The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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Page vii
... rhymes . " His principal favourites were Virgil's " Eclogues , " in Latin ; and in English , Spencer , Waller , and Dryden— admiring Spencer , we presume , for his luxuriant fancy , Wal- ler for his smooth versification , and Dryden for ...
... rhymes . " His principal favourites were Virgil's " Eclogues , " in Latin ; and in English , Spencer , Waller , and Dryden— admiring Spencer , we presume , for his luxuriant fancy , Wal- ler for his smooth versification , and Dryden for ...
Page 3
... rhyme together ; and what critic can be so unreasonable as not to leave a man time enough for any more serious employment , or more agreeable amusement ? The only plea I shall use for the favour of the public is , that I have as great a ...
... rhyme together ; and what critic can be so unreasonable as not to leave a man time enough for any more serious employment , or more agreeable amusement ? The only plea I shall use for the favour of the public is , that I have as great a ...
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... rhyme together . We spend our youth in pursuit of riches or fame , in hopes to enjoy them when we are old ; and when we are old , we find it is too late to enjoy any thing . I therefore hope the wits will pardon me , if I reserve some ...
... rhyme together . We spend our youth in pursuit of riches or fame , in hopes to enjoy them when we are old ; and when we are old , we find it is too late to enjoy any thing . I therefore hope the wits will pardon me , if I reserve some ...
Page 40
... rhymes ; 6 Where'er you find the cooling western breeze , ' In the next line , it whispers through the trees : ' If crystal streams with pleasing murmurs creep , ' The reader's threaten'd ( not in vain ) with ' sleep : ' Then , at the ...
... rhymes ; 6 Where'er you find the cooling western breeze , ' In the next line , it whispers through the trees : ' If crystal streams with pleasing murmurs creep , ' The reader's threaten'd ( not in vain ) with ' sleep : ' Then , at the ...
Page 43
... rhyming clowns that gladded Shak- speare's age , No more with crambo entertain the stage . Who now in anagrams their patron praise , Or sing their mistress in acrostic lays ? Even pulpits pleased with merry puns of yore ; Now all are ...
... rhyming clowns that gladded Shak- speare's age , No more with crambo entertain the stage . Who now in anagrams their patron praise , Or sing their mistress in acrostic lays ? Even pulpits pleased with merry puns of yore ; Now all are ...
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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