The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: ...A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater, 1789 |
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... ev'ry thought refine , " And ev'n thy life be faultless as thy line . " Yet Envy still with fiercer rage pursues , " Obscures the virtue , and defames the mufe . " A foul like thine , in pain , in grief , refign'd , " Views with just ...
... ev'ry thought refine , " And ev'n thy life be faultless as thy line . " Yet Envy still with fiercer rage pursues , " Obscures the virtue , and defames the mufe . " A foul like thine , in pain , in grief , refign'd , " Views with just ...
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... ev'ry virtue fraught , " By patriots , priests , and poets taught : " Whose filial piety excells Whatever Grecian story tells : " A genius for each bus'ness fit , " Whose meanest talent is his wit , " & c . Let us now recreate thee ...
... ev'ry virtue fraught , " By patriots , priests , and poets taught : " Whose filial piety excells Whatever Grecian story tells : " A genius for each bus'ness fit , " Whose meanest talent is his wit , " & c . Let us now recreate thee ...
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... ev'ry line ! " These he admir'd , on these he stamp'd his praife , " And bade them live to brighten future days ( x ) . " So alfo one who takes the name of H. STANHOPE , the maker of certain verses to Duncan Campbell ( y ) ,. in that ...
... ev'ry line ! " These he admir'd , on these he stamp'd his praife , " And bade them live to brighten future days ( x ) . " So alfo one who takes the name of H. STANHOPE , the maker of certain verses to Duncan Campbell ( y ) ,. in that ...
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... ev'ry way . " With Egypt's art thy pen may ftrive ; " One potent drop let this but shed , " And ev'ry rogue that stunk alive , " Becomes a precious mummy dead . " Ver . 142. rueful length of face ] " The decrepit person or fi- gure ...
... ev'ry way . " With Egypt's art thy pen may ftrive ; " One potent drop let this but shed , " And ev'ry rogue that stunk alive , " Becomes a precious mummy dead . " Ver . 142. rueful length of face ] " The decrepit person or fi- gure ...
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... ev'ry lay . " Devote a wreath to thee ; " That day ( for come it will ) that day " Shall I lament to fee . " Ver . 143. A shaggy tapestry . ] A forry kind of tapestry frequent in old inns , made of worsted or fome coarser stuff : Like ...
... ev'ry lay . " Devote a wreath to thee ; " That day ( for come it will ) that day " Shall I lament to fee . " Ver . 143. A shaggy tapestry . ] A forry kind of tapestry frequent in old inns , made of worsted or fome coarser stuff : Like ...
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