The Works of Alexander Pope, 4. köideHenry Lintot, 1736 |
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... earth relenting feels the genial ray ; VER . 1. In that foft feafon , & c . ] This Poem is in- troduced in the manner of the Provencial Poets , whose works were for the most part Vifions , or pieces of imagination , and conftantly ...
... earth relenting feels the genial ray ; VER . 1. In that foft feafon , & c . ] This Poem is in- troduced in the manner of the Provencial Poets , whose works were for the most part Vifions , or pieces of imagination , and conftantly ...
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... earth , seas , and skies ; The whole creation open to my eyes : In air felf - ballanc'd hung the globe below , Where mountains rife , and circling oceans flow ; Here naked rocks , and empty wastes were seen , There tow'ry cities , and ...
... earth , seas , and skies ; The whole creation open to my eyes : In air felf - ballanc'd hung the globe below , Where mountains rife , and circling oceans flow ; Here naked rocks , and empty wastes were seen , There tow'ry cities , and ...
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... earth may alike be receiv'd into it . The western front is of Grecian architecture : the Doric order was peculiarly facred to Heroes and Worthies . Those whofe ftatues are after mention'd , were the first names of old Greece in arms and ...
... earth may alike be receiv'd into it . The western front is of Grecian architecture : the Doric order was peculiarly facred to Heroes and Worthies . Those whofe ftatues are after mention'd , were the first names of old Greece in arms and ...
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... earth , defcrib'd the starry fpheres , And trac'd the long records of lunar years . High on his car Sefoftris ftruck my view , Whom fcepter'd flaves in golden harness drew : His hands a bow and pointed javelin hold ; His giant limbs are ...
... earth , defcrib'd the starry fpheres , And trac'd the long records of lunar years . High on his car Sefoftris ftruck my view , Whom fcepter'd flaves in golden harness drew : His hands a bow and pointed javelin hold ; His giant limbs are ...
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... earth reight , And with her head fhe touchyd heaven- VER . 270. Beneath , in order rang'd , & c . ] I heard about her throne y - fung That all the palays walls rung , So fung the mighty mufe , fhe That cleped is Calliope , And her feven ...
... earth reight , And with her head fhe touchyd heaven- VER . 270. Beneath , in order rang'd , & c . ] I heard about her throne y - fung That all the palays walls rung , So fung the mighty mufe , fhe That cleped is Calliope , And her feven ...
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