 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 ;...  An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ... - Page 59by Joseph Warton - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 pages
...things To low ambition, and the pride of Kings. Let us ( fince Life can little more fiipply Than juft to look about us , and to die ) Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man ; A mighty maze! but not without a plan ; A Wild, where weeds and flow'rs promifcuous... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...both as to our present and future state, v. 361, &c. to the end. AWAKE, my St. John! leave all meaner things, To low ambition and the pride of kings. Let...more supply Than just to look about us and to die) D Expatiate free o'er all this scene of Man; 5 A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A wild where... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...things To low ambition, and the pride of Kings. Let us (fmee Life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us, and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this feene of Man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A Wild, where weeds and flow'rs promifeuous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 414 pages
...things ^* To low ambition, and the pride of Kings, Let us (fmce Life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us, and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man ; e A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A Wild, where weeds and flowers promifcuous... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...meaner thing* To low ambition, and the pride of KingsLet us (fince life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us, and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A wild, where weeds, and flow'rs promifcuous... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...things To low ambition and the pride of Kings. Let us (fince Life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us, and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man j S A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A Wild, where weeds and flow'rs promifcuoas... | |
 | Daniel Bellamy - Apologetics - 1789 - 512 pages
...found. *, " The thought is fomewhat fimilar to that of our own great poet, in his Eflay on' man. SlNCE LIFE CAN LITTLE MORE SUPPLY, THAN JUST TO LOOK ABOUT us AND TO DIE. POPE. VERSE XIII. XIV. WHEN I SAY, MY BED SHALL COMFORT ME ; MY COUCH SHALL EASE MY COMPLAINT: THEN... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...things To low ambition, and the pride of Kings. Let us (fince Life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us, and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of Man ; J A mighty ma2e ! but not without a plan : A Wild, where weeds and flowers promifcuous... | |
 | William Creech - English literature - 1791 - 318 pages
...fcience ; fince, I fay, all thefe things are fo, Let us, Cnce life c»n little more fupply. Than jufi to look about us and to die, Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of man, A mighty maze, but not without a plant YES, let us purfue the innocent delights which... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...things To low ambition and the pride of king». Let us (lince life can little more lupply Than julr. to look about us, and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this fcene of man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan : A wild, where weeds and flow'rs promifcuon*... | |
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