The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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Page vii
... Fame should at length open to receive him . " At twelve , he wrote the " Ode to Solitude ; " and shortly after , his satirical piece on Elkanah Settle , and some of his translations and imitations . His next period , he says , was in ...
... Fame should at length open to receive him . " At twelve , he wrote the " Ode to Solitude ; " and shortly after , his satirical piece on Elkanah Settle , and some of his translations and imitations . His next period , he says , was in ...
Page xi
... Fame , " and the " Elegy on the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady . " Her story is still involved in mystery . Her name is said to have been Wainsbury . She was attached to a lover above her degree , -some say to the Duke of Berry , whom ...
... Fame , " and the " Elegy on the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady . " Her story is still involved in mystery . Her name is said to have been Wainsbury . She was attached to a lover above her degree , -some say to the Duke of Berry , whom ...
Page xvii
... fame , and the conception of his power , it did not tend to shew him in the most amiable light , or perhaps to promote his own comfort or peace of mind . After having emptied out his bile in " The Dunciad , " he ought to have become ...
... fame , and the conception of his power , it did not tend to shew him in the most amiable light , or perhaps to promote his own comfort or peace of mind . After having emptied out his bile in " The Dunciad , " he ought to have become ...
Page xxvii
... Fame , · 120 Chorus of Athenians , 100 Chorus of Youths and Virgins , T01 TO THE AUTHOR OF A POEM ELOISA TO ABELARD , EPISTLE TO ROBERT EARL OF OXFORD AND EARL MORTI- 136 · ENTITLED SUCCESSIO , 103 • · ODE ON SOLITUDE , 104 MER ...
... Fame , · 120 Chorus of Athenians , 100 Chorus of Youths and Virgins , T01 TO THE AUTHOR OF A POEM ELOISA TO ABELARD , EPISTLE TO ROBERT EARL OF OXFORD AND EARL MORTI- 136 · ENTITLED SUCCESSIO , 103 • · ODE ON SOLITUDE , 104 MER ...
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... fame , or pleasure , as each affords the other . Every one acknowledges , it would be a wild notion to expect perfection in any work of man : and yet one would think the contrary was taken for granted , by the judgment commonly passed ...
... fame , or pleasure , as each affords the other . Every one acknowledges , it would be a wild notion to expect perfection in any work of man : and yet one would think the contrary was taken for granted , by the judgment commonly passed ...
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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