Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Death Quotes
Mark'd out by dangerous parts he meets the shock,And fatal Learning leads him to the block. (171-172)
Dreams, Hopes and Plans Quotes
Delusive Fortune hears th' incessant call,They mount, they shine, evaporate, and fall. (75-76)
Religion Quotes
[...] petitions yet remain,Which Heav'n may hear, nor deem religion vain. (349-350)
Power Quotes
Let hist'ry tell, where rival kings command,And dubious title shakes the madded land, When statutes glean the refuse of the sword,How much more safe the vassal than the lord (29-32)
Pride Quotes
Then say how hope and fear, desire and hate,O'erspread with snares the clouded maze of fate,Where wav'ring man, betray'd by vent'rous pride,To tread the dreary paths without a guide (5-8)