The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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Page xxiv
... tears , as he bent over the dying poet , and said , " O God ! what is man ? " His remains were , according to his wish , deposited in Twicken- ham church , near his parents , where the single letter P on the stone alone distinguishes ...
... tears , as he bent over the dying poet , and said , " O God ! what is man ? " His remains were , according to his wish , deposited in Twicken- ham church , near his parents , where the single letter P on the stone alone distinguishes ...
Page 23
... tears ; The winds and trees and floods her death deplore , Daphne , our grief , our glory now no more ! But see where Daphne wondering mounts on high Above the clouds , above the starry sky ! Eternal beauties grace the shining scene ...
... tears ; The winds and trees and floods her death deplore , Daphne , our grief , our glory now no more ! But see where Daphne wondering mounts on high Above the clouds , above the starry sky ! Eternal beauties grace the shining scene ...
Page 26
... tear . In adamantine chains shall Death be bound , And Hell's grim tyrant feel th ' eternal wound . As the good shepherd tends his fleecy care , Seeks freshest pasture and the purest air , Explores the lost , the wandering sheep directs ...
... tear . In adamantine chains shall Death be bound , And Hell's grim tyrant feel th ' eternal wound . As the good shepherd tends his fleecy care , Seeks freshest pasture and the purest air , Explores the lost , the wandering sheep directs ...
Page 41
... tears begin to flow : Persians and Greeks like turns of nature found , And the world's victor stood subdued by sound ! The power of music all our hearts allow , And what Timotheus1 was , is Dryden now . Avoid extremes ; and shun the ...
... tears begin to flow : Persians and Greeks like turns of nature found , And the world's victor stood subdued by sound ! The power of music all our hearts allow , And what Timotheus1 was , is Dryden now . Avoid extremes ; and shun the ...
Page 72
... tears of brightest eyes could ease : Hear me , and touch Belinda with chagrin , That single act gives half the world the spleen . ' The goddess with a discontented air Seems to reject him , though she grants his prayer . A wondrous bag ...
... tears of brightest eyes could ease : Hear me , and touch Belinda with chagrin , That single act gives half the world the spleen . ' The goddess with a discontented air Seems to reject him , though she grants his prayer . A wondrous bag ...
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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