The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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... taught himself to write . When eight years old , he was placed under the care of the family priest , one Bannister , who taught him the Latin and Greek grammars together . He was next removed to a Catholic seminary at Twyford , near ...
... taught himself to write . When eight years old , he was placed under the care of the family priest , one Bannister , who taught him the Latin and Greek grammars together . He was next removed to a Catholic seminary at Twyford , near ...
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... taught to sing , Bewail'd his fate beside a silver spring ; Where gentle Thames his winding waters leads VER . 3 , 4. Originally thus in the MS .-- There to the winds he plain'd his hapless love , And Amaryllis fill'd the vocal grove ...
... taught to sing , Bewail'd his fate beside a silver spring ; Where gentle Thames his winding waters leads VER . 3 , 4. Originally thus in the MS .-- There to the winds he plain'd his hapless love , And Amaryllis fill'd the vocal grove ...
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... taught the groves my Rosalinda's name : ' But now the reeds shall hang on yonder tree , For ever silent , since despised by thee . Oh ! were I made by some transforming power The captive bird that sings within thy bower ! Then might my ...
... taught the groves my Rosalinda's name : ' But now the reeds shall hang on yonder tree , For ever silent , since despised by thee . Oh ! were I made by some transforming power The captive bird that sings within thy bower ! Then might my ...
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... Taught rocks to weep , and made the mountains groan . Go , gentle gales , and bear my sighs away ! To Delia's ear the tender notes convey . As some sad turtle his lost love deplores , And with deep murmurs fills the sounding shores , 20 ...
... Taught rocks to weep , and made the mountains groan . Go , gentle gales , and bear my sighs away ! To Delia's ear the tender notes convey . As some sad turtle his lost love deplores , And with deep murmurs fills the sounding shores , 20 ...
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... taught the shore ; Now Daphne's dead , and Pleasure is no more ! No grateful dews descend from evening skies , Nor morning odours from the flowers arise ; No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field , Nor fragrant herbs their native ...
... taught the shore ; Now Daphne's dead , and Pleasure is no more ! No grateful dews descend from evening skies , Nor morning odours from the flowers arise ; No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field , Nor fragrant herbs their native ...
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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