Alexander Pope ( 10 of 261 )
Fear not the anger of the wise to raise;
Those best can fear reproof who merit praise.
Fear not the anger of the wise to raise;
Those best can fear reproof who merit praise.
In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung.
In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung.
An honest man's the noblest work of God.
An honest man's the noblest work of God.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.
Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise.
Others import yet nobler arts from France,
Teach kings to fiddle, and make senates dance.
Others import yet nobler arts from France,
Teach kings to fiddle, and make senates dance.
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
Be niggards of advice on no pretense;
For the worst avarice is that of sense.
Be niggards of advice on no pretense;
For the worst avarice is that of sense.
Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see: That mercy I to others show, read more
Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see: That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
To wake the soul by tender strokes of art,
To raise the genius, and to mend the heart;
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To wake the soul by tender strokes of art,
To raise the genius, and to mend the heart;
To make mankind, in conscious virtue bold,
Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold--
For this the tragic Muse first trod the stage.
