The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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... smile with which he read it to his friends , and their tumultuous mirth . Gay was pro- jecting his " Beggars ' Opera , " and Pope preparing some of his witty " Miscellanies . " At the end of two months , the Dean was hurried home by the ...
... smile with which he read it to his friends , and their tumultuous mirth . Gay was pro- jecting his " Beggars ' Opera , " and Pope preparing some of his witty " Miscellanies . " At the end of two months , the Dean was hurried home by the ...
Page xxii
... smile cast on the Gordian knot of the mystery of the universe , instead of a sword cutting , or trying to cut , it in sunder - Warburton , a man of much talent and learning , but of more astuteness and anxiety to exalt himself , came ...
... smile cast on the Gordian knot of the mystery of the universe , instead of a sword cutting , or trying to cut , it in sunder - Warburton , a man of much talent and learning , but of more astuteness and anxiety to exalt himself , came ...
Page 12
... smile , the flowers begin to spring , The skies to brighten , and the birds to sing . DAPHNIS . All nature laughs , the groves are fresh and fair , The sun's mild lustre warms the vital air ; If Sylvia smiles , new glories gild the ...
... smile , the flowers begin to spring , The skies to brighten , and the birds to sing . DAPHNIS . All nature laughs , the groves are fresh and fair , The sun's mild lustre warms the vital air ; If Sylvia smiles , new glories gild the ...
Page 27
... smiling infant in his hand shall take The crested basilisk and speckled snake , Pleased , the green lustre of the scales survey , And with their forky tongue shall innocently play . Rise , crown'd with light , imperial Salem , rise ...
... smiling infant in his hand shall take The crested basilisk and speckled snake , Pleased , the green lustre of the scales survey , And with their forky tongue shall innocently play . Rise , crown'd with light , imperial Salem , rise ...
Page 39
... smile . Unlucky , as Fungosol in the play , These sparks with awkward vanity display What the fine gentleman wore yesterday ; And but so mimic ancient wits at best , As apes our grandsires , in their doublets dress'd . In words , as ...
... smile . Unlucky , as Fungosol in the play , These sparks with awkward vanity display What the fine gentleman wore yesterday ; And but so mimic ancient wits at best , As apes our grandsires , in their doublets dress'd . In words , as ...
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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