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Alexander Pope Quotes - Page 18

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But those who cannot write, and those who can, All rhyme, and scrawl, and scribble, to a man.

But those who cannot write, and those who can, All rhyme, and scrawl, and scribble, to a man.

Writing, Men, Scribbles

'Imitations of Horace' Horace bk. 2, Epistle 1 (1737) l. 187

Heaven gave to woman the peculiar grace To spin, to weep, and cully human race.

Women, Race, Heaven

Alexander Pope (1853). “The poetical works of Alexander Pope”

So modern 'pothecaries, taught the art By doctor's bills to play the doctor's part, Bold in the practice of mistaken rules, Prescribe, apply, and call their masters fools.

Art, Doctors, Practice

Alexander Pope (2015). “An Essay on Criticism”, p.8, Sheba Blake Publishing

Old men, for the most part, are like old chronicles that give you dull but true accounts of times past, and are worth knowing only on that score.

Memories, Past, Men

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.125

Why did I write? whose sin to me unknown Dipt me in ink, my parents', or my own? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came.

Children, Writing, Numbers

Alexander Pope (1873). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope Edited with Notes and Introductory Memoir by Adolphus William Ward”, p.274

Fame, wealth, and honour! what are you to Love?

Life, Wealth, Fame

Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1866). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. ...”, p.105

Oft, as in airy rings they skim the heath, The clamtrous lapwings feel the leaden death; Oft, as the mounting larks their notes prepare They fall, and leave their little lives in air.

Life, Death, Fall

Alexander Pope, “Windsor Forest”

Let sinful bachelors their woes deplore; full well they merit all they feel, and more: unaw by precepts, human or divine, like birds and beasts, promiscuously they join.

Bird, Merit, Woe

Alexander Pope (1819). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Three 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 : Together with the Commentary and Notes of Mr. Warburton”, p.252

Let opening roses knotted oaks adorn, And liquid amber drop from every thorn.

Rose, Amber, Liquid

Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1851). “The poetical works of Alexander Pope”, p.31

In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend.

Compass, Ends, Regard

Alexander Pope, Pat Rogers (2008). “The Major Works”, p.26, Oxford University Press

Pleasure, or wrong or rightly understood, Our greatest evil, or our greatest good.

Evil, Pleasure, Understood

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.67

Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave: Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise,- His pride in reasoning, not in acting lies.

Wise, Lying, Pride

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.188

To dazzle let the vain design, To raise the thought and touch the heart, be thine!

Teaching, Heart, Design

Alexander Pope, Owen Ruffhead (1769). “Life comp. by Owen Ruffhead”, p.222

Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust, Wit that can creep, and pride that licks the dust.

Character, Pride, Dust

Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1866). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. ...”, p.14

There still remains to mortify a wit The many-headed monster of the pit.

Acting, Monsters, Pits

'Imitations of Horace' Horace bk. 2, Epistle 1 (1737) l. 304

And empty heads console with empty sound.

Sound, Speech, Empty

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.356

Nor Fame I slight, nor for her favors call; She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all .

Favors, Fame, Ifs

Alexander Pope, John Wilson Croker (1871). “The Works: Including Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials”, p.230

True Wit is Nature to advantage dress'd What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd; Something whose truth convinced at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit.

Light, Sight, Giving

Alexander Pope (2012). “Essay on Man and Other Poems”, p.12, Courier Corporation

The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.

Long, Doubt, Sides

Alexander Pope (1849). “The poetical works of Alexander Pope. Revised and arranged expressly for the use of young people, by W.C. Macready”, p.77

Light quirks of music, broken and uneven,Make the soul dance upon a jig to Heav'n.

Music, Dance, Light

Alexander Pope (1797). “Moral essays”, p.292

Those oft are stratagems which errors seem Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream.

Dream, Errors, Seems

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.337

Others import yet nobler arts from France, Teach kings to fiddle, and make senates dance.

Art, Kings, Dancing

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.361

Oh, sons of earth! attempt ye still to rise. By mountains pil'd on mountains to the skies? Heav'n still with laughter the vain toil surveys, And buries madmen in the heaps they raise.

Laughter, Ambition, Son

Alexander Pope, William Warburton (1757). “The Works of Alexander Pope Esq”, p.134

Be niggards of advice on no pretense; For the worst avarice is that of sense.

Advice, Niggard, Worst

Alexander Pope (2015). “An Essay on Criticism”, p.17, Sheba Blake Publishing

A long, exact, and serious comedy; In every scene some moral let it teach, And, if it can, at once both please and preach.

Long, Acting, Serious

Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1831). “Poetical Works”, p.162

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