The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of the AuthorCrissy & Markley, 1853 - 484 pages |
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... Behold the groves that shine with silver frost , Their beauty wither'd , and their verdure lost : Here shall I try the sweet Alexis ' strain , That call'd the listening Dryads to the plain : Thames heard the numbers as he flow'd along ...
... Behold the groves that shine with silver frost , Their beauty wither'd , and their verdure lost : Here shall I try the sweet Alexis ' strain , That call'd the listening Dryads to the plain : Thames heard the numbers as he flow'd along ...
Page 50
... behold a branch arise , Whose sacred flower with fragrance fills the skies 10 The ethereal spirit o'er its leaves shall move , And on its top descends the mystic dove . Ye heavens ! 2 from high the dewy nectar pour , And in soft silence ...
... behold a branch arise , Whose sacred flower with fragrance fills the skies 10 The ethereal spirit o'er its leaves shall move , And on its top descends the mystic dove . Ye heavens ! 2 from high the dewy nectar pour , And in soft silence ...
Page 51
... behold ! He from thick films shall purge the visual ray , And on the sightless eye - ball pour the day : " Tis he the obstructed paths of sound shall clear , And bid new music charm the unfolding ear : The dumb1 shall sing , the lame ...
... behold ! He from thick films shall purge the visual ray , And on the sightless eye - ball pour the day : " Tis he the obstructed paths of sound shall clear , And bid new music charm the unfolding ear : The dumb1 shall sing , the lame ...
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... behold , Though foaming Hermus swells with tides of gold , From heaven itself though sevenfold Nilus flows , And ... Behold ! the ascending villas on my side , Project long shadows o'er the crystal tide . Behold ! Augusta's ...
... behold , Though foaming Hermus swells with tides of gold , From heaven itself though sevenfold Nilus flows , And ... Behold ! the ascending villas on my side , Project long shadows o'er the crystal tide . Behold ! Augusta's ...
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... behold , And the new world launch forth to seek the old Then ships of uncouth form shall stem the tide , And feather'd people crowd my wealthy side , And naked youths and painted chiefs admire Our speech , our colour , and our strange ...
... behold , And the new world launch forth to seek the old Then ships of uncouth form shall stem the tide , And feather'd people crowd my wealthy side , And naked youths and painted chiefs admire Our speech , our colour , and our strange ...
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