Pretty! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, of straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms! The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there. Alexander Pope More Quotes by Alexander Pope More Quotes From Alexander Pope For thee I dim these eye and stuff this head With all such reading as was never read. Alexander Pope eye reading stuff A mighty maze! But not without a plan. Alexander Pope assessment mazes plans The dances ended, all the fairy train For pinks and daisies search'd the flow'ry plain. Alexander Pope daisies flow fairy A perfect woman's but a softer man. Alexander Pope perfect-woman perfect men Yes, I am proud; I must be proud to see Men not afraid of God, afraid of me. Alexander Pope be-proud proud men The meeting points the sacred hair dissever From the fair head, forever, and forever! Then flashed the living lightning from her eyes, And screams of horror rend th' affrighted skies. Alexander Pope eye sky life Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man. Alexander Pope laughter eye life Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, And waft a sigh from Indus to the Pole. Alexander Pope sigh speed soul Thus let me live, unseen, unknown, Thus unlamented let me die, Steal from the world, and not a stone Tell where I lie. Alexander Pope obscurity unseen lying Such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style, Amaze th' unlearn'd and make the learned smile. Alexander Pope style learning strange The bookful blockhead ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, With his own tongue still edifies his ears, And always list'ning to himself appears. All books he reads, and all he reads assails. Alexander Pope learning ears book Content if hence th' unlearn'd their wants may view, The learn'd reflect on what before they knew. Alexander Pope learning views may All looks yellow to a jaundiced eye. Alexander Pope gratitude eye yellow The light of Heaven restore; Give me to see, and Ajax asks no more. Alexander Pope ajax light giving The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them Alexander Pope chance wise running A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity. Alexander Pope often-is nice business All chance, direction, which thou canst not see Alexander Pope erring discord chance She who ne'er answers till a husband cools, Or, if she rules him, never shows she rules; Charms by accepting, by submitting, sways, Yet has her humor most, when she obeys. Alexander Pope accepting husband answers No, make me mistress to the man I love; If there be yet another name more free More fond than mistress, make me that to thee! Alexander Pope names love men All looks yellow to the jaundiced eye. [and therefore the solution is to fix the jaundiced eye.] Alexander Pope gratitude eye yellow
