The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete, with His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements, as They Were Delivered to the Editor a Little Before His Death, Together with the Commentary and Notes of Mr. Warburton, 2. köideA. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, C. Bathurst, R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, J. Richardson, B. Law, S. Crowder, T. Longman, T. Field, and T. Caslon, 1760 |
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... Once the dear Objects of my guilty love ; All other loves are loft in only thine , Ah youth ungrateful to a flame like mine ! 20 Whom would not all those blooming charms fur- prize , Those heav'nly looks , and dear deluding eyes ? The ...
... Once the dear Objects of my guilty love ; All other loves are loft in only thine , Ah youth ungrateful to a flame like mine ! 20 Whom would not all those blooming charms fur- prize , Those heav'nly looks , and dear deluding eyes ? The ...
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... once thy Sappho could thy cares employ , Once in her arms you center'd all your joy : No time the dear remembrance can remove , For oh ! how vast a memory has love ? My mufic , then , you could for ever hear , And all my words were ...
... once thy Sappho could thy cares employ , Once in her arms you center'd all your joy : No time the dear remembrance can remove , For oh ! how vast a memory has love ? My mufic , then , you could for ever hear , And all my words were ...
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... the sweet delufions fly , 155 And all things wake to life and joy , but I , As if once more forfaken , I complain , And close my eyes to dream of you again : 4 1 Antra nemufque peto , tanquam nemus antraque profint SAPPHO TO PHAON . 15.
... the sweet delufions fly , 155 And all things wake to life and joy , but I , As if once more forfaken , I complain , And close my eyes to dream of you again : 4 1 Antra nemufque peto , tanquam nemus antraque profint SAPPHO TO PHAON . 15.
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... once the scene of love , The rocks around , the hanging roofs above , That charm'd me more , with native mofs o'er- grown , 165 Than Phrygian marble , or the Parian stone . I find the shades that veil'd our joys before ; But , Phaon ...
... once the scene of love , The rocks around , the hanging roofs above , That charm'd me more , with native mofs o'er- grown , 165 Than Phrygian marble , or the Parian stone . I find the shades that veil'd our joys before ; But , Phaon ...
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... once with hopeless fury burn'd , " In vain he lov'd , relentless Pyrrha fcorn'd : 194 " But when from hence he plung'd into the main , " Deucalion fcorn'd , and Pyrrha lov'd in vain . " Hafte , Sappho , hafte , from high Leucadia throw ...
... once with hopeless fury burn'd , " In vain he lov'd , relentless Pyrrha fcorn'd : 194 " But when from hence he plung'd into the main , " Deucalion fcorn'd , and Pyrrha lov'd in vain . " Hafte , Sappho , hafte , from high Leucadia throw ...
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Page 36 - The darksome pines, that o'er yon rocks reclin'd, Wave high, and murmur to the hollow wind, The wandering streams that shine between the hills, The grots that echo to the tinkling rills, The dying gales that pant upon the trees, The lakes that quiver to the curling breeze...
Page 35 - With other beauties charm my partial eyes, Full in my view set all the bright abode, And make my soul quit Abelard for God. Ah think at least thy flock deserves thy care, Plants of thy hand, and children of thy pray'r.
Page 30 - Still breath'd in sighs, still usher'd with a tear. I tremble too, where'er my own I find, Some dire misfortune follows close behind. Line after line my gushing eyes o'erflow...
Page 33 - em all: Not Caesar's empress would I deign to prove; No, make me mistress to the man I love; If there be yet another name more free, More fond than mistress, make me that to thee!
Page 37 - Ev'n here, where frozen chastity retires, Love finds an altar for forbidden fires. I ought to grieve, but cannot what I ought; I mourn the lover, not lament the fault; I view my crime, but kindle at the view...
Page 40 - Stain all my soul, and wanton in my eyes. I waste the Matin lamp in sighs for thee, Thy image steals between my God and me, Thy voice I seem in...
Page 26 - midst the stars inscribe Belinda's name. ELOISA TO ABELARD ARGUMENT ABELARD and Eloisa flourished in the twelfth Century; they were two of the most distinguished Persons of their age in learning and beauty, but for nothing more famous than for their unfortunate passion. After a long course of calamities, they retired each to a several Convent, and consecrated the remainder of their days to religion.
Page 34 - Still on that breast enamour'd let me lie, Still drink delicious poison from thy eye, Pant on thy lip, and to thy heart be press'd; Give all thou canst — and let me dream the rest.
Page 31 - Yet write, oh write me all, that I may join Griefs to thy griefs, and echo sighs to thine. Nor foes nor fortune take this pow'r away; And is my Abelard less kind than they?
Page 29 - Contemplation dwells, And ever-musing Melancholy reigns, What means this tumult in a vestal's veins ? Why rove my thoughts beyond this last retreat ? Why feels my heart its long-forgotten heat ? Yet, yet I love ! — From Abelard it came, And Eloi'sa yet must kiss the name.