The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Four Volumes, Volume 2Charles Whittingham, 1808 |
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... thou the first true merit to befriend ; His praise is lost who stays till all commend . Short is the date , alas ! of modern rhymes , And ' tis but just to let them live betimes . No longer now that golden age appears , When patriarch ...
... thou the first true merit to befriend ; His praise is lost who stays till all commend . Short is the date , alas ! of modern rhymes , And ' tis but just to let them live betimes . No longer now that golden age appears , When patriarch ...
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... thy pervading soul Look'd through ; or can a part contain the whole ? Is the great chain that draws all to agree , And drawn supports , upheld by God or thee ? 2. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou Why form'd 28 ESSAY ON MAN .
... thy pervading soul Look'd through ; or can a part contain the whole ? Is the great chain that draws all to agree , And drawn supports , upheld by God or thee ? 2. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou Why form'd 28 ESSAY ON MAN .
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In Four Volumes Alexander Pope. 2. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou Why form'd so weak , so little , and so blind ! [ find , First , if thou canst , the harder reason guess Why form'd no weaker , blinder , and no less ? Ask of ...
In Four Volumes Alexander Pope. 2. Presumptuous man ! the reason wouldst thou Why form'd so weak , so little , and so blind ! [ find , First , if thou canst , the harder reason guess Why form'd no weaker , blinder , and no less ? Ask of ...
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... thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such ; Say here he gives too little , there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust , Yet cry , if man's unhappy ...
... thou ! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence ; Call imperfection what thou fancy'st such ; Say here he gives too little , there too much ; Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust , Yet cry , if man's unhappy ...
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... thou canst bear ; Safe in the hand of one disposing Pow'r , Or in the natal or the mortal hour . All nature is but art unknown to thee ; All chance direction , which thou can'st not see ; All discord , harmony not understood ; All ...
... thou canst bear ; Safe in the hand of one disposing Pow'r , Or in the natal or the mortal hour . All nature is but art unknown to thee ; All chance direction , which thou can'st not see ; All discord , harmony not understood ; All ...
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