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Alexander Pope Quotes - Page 10

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Then sculpture and her sister arts revived; stones leaped to form, and rocks began to live.

Then sculpture and her sister arts revived; stones leaped to form, and rocks began to live.

Art, Rocks, Sculpture

Alexander Pope, John Wilson Croker (1871). “The Works: Including Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials”, p.78

Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.

Pride, Vices, Haughtiness

Alexander Pope (1835). “The works of Alexander Pope; with a memoir of the author, notes [&c.] by G. Croly”, p.66

You eat, in dreams, the custard of the day.

Dream, Art, Philosophy

Alexander Pope, Homer, Samuel Johnson (1830). “The poetical works of Alexander Pope, Esq: to which is prefixed the life of the author”, p.177

Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great... He hangs between; in doubt to act or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born to die, and reasoning but to err.

Wise, Fear, Doubt

Alexander Pope (1867). “An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles, to H.St.John, Lord Bolingbroke”, p.18

Learn from the birds what food the thickets yield; Learn from the beasts the physic of the field; The arts of building from the bee receive; Learn of the mole to plow, the worm to weave.

Inspirational, Art, Yield

Alexander Pope (1763). “An essay on man: By Alexander Pope, Esq. Enlarged and improved by the author. Together with his MS. additions and variations as in the last edition of his works. With the notes of William, Lord Bishop of Gloucester”, p.70

Atheists put on false courage and alacrity in the midst of their darkness and apprehensions, like children who, when they fear to go in the dark, will sing for fear.

Atheist, Children, Dark

Alexander Pope, Alexander Chalmers (1807). “A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published”, p.119

Of little use, the man you may suppose, Who says in verse what others say in prose; Yet let me show a poet's of some weight, And (though no soldier) useful to the state, What will a child learn sooner than a song? What better teach a foreigner the tongue? What's long or short, each accent where to place And speak in public with some sort of grace?

Song, Children, Men

Alexander Pope (1829). “An Essay on Man: And Other Poems”, p.156

Hope humbly then; with trembling pinions soar; Wait the great teacher, Death, and God adore; What future bliss He gives not thee to know, But gives that hope to be thy blessing now.

Hope, Teacher, Blessing

Alexander Pope (1764). “The Works of Alexander Pope”, p.12

Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear; Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend.

Friendship, Faithful, Soul

'Epistles to Several Persons' 'To Mr. Addison' (1720) l. 67

Some positive persisting fops we know, Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so; But you with pleasure own your errors past, And make each day a critique on the last.

Past, Errors, Needs

Alexander Pope, William Warburton (1757). “The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq., with His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements; as They Were Delivered to the Editor a Little Before His Death; Together with the Commentaries and Notes of Mr. Warburton”, p.148

Virtue alone is happiness below.

Virtue

Alexander Pope (1847). “The works of Alexander Pope, with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author [&c.] by W. Roscoe”, p.147

But thousands die without or this or that, Die, and endow a college or a cat.

Cat, College, Inheritance

'Epistles to Several Persons' 'To Lord Bathurst' (1733) l. 97

How do we know that we have a right to kill creatures that we are so little above, as dogs, for our curiosity or even for some use to us?

Dog, Vegetarianism, Curiosity

Alexander Pope (1854). “The poetical works of Alexander Pope”, p.46

To pardon those absurdities in ourselves which we cannot suffer in others is neither better nor worse than to be more willing to be fools ourselves than to have others so.

Suffering, Fool, Pardon

Alexander Pope (1812). “The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explanatory notes, and the account of his life by dr. Johnson”, p.228

The blest to-day is as completely so, As who began a thousand years ago.

Years, Years Ago, Thousand

Alexander Pope (1872). “The poetical works of Alexander Pope. With memoir, critical diss., and explanatory notes. The text ed. by C.C. Clarke”, p.171

In the nice bee, what sense so subtly true From pois'nous herbs extracts the healing dew?

Nice, Healing, Dew

Alexander Pope (1824). “An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to H. St. John, Lord Bolingbroke”, p.17

Persons of genius, and those who are most capable of art, are always most fond of nature: as such are chiefly sensible, that all art consists in the imitation and study of nature.

Art, Nature, Genius

Alexander Pope, William Warburton (1787). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Six Volumes Complete. With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements; Together with All His Notes, as They Were Delivered to the Editor a Little Before His Death: Printed Verbatim from the Octavo Edition of Mr. Warburton”, p.265

Is that a birthday? 'tis, alas! too clear; 'Tis but the funeral of the former year.

Years, Funeral, Age

Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1831). “Poetical Works”, p.168

Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide: If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget 'em all.

Fall, Pride, Errors

Alexander Pope (2013). “The Rape of the Lock In Plain and Simple English (Translated)”, p.41, BookCaps Study Guides

Music resembles poetry, in each Are nameless graces which no methods teach, And which a master hand alone can reach.

Hands, Grace, Masters

Alexander Pope, William Roscoe (1824). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks,”, p.71

Heaven from all creatures hides the book of Fate.

Book, Fate, Heaven

Alexander Pope (1820). “An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to H. St. John Lord Bolinbroke. To which are Added the Universal Prayer, Messiah, and Elegy”, p.7

How Instinct varies in the grov'ling swine.

Instinct, Swine, Vary

Alexander Pope, William Roscoe (1847). “The works of Alexander Pope, esq., with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author, an Estimate of his poetical character and writings, and occasional remarks by William Roscoe, esq”, p.46

In a sadly pleasing strain, let the warbling lute complain.

Music, Complaining, Strain

Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1851). “The poetical works of Alexander Pope”, p.145

And binding nature fast in fate, Left free the human will.

Fate, Humans, Binding

Alexander Pope, William Roscoe (1847). “The works of Alexander Pope, esq., with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author, an Estimate of his poetical character and writings, and occasional remarks by William Roscoe, esq”, p.164

Nor Fame I slight, nor her favors call.

Favors, Dignity, Fame

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