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" Why bade ye else, ye powers ! her soul aspire Above the vulgar flight of low desire? Ambition first sprung from your blest abodes; The glorious fault of angels and of gods : Thence to their images on earth it flows, And in the breasts of kings and heroes... "
Figures of Elocution exemplified; or, Directions for reading and reciting ... - Page 54
by Charles Richson - 1820 - 76 pages
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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...of Kings and Heroes glows ! Moft fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull fullen pris'ners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life that burn a length of years, Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fepulchres; \ Like Eaftern Kings a lafcy ftate they keep, And clofe confin'd...
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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations: By Several Hands. Particularly, I ...

English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...breafts of Kings and Heroes glows! Moft fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull fullen pris'ners in the body's cage: Dim lights of life that burn a length of years, Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fepukhres; Like eaftern Kings a lazy ftate they keep, And clofe confin'd...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 1

William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...Breaft of Kings and Heroes glows ! Moft Souls, 'tis true, but peep oat once an Age, Dullfullen Pris'ners in the Body's Cage: Dim Lights of Life that burn a Length of Years, TJ fclefs, unfeen, as Lamps in Sepulchres : Like Eaftern Kings a lazy State they keep, And clofe confin'd...
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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...breafts of Kings and Heroes glows. Moft fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull fullen pris'ners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fepulchres ; 20 LikeEaftern Kings a lazy ftate they keep, And clofe confin'd...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...breafts of Kings and Heroes glows. Moft fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull fullen pris'ners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fepulchres ; 2O Like Eaftern Kings a lazy ftate they keep, And clofe confin'd...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...breafts of Kings and Heroes glows. Moft fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull fullen pris'ners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fepulchres ; 20 Like Eaftern Kings a lazy ftate they keep, And clofe confin'd...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...the breads of Kings and Heroes glows. Moil fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull fullen prisoners in the body's cage: Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fcpulchres; 20 Like Eaftcrn Kings a lazy ftate they keep, And clofe confin'd...
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Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...breafis of Kings and Heroes glows. Moft fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull fullen pris'ners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fepulchres ; 20 Like Eaftern Kirtgs a lazyftate they keep, And, clofe...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete, with ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 314 pages
...breafts of Kings and Heroes glows. Moft fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull fullen pris'ners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fepulchres ; 20 Like Eaftern Kings a lazy ftate they keep, And, clofe...
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The art of poetry on a new plan, illustrated with a great variety of ...

Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...of kings and heroes glows f Moil fouls, 'tis true, but peep out once an age, Dull, fallen pris'ners in the body's cage : Dim lights of life, that burn a length of years, Ufelefs, unfeen, as lamps in fepulchres ; Like eallern kings a lazy ftate they keep, And clofe confin'd...
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