The Rape of the Lock: And Other PoemsMethuen, 1954 - 413 pages |
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Page 142
... Dæmons , are made to act in a Poem : For the ancient Poets are in one respect like many modern Ladies ; Let an Action be never so trivial in it self , they always make it appear of the utmost Importance . These Machines I determin'd to ...
... Dæmons , are made to act in a Poem : For the ancient Poets are in one respect like many modern Ladies ; Let an Action be never so trivial in it self , they always make it appear of the utmost Importance . These Machines I determin'd to ...
Page 143
... Dæmons of Earth , delight in Mischief ; but the Sylphs , whose Habitation is in the Air , are the best - condition'd Creatures imaginable . For they say , any Mortals may enjoy the 30 most intimate Familiarities with these gentle ...
... Dæmons of Earth , delight in Mischief ; but the Sylphs , whose Habitation is in the Air , are the best - condition'd Creatures imaginable . For they say , any Mortals may enjoy the 30 most intimate Familiarities with these gentle ...
Page 400
... Daemons hear ! ( ii 74 ) With singing , laughing , ogling , and all that ( iii 18 ) . When he gives us a list of nouns in the singular he usually gives each of them an article : e.g. , A Nest , A Toad , a Fungus , or a Flow'r ...
... Daemons hear ! ( ii 74 ) With singing , laughing , ogling , and all that ( iii 18 ) . When he gives us a list of nouns in the singular he usually gives each of them an article : e.g. , A Nest , A Toad , a Fungus , or a Flow'r ...
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