What nothing earthly gives or can destroy
- DMI number:
- 32724
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- What nothing earthly gives or can destroy
- Last Line:
- All end in love of God and love of man
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Essay, Satire, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Blank verse
- Themes:
- Advice / moral precepts and Philosophical enquiry
- Author:
- Alexander Pope
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from Essay on Man Epistle I. Twickenham edition III i.
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors [T90031] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.35-41
- Poem Title:
- Virtue Alone affords True Happiness.
- Attribution:
- Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [T87951] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.35-41
- Poem Title:
- Virtue Alone affords True Happiness.
- Attribution:
- Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [T189227] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.45-51
- Poem Title:
- Virtue Alone affords True Happiness.
- Attribution:
- Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry. From the most eminent authors. [N15990] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.45-51
- Poem Title:
- Virtue Alone affords True Happiness.
- Attribution:
- Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry. From the most eminent authors. [T79395] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.45-51
- Poem Title:
- Virtue Alone affords True Happiness.
- Attribution:
- Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry. From the most eminent authors. [T79396] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.45-51
- Poem Title:
- Virtue Alone affords True Happiness.
- Attribution:
- Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [N16023] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.39-46
- Poem Title:
- Virtue Alone affords True Happiness.
- Attribution:
- Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [N29557] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.39-46
- Poem Title:
- Virtue Alone affords True Happiness.
- Attribution:
- Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [T87952] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.39-46
- Poem Title:
- Virtue Alone affords True Happiness.
- Attribution:
- Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
Poem Aliases
Pope. Essay on Man. Epistle 1.
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