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 49
... thunder born . Resound , ye hills , resound my mournful lay ! Farewell , ye woods ; adieu , the light of day ; One leap from yonder cliff shall end my pains . No more , ye hills , no more resound my strains . Thus sang the shepherds ...
... thunder born . Resound , ye hills , resound my mournful lay ! Farewell , ye woods ; adieu , the light of day ; One leap from yonder cliff shall end my pains . No more , ye hills , no more resound my strains . Thus sang the shepherds ...
Page 53
... thunder breaks the frozen sky : Oft , as in airy rings they skim the heath , The clamorous lapwings feel the leaden death ; Oft , as the mounting larks their notes prepare , They fall , and leave their little lives in air . In genial ...
... thunder breaks the frozen sky : Oft , as in airy rings they skim the heath , The clamorous lapwings feel the leaden death ; Oft , as the mounting larks their notes prepare , They fall , and leave their little lives in air . In genial ...
Page 54
... thunder , and her cross display , To the bright regions of the rising day ; Tempt icy seas , where scarce the waters roll , Where clearer flames glow round the frozen pole , Or under southern skies exalt their sails , Led by new stars ...
... thunder , and her cross display , To the bright regions of the rising day ; Tempt icy seas , where scarce the waters roll , Where clearer flames glow round the frozen pole , Or under southern skies exalt their sails , Led by new stars ...
Page 61
... thunder , and exhaust your rage ! Yet shun their fault , who scandalously nice When mellowing years their full perfection give , 490 Will needs mistake an author into vice ; And each bold figure just begins to live ; The treacherous ...
... thunder , and exhaust your rage ! Yet shun their fault , who scandalously nice When mellowing years their full perfection give , 490 Will needs mistake an author into vice ; And each bold figure just begins to live ; The treacherous ...
Page 66
... thunder on the prostrate ace . The nymph exulting fills with shouts the sky ; The walls , the woods , and long canals reply O thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate ; Too soon dejected , and too soon elate . Sudden , these honours ...
... thunder on the prostrate ace . The nymph exulting fills with shouts the sky ; The walls , the woods , and long canals reply O thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate ; Too soon dejected , and too soon elate . Sudden , these honours ...
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