Alexander Pope Quotes About Saints

Quotes about: Saints

• Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

  Alexander Pope

  Saint, Paint, Folly

  Alexander Pope (1854). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: Edited by Robert Carruthers. Illustrated by Portraits and Original Designs. In 4 Volumes”, p.22

• Oh! if to dance all night, and dress all day,
  Charm'd the small-pox, or chas'd old age away;
  . . . .
  To patch, nay ogle, might become a saint,
  Nor could it sure be such a sin to paint.

  Alexander Pope

  Night, Dancing, Age

  Alexander Pope (1822). “The Works of Alexander Pope”, p.373

• A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn.

  Alexander Pope

  Saint, Lawns

  'Epistles to Several Persons' 'To Lord Cobham' (1734) l. 87

• The worst of madmen is a saint run mad.

  Alexander Pope

  Running, Mad, Insanity

  'Imitations of Horace' Horace bk. 1, Epistle 6 (1738) l. 27

• No silver saints, by dying misers giv'n, Here brib'd the rage of ill-requited heav'n; But such plain roofs as Piety could raise, And only vocal with the Maker's praise.

  Alexander Pope

  Dying, Saint, Silver

  Alexander Pope, John Butt (1963). “Poems”, p.256, Yale University Press

• Tis from high Life high Characters are drawn; A Saint in Crape is twice a Saint in Lawn: A Judge is just, a Chanc'llor juster still; A Gownman learn'd; a Bishop what you will; Wise if a minister; but if a King, More wise, more learn'd, more just, more ev'rything.

  Alexander Pope

  Wise, Kings, Character

  Alexander Pope (1873). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope Edited with Notes and Introductory Memoir by Adolphus William Ward”, p.232

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