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
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...thus furnished from knowing both naturally and suitably, the effects of all these mixed together?" Let us (since life can little more supply Than just...Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man, A mighty mazo ! but not without a plan ; A wild where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot, Or gardens tempting... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...nature of pleasure and pain in general, snd how constantly they succeeded one another. Spectator. 9. Let us (since life can little more Supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free, o'ar all this scene of man ; A mighty maze ! But not without a plan Pope. 10. His years are young,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1819 - 718 pages
...these objects, we form a. picturesque and instructive metaphor. 41 Let us (since life can little else supply, . Than just to look about us, and to die)...A wild, where weeds and flow'rs promiscuous shoot ; A garden tempting with forbidden fruit. Together let us beat this ample field, Try what the open,... | |
| William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...of pleasure, and pain in general, and how constantly they succeeded one another. — Spectator, 9. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just...of man ; A mighty maze ! But not without a plan.— Pope; 10. His years are young, but his experience old* His head onnaellow'd, but his judgment ripe... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1820 - 80 pages
...thin; To low ambition, and the pride of king*. Let us, (since life can little more supply, Than j ust to look about us, and to die) Expatiate free o'er...this scene of man; A mighty maze! but not 'without a pl»n: A wild, where weeds and fkrw'rs promisc'ous shool Or garden tempting- with forbidden fruit.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1821 - 86 pages
...to our present and future state , 273, &c, A 9. AWAKE my St. Joas ! leave all meaner things To lew ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (since life...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 flowers promiscuous shoot : Or... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 402 pages
...absolute submission due to Providence, both as to our present and future state. AWAKE, my St. John ! leave all meaner things To low ambition and the pride...more supply Than just to look about us, and to die) Cxpatiate free o'er all this scene of man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan : A wild, where... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 276 pages
...consequence of all the absolute submission dne to Providence, both as to our present and future state. 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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 370 pages
...mortification, in the apology prefixed to the last edition of this View. EPISTLE I. AWAKE, my ST. JOHN ! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride...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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 372 pages
...mortification, in the apology prefixed to the last edition of this View. EPISTLE I. AWAKE, my ST. JOHN ! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride...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... | |
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