The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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... knaves undone ! If wit so much from ignorance undergo , Ah , let not learning too commence its foe ! Of old , those met rewards who could excel , And such were praised who but endeavour'd well : Though triumphs were to generals only due ...
... knaves undone ! If wit so much from ignorance undergo , Ah , let not learning too commence its foe ! Of old , those met rewards who could excel , And such were praised who but endeavour'd well : Though triumphs were to generals only due ...
Page 65
... Knaves in garbs succinct , a trusty band , Caps on their heads , and halberts in their hand ; And particolour'd ... Knave , who dares his prince engage , Proves the just victim of his royal rage . Even mighty Pam , that Kings and ...
... Knaves in garbs succinct , a trusty band , Caps on their heads , and halberts in their hand ; And particolour'd ... Knave , who dares his prince engage , Proves the just victim of his royal rage . Even mighty Pam , that Kings and ...
Page 66
... Knave of Diamonds tries his wily arts , And wins ( oh shameful chance ! ) the Queen of Hearts . At this , the blood the virgin's cheek forsook , A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look ; She sees , and trembles at the approaching ill ...
... Knave of Diamonds tries his wily arts , And wins ( oh shameful chance ! ) the Queen of Hearts . At this , the blood the virgin's cheek forsook , A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look ; She sees , and trembles at the approaching ill ...
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... rest . 9 Silence the knave's repute , the whore's good name , The only honour of the wishing dame ; Thy very want of tongue makes thee a kind of fame . 10 But couldst thou seize some tongues that now are 116 POPE'S POETICAL WORKS .
... rest . 9 Silence the knave's repute , the whore's good name , The only honour of the wishing dame ; Thy very want of tongue makes thee a kind of fame . 10 But couldst thou seize some tongues that now are 116 POPE'S POETICAL WORKS .
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... knaves in state : Yet soft his nature , though severe his lay , His anger moral , and his wisdom gay . ' Mr C. ' Mr Cleland , whose residence was in St James's Place , where he died in 1741. See preface to ' The Dunciad . ' Bless'd ...
... knaves in state : Yet soft his nature , though severe his lay , His anger moral , and his wisdom gay . ' Mr C. ' Mr Cleland , whose residence was in St James's Place , where he died in 1741. See preface to ' The Dunciad . ' Bless'd ...
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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