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 xxvi
... javelin or culiarities was communicated by a female domes- the sword ; the slaughters of Canna were reversed tic of the Earl of Oxford , who knew him perhaps by a ring . The death of Pope was imputed by after the middle of life . He was ...
... javelin or culiarities was communicated by a female domes- the sword ; the slaughters of Canna were reversed tic of the Earl of Oxford , who knew him perhaps by a ring . The death of Pope was imputed by after the middle of life . He was ...
Page xxxv
... javelin of Priam . All truth is valuable , and satirical criticism may be considered as useful when it rectifies error and improves judgment ; he that refines the public taste is a public benefactor . we are made . We may learn yet more ...
... javelin of Priam . All truth is valuable , and satirical criticism may be considered as useful when it rectifies error and improves judgment ; he that refines the public taste is a public benefactor . we are made . We may learn yet more ...
Page 77
... javelin hold : His giant limbs are arm'd in scales of gold . Between the statues obelisks were placed , And the learn'd walls with hieroglyphics graced . Of Gothic structure was the northern side , O'erwrought with ornaments of ...
... javelin hold : His giant limbs are arm'd in scales of gold . Between the statues obelisks were placed , And the learn'd walls with hieroglyphics graced . Of Gothic structure was the northern side , O'erwrought with ornaments of ...
Page 234
... javelin shakes . With equal speed , and fired by equal charms , The Spartan hero sheaths his limbs in arms . Now round the lists the admiring army stand , With javelins fix'd , the Greek and Trojan band . Amidst the dreadful vale , the ...
... javelin shakes . With equal speed , and fired by equal charms , The Spartan hero sheaths his limbs in arms . Now round the lists the admiring army stand , With javelins fix'd , the Greek and Trojan band . Amidst the dreadful vale , the ...
Page 240
... javelin reach'd the hero's heart . His flank , unguarded by his ample shield , Admits the lance : he falls , and spurns the field ; The nerves , unbraced , support his limbs no more , The soul comes floating in a tide of gore . The war ...
... javelin reach'd the hero's heart . His flank , unguarded by his ample shield , Admits the lance : he falls , and spurns the field ; The nerves , unbraced , support his limbs no more , The soul comes floating in a tide of gore . The war ...
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