The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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... honours scatter'd on her bier . See where , on earth , the flowery glories lie , With her they flourish'd , and with her they die . Ah , what avail the beauties Nature wore , Fair Daphne's dead , and Beauty is no more ! For her the ...
... honours scatter'd on her bier . See where , on earth , the flowery glories lie , With her they flourish'd , and with her they die . Ah , what avail the beauties Nature wore , Fair Daphne's dead , and Beauty is no more ! For her the ...
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... honour , and thy praise shall live ! THYRSIS . But see , Orion sheds unwholesome dews ; Arise , the pines a noxious shade diffuse ; Sharp Boreas blows , and Nature feels decay , Time conquers all , and we must Time obey . Adieu , ye ...
... honour , and thy praise shall live ! THYRSIS . But see , Orion sheds unwholesome dews ; Arise , the pines a noxious shade diffuse ; Sharp Boreas blows , and Nature feels decay , Time conquers all , and we must Time obey . Adieu , ye ...
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... honours with increase of ages grow , As streams roll down , enlarging as they flow ; Nations unborn your mighty names shall sound , And worlds applaud that must not yet be found ! Oh may some spark of your celestial fire , The last ...
... honours with increase of ages grow , As streams roll down , enlarging as they flow ; Nations unborn your mighty names shall sound , And worlds applaud that must not yet be found ! Oh may some spark of your celestial fire , The last ...
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... honour merit then , When we but praise ourselves in other men . Parties in wit attend on those of state , And public faction doubles private hate . Pride , malice , folly , against Dryden rose , In various shapes of parsons , critics ...
... honour merit then , When we but praise ourselves in other men . Parties in wit attend on those of state , And public faction doubles private hate . Pride , malice , folly , against Dryden rose , In various shapes of parsons , critics ...
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... 692 , the author omitted these two : - Vain wits and critics were no more allow'd , When none but saints had licence to be proud . 676 680 690 700 Immortal Vida ! on whose honour'd brow The poet's bays AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM . 51.
... 692 , the author omitted these two : - Vain wits and critics were no more allow'd , When none but saints had licence to be proud . 676 680 690 700 Immortal Vida ! on whose honour'd brow The poet's bays AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM . 51.
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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