The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of the AuthorCrissy & Markley, 1853 - 484 pages |
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... feast rose satisfied , Thank'd heaven that he lived , and that he died . for a man so mild and gentle to temper his rage , was not difficult . The next line is inharmonious in its sound , and mean in its conception ; the opposition is ...
... feast rose satisfied , Thank'd heaven that he lived , and that he died . for a man so mild and gentle to temper his rage , was not difficult . The next line is inharmonious in its sound , and mean in its conception ; the opposition is ...
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... feast to grace , ( So poets sing ) was present on the place : And lovely Venus , goddess of delight , Shook high her flaming torch in open sight . And danced around , and smiled on every knight : Pleased her best servant would his ...
... feast to grace , ( So poets sing ) was present on the place : And lovely Venus , goddess of delight , Shook high her flaming torch in open sight . And danced around , and smiled on every knight : Pleased her best servant would his ...
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... feast . ' Full in the midst , and on a starry throne , The majesty of heaven superior shone : Serene he look'd , and gave an awful nod , And all the trembling spheres confess'd the god . At Jove's assent , the deities around In solemn ...
... feast . ' Full in the midst , and on a starry throne , The majesty of heaven superior shone : Serene he look'd , and gave an awful nod , And all the trembling spheres confess'd the god . At Jove's assent , the deities around In solemn ...
Page 93
... feast . ) And now , by chance , by fate , or furies led , From Bacchus ' consecrated caves he fled , Where the shrill cries of frantic matrons sound , And Pentheus ' blood enrich'd the rising ground . Then sees Citharon towering o'er ...
... feast . ) And now , by chance , by fate , or furies led , From Bacchus ' consecrated caves he fled , Where the shrill cries of frantic matrons sound , And Pentheus ' blood enrich'd the rising ground . Then sees Citharon towering o'er ...
Page 94
... feasts , and wake the fires . His train obey , while all the courts around With noisy care and various tumult ... feast to grace , Acestis calls , the guardian of his race , Who first their youth in arts of virtue train'd , And ...
... feasts , and wake the fires . His train obey , while all the courts around With noisy care and various tumult ... feast to grace , Acestis calls , the guardian of his race , Who first their youth in arts of virtue train'd , And ...
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