The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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... England ever pro- duced , so frequently reminding you of a bright sting set in the body , and steeped in the venom , of a wasp . And yet , withal , he possessed many virtues , which endeared him xxiv LIFE OF ALEXANDER POPE .
... England ever pro- duced , so frequently reminding you of a bright sting set in the body , and steeped in the venom , of a wasp . And yet , withal , he possessed many virtues , which endeared him xxiv LIFE OF ALEXANDER POPE .
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... bright crocus and blue violet glow ; Here western winds on breathing roses blow . I'll stake yon lamb , that near the fountain plays , And from the brink his dancing shade surveys . DAPHNIS . And I this bowl , where wanton ivy twines ...
... bright crocus and blue violet glow ; Here western winds on breathing roses blow . I'll stake yon lamb , that near the fountain plays , And from the brink his dancing shade surveys . DAPHNIS . And I this bowl , where wanton ivy twines ...
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... while thy Muse complains ! Such silence waits on Philomela's strains , In some still evening , when the whispering breeze Pants on the leaves , and dies upon the trees . 49 60 70 80 To thee , bright goddess , oft a lamb shall PASTORALS .
... while thy Muse complains ! Such silence waits on Philomela's strains , In some still evening , when the whispering breeze Pants on the leaves , and dies upon the trees . 49 60 70 80 To thee , bright goddess , oft a lamb shall PASTORALS .
Page 79
... bright nymph ! to mourn thy ravish'd hair , Which adds new glory to the shining sphere ! Not all the tresses that fair head can boast , Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost . For , after all the murders of your eye , When , after ...
... bright nymph ! to mourn thy ravish'd hair , Which adds new glory to the shining sphere ! Not all the tresses that fair head can boast , Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost . For , after all the murders of your eye , When , after ...
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... bright beauties on thy banks below ; 230 Where Jove , subdued by mortal passion still , Might change Olympus for a nobler hill . Happy the man whom this bright court approves , His sovereign favours , and his country loves : Happy next ...
... bright beauties on thy banks below ; 230 Where Jove , subdued by mortal passion still , Might change Olympus for a nobler hill . Happy the man whom this bright court approves , His sovereign favours , and his country loves : Happy next ...
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ALEXANDER POPE ancient Bavius beauty bless'd blest bliss breast breath bright charms court cried critics crown'd Curll Cynthus 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 learning 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