| William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...pleasure, and pain in general, and 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'er all this scene of man ; , A mighty maze ! But not without a plan, — Pope. 10.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 pages
...Lordship ; and that the only merit of Pope was that of transferring it into verse. In writing Let us, since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die, COMMENTARY. The Poet tells us next (line 16th) with what design he wrote, viz. " To vindicate the ways... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1824 - 84 pages
...EPISTLE I. 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 wiSiout a plan ; A wild, where... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1824 - 424 pages
...Lordship ; and that the only merit of Pope was that of transferring it into verse. In writing Let us, since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die, COMMENTARY. The Poet tells us next (line 16th) with what design he wrote, viz. " To vindicate the ways... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...Universe. Awake, my St. John ! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us ; Or pilot, from amidst the Cyclades, Delos Expatiate free o'er all this scene bf Man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan : A wild, where... | |
| Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...Universe. 1 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; A wild, where weeds... | |
| Thomas Lowndes - 1825 - 590 pages
...DIRECTION. 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 ; A wild where... | |
| Going - 1825 - 662 pages
...departure of the giddy trio, which was then broken by Mr. Irwin. " How lamentable is it," said he, " when Life can little more supply, Than just to look about us and to die." to observe any of such precious hours wasted on vanities of which the certain end is vexation of spirit."... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...my St. John ! leave all meaner things To low ambition and the pride of kings. Let us (since life cau 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 ; A wild where weeds... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...St. John ! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings : Let us (sinee life ean little more supply Than just to look about us, and to die). Expatiate free o'er all this seene of Man ; A mighty maze! but not without a plan : A wild, where weeds... | |
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