Know then, unnumber'd Spirits round thee fly, The light Militia of the lower sky. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Where London's column, pointing at the skies, Like a tall bully, lifts the head, and lies. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Is there no bright reversion in the sky, For those who greatly think or bravely die? — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Seas roll to waft me, suns to light me rise; My footstool earth, my canopy the skies. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
All nature mourns, the skies relent in showers; hushed are the birds, and closed the drooping flowers. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Is it, in Heav'n, a crime to love too well? To bear too tender or too firm a heart, To act a… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Oh, sons of earth! attempt ye still to rise. By mountains pil'd on mountains to the skies? Heav'n still with laughter the… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Not half so swift the trembling doves can fly, When the fierce eagle cleaves the liquid sky; Not half so swiftly the… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
The meeting points the sacred hair dissever From the fair head, forever, and forever! Then flashed the living lightning from her eyes,… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
The approach of night The skies yet blushing with departing light, When falling dews with spangles deck'd the glade, And the low… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
No Senses stronger than his brain can bear. Why has not Man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, Man is not… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
How do we know that we have a right to kill creatures that we are so little above, as dogs, for our curiosity or… — Alexander Pope Copy Share
To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart; To make mankind, in conscious virtue… — Alexander Pope Copy Share
Let such teach others who themselves excel, And censure freely who have written well. — Alexander Pope Copy Share
For I, who hold sage Homer's rule the best, Welcome the coming, speed the going guest. — Alexander Pope Copy Share
Like following life through creatures you dissect, You lose it in the moment you detect. — Alexander Pope Copy Share
When two people compliment each other with the choice of anything, each of them generally gets that which he likes least. — Alexander Pope Copy Share
Such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style, Amaze th' unlearn'd and make the learned smile. — Alexander Pope Copy Share
She went from opera, park, assembly, play, To morning walks, and prayers three hours a day. To part her time 'twixt reading and bohea,… — Alexander Pope Copy Share
The greatest advantage I know of being thought a wit by the world is, that it gives one the greater freedom of playing the… — Alexander Pope Copy Share
Then say not Man's imperfect,Heav'n in fault; Say rather, Man's as perfect ashe ought: — Alexander Pope Copy Share
First follow Nature, and your judgment frame By her just standard, which is still the same: Unerring nature, still divinely bright, One clear, unchanged,… — Alexander Pope Copy Share
Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me? — Alexander Pope Copy Share
