The saint sustain'd it, but the woman died.
-- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
-- Epitaph on Mrs. Corbet
-- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
-- Epitaph on Mrs. Corbet
Related:
- Who ne'er knew joy but friendship might divide,
Or gave his father grief but when he died.
Alexander Pope (1688-1744) -- Epitaph on the Hon.... - Of manners gentle, of affections mild;
In wit a man,
simplicity a child. -- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)... - T is from high life high characters are drawn;
A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn.
Alexander Pope (1688-1744) -- Moral Essays, Epistle... - Heroes as great have died, and yet shall fall.
-- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
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The Iliad of Homer, Book xv, Line... - Father of all! in every age,
In every clime adored,
By saint, by savage, and by sage, Jehovah, Jove,... - Odious! in woollen! 't would a saint provoke,"
Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke.
Alexander Pope (1688-1744) -- Moral Essays, Epistle... - Whether the charmer sinner it or saint it,
If folly grow romantic,
I must paint it. -- Alexander Pope (1688-1744) -... - Woman 's at best a contradiction still.
-- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
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Moral Essays, Epistle ii, Line... - Vain was the chief's the sage's pride!
They had no poet,
and they died. -- Alexander Pope (1688-1744) -- Satires...
