Why did I write? whose sin to me unknown Alexander Pope More Quotes by Alexander Pope More Quotes From Alexander Pope As some to Church repair, not for the doctrine, but the music there. Alexander Pope doctrine music church Vast chain of being! which from God began, Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach, from infinite to Thee, From Thee to nothing. Alexander Pope angel nature eye See plastic Nature working to this end, The single atoms each to other tend, Attract, attracted to, the next in place Form'd and impell'd its neighbor to embrace. Alexander Pope atoms next nature And write about it, Goddess, and about it! Alexander Pope goddess writing Lo! the poor Indian! whose untutor'd mind Alexander Pope god clouds science We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow. Our wiser sons, no doubt will think us so. Alexander Pope wise funny father What will a child learn sooner than a song? Alexander Pope song children The best way to prove the clearness of our mind, is by showing its faults; as when a stream discovers the dirt at the bottom, it convinces us of the transparency and purity of the water. Alexander Pope convince-us mind water 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. Alexander Pope doctors practice art Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood. Alexander Pope justice hands blood Love, Hope, and Joy, fair pleasure's smiling train, Hate, Fear, and Grief, the family of pain, These mix'd with art, and to due bounds confin'd Make and maintain the balance of the mind. Alexander Pope pain hate art Is not absence death to those who love? Alexander Pope saying-good-bye absence love Some judge of authors' names, not works, and then Nor praise nor blame the writings, but the men. Alexander Pope names writing men The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read With loads of learned lumber in his head. Alexander Pope stupid-people wisdom education Some men's wit is like a dark lantern, which serves their own turn and guides them their own way, but is never known (according to the Scripture phrase) either to shine forth before men, or to glorify their Father in heaven. Alexander Pope dark men father Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found. Alexander Pope fruit writing knowledge No louder shrieks to pitying heaven are cast, When husbands or lap-dogs breathe their last. Alexander Pope husband dog loss A family is but too often a commonwealth of malignants. Alexander Pope commonwealth family Homer excels all the inventors of other arts in this: that he has swallowed up the honor of those who succeeded him. Alexander Pope inventor honor art Beauty draws us with a single hair. Alexander Pope tresses draws hair
