The Works of Alexander Pope, 4. köideHenry Lintot, 1736 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 24
Page 9
... Thebes afpire ! Cytheron's echoes aufwer to his call , ' And half the mountain rolls into a wall : There might you see the length'ning fpires afcend , The domes fwell up , the widening arches bend , * The growing tow'rs like exhalations ...
... Thebes afpire ! Cytheron's echoes aufwer to his call , ' And half the mountain rolls into a wall : There might you see the length'ning fpires afcend , The domes fwell up , the widening arches bend , * The growing tow'rs like exhalations ...
Page 15
... Thebes up the name , & c . VER . 182. ] Full wonder bye on a pillere Of iron , he the great Omer , And with him Dares and Titus , & c . 2 180 185 190 195 A golden column next in rank appear'd , On which The TEMPLE of FAME . 15.
... Thebes up the name , & c . VER . 182. ] Full wonder bye on a pillere Of iron , he the great Omer , And with him Dares and Titus , & c . 2 180 185 190 195 A golden column next in rank appear'd , On which The TEMPLE of FAME . 15.
Page 77
Alexander Pope. THE FIRST BOOK OF STATIUS HIS THEBA I S. Tranflated in the Year 1703 . Edipus King of Thebes having by mistake flain his father The First Book of Statius his Thebais,
Alexander Pope. THE FIRST BOOK OF STATIUS HIS THEBA I S. Tranflated in the Year 1703 . Edipus King of Thebes having by mistake flain his father The First Book of Statius his Thebais,
Page 78
... Thebes by night , is overtaken by a ftorm , and arrives at Argos ; where he meets with Tydeus , who had fled from Calydon , having kill'd his brother . Adraftus en- tertains them , having receiv'd an oracle from Apollo that his ...
... Thebes by night , is overtaken by a ftorm , and arrives at Argos ; where he meets with Tydeus , who had fled from Calydon , having kill'd his brother . Adraftus en- tertains them , having receiv'd an oracle from Apollo that his ...
Page 79
... Thebes alarms , Th ' alternate reign deftroy'd by impious arms , Demand our fong ; a facred fury fires My ravifh'd breaft , and all the Muse inspires . O Goddefs , fay , fhall I deduce my rhimes From the dire nation in its early times ...
... Thebes alarms , Th ' alternate reign deftroy'd by impious arms , Demand our fong ; a facred fury fires My ravifh'd breaft , and all the Muse inspires . O Goddefs , fay , fhall I deduce my rhimes From the dire nation in its early times ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adraftus ALEXANDER POPE Aonia Argos atque beſt bofom breaſt charms Chaucer crown'd cry'd dame Deucalion Dryope e'er eaſe ev'n ev'ry eyes facred faid fair fame fate fcorn felf fhades fhall fhining fhone fide figh filent filver fince fing fire firft firſt fix'd flain flame fleep flow'ry foft fome foul ftill fuch fung fure fury grace hæc heav'n himſelf Hippomedon honours huſband igne illa Inque Jove joys juft laft Laius laſt lefs loft mihi Muſe muſt night noftra numbers numina nymph o'er paſt Phaon pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure Polynices pow'r praiſe quæ quod rage raiſe reft reign reſt rifing riſe Sapho ſcarce ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhould ſkies ſky ſpouſe ſpread ſtate ſtill tamen Theban Thebes thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro throne tibi tree Twas Tydeus ultro Vertumnus whofe Whoſe wife youth