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Alexander Pope Quotes - Page 13

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But if you'll prosper, mark what I advise, Whom age, and long experience render wise.

But if you'll prosper, mark what I advise, Whom age, and long experience render wise.

Wise, Long, Age

Alexander Pope (1850*). “The works of Alexander Pope. With notes by dr. Warburton”, p.316

The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine! Feels at each thread, and lives along the line.

Life, Garden, Bugs

'An Essay on Man' Epistle 1 (1733) l. 217

It is observable that the ladies frequent tragedies more than comedies; the reason may be, that in tragedy their sex is deified and adored, in comedy exposed and ridiculed.

Sex, Women, Tragedy

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.130

It is very natural for a young friend and a young lover to think the persons they love have nothing to do but to please them.

Thinking, Young Friends, Young Love

Alexander Pope (1735). “Letters of Alexander Pope and Several Eminent Persons from the Year 1705 to 1735”, p.74

The season when to come, and when to go, to sing, or cease to sing, we never know.

Knows, Seasons, Cease

Alexander Pope (1839). “The Poetical Works of A. Pope, Esq: With an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author”, p.353

Health consists with temperance alone.

Health, Temperance

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.128

Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.

Money, Mean, Grace

'Imitations of Horace' Horace bk. 1, Epistle 1 (1738) l. 103

I think a good deal may be said to extenuate the fault of bad Poets. What we call a Genius, is hard to be distinguish'd by a man himself, from a strong inclination: and if his genius be ever so great, he can not at first discover it any other way, than by giving way to that prevalent propensity which renders him the more liable to be mistaken.

Strong, Men, Thinking

Alexander Pope (1961). “Poems: Pastoral poetry, and An essay on criticism”

Most authors steal their works, or buy.

Art, Writing, Stealing

Alexander Pope, George Croly (1854). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope; with a Memoir of the Author, Notes, and Critical Notices on Each Poem. By the Rev. George Croly ... New Edition. [With a Portrait.]”, p.87

Oh, when shall Britain, conscious of her claim, Stand emulous of Greek and Roman fame? In living medals see her wars enroll'd, And vanquished realms supply recording gold?

War, Greek, Gold

Alexander Pope (1787). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope”, p.166

Authors are partial to their wit, 'tis true, But are not critics to their judgment, too?

Judgment, Wit, Critics

Alexander Pope (1825). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With a Sketch of the Author's Life”, p.49

How shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense, and love the offender, yet detest the offence?

Love, Sin, Offence

Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson (1836). “The poetical works of Alexander Pope, esq., to which is prefixed the life of the author”, p.136

Horses (thou say'st) and asses men may try, And ring suspected vessels ere they buy; But wives, a random choice, untried they take; They dream in courtship, but in wedlock wake; Then, nor till then, the veil's removed away, And all the woman glares in open day.

Dream, Horse, Men

Alexander Pope (1836). “Poetical Works, to which is Prefixed the Life of the Author”, p.87

Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain Here earth and water seem to strive again, Not chaos-like together crushed and bruised, But, as the world, harmoniously confused: Where order in variety we see, And where, though all things differ, all agree.

Confused, Order, Confusion

'Windsor Forest' (1711) l. 11

Wise wretch! with pleasures too refined to please, With too much spirit to be e'er at ease, With too much quickness ever to be taught, With too much thinking to have common thought: You purchase pain with all that joy can give, And die of nothing but a rage to live.

Wise, Pain, Women

Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson (1822). “The poems of Alexander Pope”, p.91

There goes a saying, and 'twas shrewdly said, ''Old fish at table, but young flesh in bed.

Sex, Bed, Tables

Alexander Pope (1856). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope”, p.90

Index-learning turns no student pale, Yet holds the eel of Science by the tail. Index-learning is a term used to mock pretenders who acquire superficial knowledge merely by consulting indexes.

Learning, Science, Superficial Knowledge

But to the world no bugbear is so great, As want of figure and a small estate.

World, Want, Poverty

Alexander Pope (1808). “The poetical works of Alexander Pope ... Collated with the best editions: by Thomas Park”, p.99

Lo! the poor Indian! whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind; His soul proud Science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or milky way.

God, Science, Clouds

'An Essay on Man' Epistle 1 (1733) l. 99

Ah! why, ye Gods, should two and two make four?

Two, Four, Should

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.257

The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jurymen may dine.

Law, Judging, May

The Rape of the Lock canto 3, l. 21 (1714)

And write about it, Goddess, and about it!

Writing, Goddess

'The Dunciad' (1742) bk. 4, l. 251

Ambition first sprung from your blest abodes: the glorious fault of angels and of gods.

Ambition, Angel, Firsts

'Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady' (1717) l. 13

The vulgar boil, the learned roast, an egg.

Eggs, Cooking, Vulgar

Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1835). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot, being the prologue to the satires. Satires, epistles, and odes of Horace imitated. Epitaphs. The Dunciad, in four books”, p.75

O happiness! our being's end and aim! Good, pleasure, ease, content! whate'er thy name: That something still which prompts the eternal sigh, For which we bear to live, or dare to die.

Happiness, Gratitude, Appreciation

'An Essay on Man' Epistle 4 (1734) l. 1

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