The whole poetical works of Alexander Pope, Esq., including his translations of Homer's Iliad and OdysseyA. Miller, 1800 |
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... ftill perfift to read , " And Homer will be all the Books you need . " That the earl of Halifax was one of the first to favour me , of whom it is hard to ay whether the advancement of the polite arts is more owing to his generofity or ...
... ftill perfift to read , " And Homer will be all the Books you need . " That the earl of Halifax was one of the first to favour me , of whom it is hard to ay whether the advancement of the polite arts is more owing to his generofity or ...
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... ftill , Prophet of plagues , for ever boding ill ! 125 130 65 Still muft that tongue fome wounding meffage bring , And ftil thy priestly pride provoke thy king ? For this are Phoebus ' oracles explor'd , 135 70 75 To teach the Greeks to ...
... ftill , Prophet of plagues , for ever boding ill ! 125 130 65 Still muft that tongue fome wounding meffage bring , And ftil thy priestly pride provoke thy king ? For this are Phoebus ' oracles explor'd , 135 70 75 To teach the Greeks to ...
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... ftill , amidft his navy fate The ftern Achilles , ftedfaft in his hate ; Nor mix'd in combat , nor in council join'd ; But wafting cares lay heavy on his mind : " In his black thoughts revenge and flaughter roll , And scenes of blood ...
... ftill , amidft his navy fate The ftern Achilles , ftedfaft in his hate ; Nor mix'd in combat , nor in council join'd ; But wafting cares lay heavy on his mind : " In his black thoughts revenge and flaughter roll , And scenes of blood ...
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... ftill , thou flave , and to thy betters yield ; Unknown alike in council and in field ! Ye Gods , what daftards ... ftill his theme ; But royal fcandal his delight fupreme . Long had he liv'd the fcorn of every Greek , Vext when he spoke ...
... ftill , thou flave , and to thy betters yield ; Unknown alike in council and in field ! Ye Gods , what daftards ... ftill his theme ; But royal fcandal his delight fupreme . Long had he liv'd the fcorn of every Greek , Vext when he spoke ...
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... ftill they mourn'd their ancient leader loft . The men who Glaphyra's fair foil partake , Where hills encircle Boebe's lowly lake . Where Phare hears the neighbouring waters fall , Or proud fölcus lifts her airy wall , 865 In ten black ...
... ftill they mourn'd their ancient leader loft . The men who Glaphyra's fair foil partake , Where hills encircle Boebe's lowly lake . Where Phare hears the neighbouring waters fall , Or proud fölcus lifts her airy wall , 865 In ten black ...
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Page 309 - For, that sad moment, when the sylphs withdrew, And Ariel weeping from Belinda flew, Umbriel, a dusky, melancholy sprite, As ever sullied the fair face of light, Down to the central earth, his proper scene, Repair'd to search the gloomy cave of Spleen.
Page 6 - Homer was the greater genius, Virgil the better artist. In one, we most admire the man ; in the other, the work: Homer hurries and transports us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty...
Page 317 - Ev'n here, where frozen chastity retires, Love finds an altar for forbidden fires. I ought to grieve, but cannot what I ought; I mourn the lover, not lament the fault; I view my crime, but kindle at the view...
Page 301 - Some to Conceit alone their taste confine, And glitt'ring thoughts struck out at ev'ry line; Pleas'd with a work where nothing's just or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets, like painters, thus, unskill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art.
Page 376 - A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest; Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust, Wit that can creep, and pride that licks the dust.
Page 355 - Is it for thee the lark ascends and sings? Joy tunes his voice, joy elevates his wings. Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat ? Loves of his own and raptures swell the note.
Page 394 - Seen him, unencumbered with the venal tribe, Smile without art, and win without a bribe. Would he oblige me? let me only find He does not think me what he thinks mankind.
Page 308 - Soon as she spreads her hand, th' aerial guard Descend, and sit on each important card: First Ariel perched upon a Matadore, Then each, according to the rank they bore; For Sylphs, yet mindful of their ancient race, 35 Are, as when women, wondrous fond of place.
Page 312 - How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful tongue.
Page 361 - The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace ; His country next ; and next all human race ; Wide and more wide, th...