The Works of Alexander Pope, 4. köideHenry Lintot, 1736 |
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... thousand years . On this foundation Fame's high temple ftands ; Stupendous pile ! not rear'd by mortal hands . Whate'er proud Rome , or artful Greece beheld , Or elder Babylon , its frame excell'd . Of old time , and yet they were As ...
... thousand years . On this foundation Fame's high temple ftands ; Stupendous pile ! not rear'd by mortal hands . Whate'er proud Rome , or artful Greece beheld , Or elder Babylon , its frame excell'd . Of old time , and yet they were As ...
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... . We have scarce any account of a moral philofopher ex- cept Confucius , the great law - giver of the Chinese , who liv'd about two thousand years ago . Made Made vifionary fabricks round them rise , And airy fpectres The TEMPLE of FAM E.
... . We have scarce any account of a moral philofopher ex- cept Confucius , the great law - giver of the Chinese , who liv'd about two thousand years ago . Made Made vifionary fabricks round them rise , And airy fpectres The TEMPLE of FAM E.
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... thousand more of doubtful fame , To whom old fables gave a lasting name , 130 VER . 119. Of Gothic ftructure was the Northern fide . ] The Architecture is agreeable to that part of the world . The learning of the Northern nations lay ...
... thousand more of doubtful fame , To whom old fables gave a lasting name , 130 VER . 119. Of Gothic ftructure was the Northern fide . ] The Architecture is agreeable to that part of the world . The learning of the Northern nations lay ...
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... thousand pillars , wreath'd around With laurel - foliage , and with eagles crown'd : Of bright , tranfparent beryl were the walls , The freezes gold , and gold the capitals : As heav'n with ftars , the roof with jewels glows , And ever ...
... thousand pillars , wreath'd around With laurel - foliage , and with eagles crown'd : Of bright , tranfparent beryl were the walls , The freezes gold , and gold the capitals : As heav'n with ftars , the roof with jewels glows , And ever ...
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... thousand busy tongues the Goddess bears , 265 270 And thousand open eyes , and thousand list'ning ears . Beneath , in order rang'd , the tuneful Nine ( Her virgin handmaids ) ftill attend the shrine : With eyes on Fame for ever fix'd ...
... thousand busy tongues the Goddess bears , 265 270 And thousand open eyes , and thousand list'ning ears . Beneath , in order rang'd , the tuneful Nine ( Her virgin handmaids ) ftill attend the shrine : With eyes on Fame for ever fix'd ...
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