Alexander Pope Quotes About Flight

Quotes about: Flight

• What then remains, but well our power to use,
  And keep good-humor still whate'er we lose?
  And trust me, dear, good-humor can prevail,
  When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail.

  Alexander Pope

  Character, Air, Use

  Alexander Pope (1835). “The Works of Alexander Pope: With a Memoir of the Author, Notes, and Critical Notes on Each Poem”, p.124

• One thought of thee puts all the pomp to flight;
  Priests, tapers, temples, swim before my sight.

  Alexander Pope

  Life, Sight, Swim

  Alexander Pope (1824). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations”, p.275

• Fly, dotard, fly! With thy wise dreams and fables of the sky.

  Alexander Pope

  Wise, Dream, Sky

  Alexander Pope (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Alexander Pope (Illustrated)”, p.1130, Delphi Classics

• Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly!
  O grave! where is thy victory?
  O death! where is thy sting?

  Alexander Pope

  Death, Wings, Victory

  Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1831). “Poetical Works”, p.152

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