The Poetical Works of Alexander PopeRoutledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1863 - 478 pages |
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... 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 ; Thus , far from Delia , to the winds I mourn Alike unheard , unpitied , and forlorn . Go ...
... 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 ; Thus , far from Delia , to the winds I mourn Alike unheard , unpitied , and forlorn . Go ...
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... sighs away ! Cursed be the fields that cause my Delia's stay ; Fade every blossom , wither every tree , Die every flower , and perish all , but she . What have I said ? where'er my Delia flies , Let spring attend , and sudden flowers ...
... sighs away ! Cursed be the fields that cause my Delia's stay ; Fade every blossom , wither every tree , Die every flower , and perish all , but she . What have I said ? where'er my Delia flies , Let spring attend , and sudden flowers ...
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... sigh , no murmur the wide world shall hear , From every face he wipes off every tear . In adamantine chains shall Death be bound , And Hell's grim tyrant feel the eternal wound . As the good shepherd " tends his fleecy care , Seeks ...
... sigh , no murmur the wide world shall hear , From every face he wipes off every tear . In adamantine chains shall Death be bound , And Hell's grim tyrant feel the eternal wound . As the good shepherd " tends his fleecy care , Seeks ...
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... sighs , And sterner Cassius melts at Junia's eyes . What is loose love ? a transient gust , Spent in a sudden storm of lust , A vapour fed from wild desire , A wandering , self - consuming fire . But Hymen's kinder flames unite , And ...
... sighs , And sterner Cassius melts at Junia's eyes . What is loose love ? a transient gust , Spent in a sudden storm of lust , A vapour fed from wild desire , A wandering , self - consuming fire . But Hymen's kinder flames unite , And ...
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... sighs to raise the fire . Then prostrate falls , and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain , and long possess the prize : The powers gave ear3 , and granted half his prayer , The rest , the winds dispersed in empty air . But now secure ...
... sighs to raise the fire . Then prostrate falls , and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain , and long possess the prize : The powers gave ear3 , and granted half his prayer , The rest , the winds dispersed in empty air . But now secure ...
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