The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of the AuthorCrissy & Markley, 1853 - 484 pages |
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Page 51
... falchion in a plough - share end . Then palaces shall rise ; the joyful son6 Shall finish what his short - lived sire begun ; Their vines a shadow to their race shall yield , And the same hand that sow'd , shall reap the field . The ...
... falchion in a plough - share end . Then palaces shall rise ; the joyful son6 Shall finish what his short - lived sire begun ; Their vines a shadow to their race shall yield , And the same hand that sow'd , shall reap the field . The ...
Page 235
... falchion flies . Furious he said , and toward the Grecian crew ( Seized by the crest ) the unhappy warrior drew Struggling he follow'd , while the embroider d thong , That tied his helmet , dragg'd the chief along . Then had his ruin ...
... falchion flies . Furious he said , and toward the Grecian crew ( Seized by the crest ) the unhappy warrior drew Struggling he follow'd , while the embroider d thong , That tied his helmet , dragg'd the chief along . Then had his ruin ...
Page 240
... falchion round , And gash'd his belly with a ghastly wound . The corpse now breathless on the bloody plain , To spoil his arms the victor strove in vain ; The Thracian bands against the victor press'd ; 620 A grove of lances glitter'd ...
... falchion round , And gash'd his belly with a ghastly wound . The corpse now breathless on the bloody plain , To spoil his arms the victor strove in vain ; The Thracian bands against the victor press'd ; 620 A grove of lances glitter'd ...
Page 242
... falchion cleaves . Those slain he left ; and sprung with noble rage Abas and Polyïdus to engage ; * Pandarus . 250 And thought the steeds ( your large supplies unknown ) Might fail of forage in the straiten'd town ; So took my bow and ...
... falchion cleaves . Those slain he left ; and sprung with noble rage Abas and Polyïdus to engage ; * Pandarus . 250 And thought the steeds ( your large supplies unknown ) Might fail of forage in the straiten'd town ; So took my bow and ...
Page 249
... falchion found , And hewd the enormous giant to the ground : 1090 His thundering arm a deadly stroke impress'd Where the black horse - hair nodded o'er his crest . Fix'd in his front the brazen weapon lies , And seals in endless shades ...
... falchion found , And hewd the enormous giant to the ground : 1090 His thundering arm a deadly stroke impress'd Where the black horse - hair nodded o'er his crest . Fix'd in his front the brazen weapon lies , And seals in endless shades ...
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