Book II, lines 100–103
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“Heaven's all-subduing will,
With good the progeny of ill,
Attempreth every state below.”
Book I, Ode II, No. 2: "On the Winter Solstice", stanza vi, lines 58–60
Odes on Several Subjects (1745)
“The man forget not, though in rags he lies,
And know the mortal through a crown's disguise.”
Source: Epistle to Curio (1744), Lines 197–198
“The Providence of heaven
Has some peculiar blessing given
To each allotted state below.”
Book I, Ode II, No. 1: "For the Winter Solstice", stanza v, lines 48–50
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Mark Akenside Quotes
Book I, line 500–511
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Book II, lines 683–693
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Source: Epistle to Curio (1744), Lines 265–268
“Seeks painted trifles and fantastic toys,
And eagerly pursues imaginary joys.”
The Virtuoso (1737), stanza x, lines 89–90
Book III, lines 109–113
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“Oft the hours
From morn to eve have stolen unmark'd away,
While mute attention hung upon his lips.”
Book II, lines 183–185
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“Pall on her temper, like a twice-told tale.”
Book I, line 220
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“Rustic herald of the spring.”
Book II, Ode III: "To the Cuckoo", stanza i, line 1
Odes on Several Subjects (1745)
“Such and so various are the tastes of men!”
Book III, line 567
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“Than Timoleon's arms require,
And Tully's curule chair, and Milton's golden lyre.”
Book I, Ode XVII: "On a Sermon against Glory", stanza ii, lines 17–18
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Book III, lines 173–178
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