The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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Page 11
... Blest Thames's shores the brightest beauties yield , Feed here , my lambs , I'll seek no distant field . VARIATIONS . VER . 49-52 . Originally thus in the MS.- Pan , let my numbers equal Strephon's lays , Of Parian stone thy statue will ...
... Blest Thames's shores the brightest beauties yield , Feed here , my lambs , I'll seek no distant field . VARIATIONS . VER . 49-52 . Originally thus in the MS.- Pan , let my numbers equal Strephon's lays , Of Parian stone thy statue will ...
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... blest with her , ' tis spring throughout the year . VARIATIONS . VER 69-73 . These verses were thus at first- All nature mourns , the birds their songs deny , Nor wasted brooks the thirsty flowers supply ; 08 80 If Delia smile , the ...
... blest with her , ' tis spring throughout the year . VARIATIONS . VER 69-73 . These verses were thus at first- All nature mourns , the birds their songs deny , Nor wasted brooks the thirsty flowers supply ; 08 80 If Delia smile , the ...
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... Blest swains , whose nymphs in every grace excel ; Blest nymphs , whose swains those graces sing so well ! Now rise , and haste to yonder woodbine bowers , A soft retreat from sudden vernal showers ; The turf with rural dainties shall ...
... Blest swains , whose nymphs in every grace excel ; Blest nymphs , whose swains those graces sing so well ! Now rise , and haste to yonder woodbine bowers , A soft retreat from sudden vernal showers ; The turf with rural dainties shall ...
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... blest , So Heaven decrees ! with Heaven who can contest ? Some thought it mounted to the lunar sphere , Since all things lost on earth are treasured there . There heroes ' wits are kept in ponderous vases , And beaux ' in snuff - boxes ...
... blest , So Heaven decrees ! with Heaven who can contest ? Some thought it mounted to the lunar sphere , Since all things lost on earth are treasured there . There heroes ' wits are kept in ponderous vases , And beaux ' in snuff - boxes ...
Page 84
... blest , Near , and more near , the closing lines invest ; Sudden they seize the amazed , defenceless prize , And high in air Britannia's standard flies . 66 99 110 See ! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs , And mounts exulting ...
... blest , Near , and more near , the closing lines invest ; Sudden they seize the amazed , defenceless prize , And high in air Britannia's standard flies . 66 99 110 See ! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs , And mounts exulting ...
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ALEXANDER POPE ancient Bavius beauty bless'd blest bliss breast breath bright charms court cried critics crown'd Curll Cynthus divine Dunciad e'er earth ease Eclogues Elkanah Settle envy EPISTLE eternal eyes fair fame fate fire fix'd flames flowers fools genius glory Gnome grace groves happy head heart Heaven honour Horace Iliad kings knave laws learn'd live Lord Lord Bolingbroke mankind mind mortal Muse Muse's Nature Nature's ne'er never numbers nymph o'er once passion pastoral peace plain pleased poem poet Pope Pope's praise pride proud rage reason rhyme rise sacred Sappho satire sense shade shine sighs sing skies smile soft song soul spleen Sylphs taught tears Thalestris thee Theocritus things thou thought trembling truth Twas Umbriel VARIATIONS verse virtue WESTMINSTER ABBEY whate'er Whig wings write youth