ne'er advance a judgment of their own . But catch the spreading notion of the town ; They reason and conclude by precedent , And own stale nonsense which they ne'er invent . Some judge of authors ' names , not works , and then Nor ...
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... ne'er so dire a thirst of glory boast , Nor in the critic let the man be lost . Good - nature and good sense must ever join ; To err is human , to forgive - divine . But if in noble minds some dregs remain Not yet purged off , of spleen ...
... ne'er so dire a thirst of glory boast , Nor in the critic let the man be lost . Good - nature and good sense must ever join ; To err is human , to forgive - divine . But if in noble minds some dregs remain Not yet purged off , of spleen ...
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