Alexander Pope Quotes about Soul
To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart
'The Rape of the Lock' (1714) canto 1, l. 1
Alexander Pope (1854). “The Poetical Works”, p.105
'Epistles to Several Persons' 'To Mr. Addison' (1720) l. 67
The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
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.32
Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, And waft a sigh from Indus to the Pole.
Alexander Pope (1835). “The Works of Alexander Pope”, p.39
Still follow sense, of ev'ry art the soul, Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole.
'Epistles to Several Persons' 'To Lord Burlington' (1731) l. 65
To the Elysian shades dismiss my soul, where no carnation fades.
Alexander Pope (1751). “The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements. Publ. by mr. Warburton. With occasional notes”, p.204
The mouse that always trusts to one poor hole Can never be a mouse of any soul.
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.367
Heaven breathes thro' ev'ry member of the whole One common blessing, as one common soul.
Alexander Pope (1824). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations”, p.175
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.379
'Eloisa to Abelard' (1717) l. 91
'The Rape of the Lock' (1714) canto 1, l. 1
"The Rape of the Lock and Other Major Writings: Poems and Other Writings".
