The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Eight Volumes, Complete, with His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements; Together with All His Notes, 2. köideW. Cavil, T. Martin, T. French, and J. Wren, 1795 |
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... Heav'n's command , And that's a text I clearly understand . This too , " Let men their fires and mothers leave And to their dearer wives for ever cleave . " 20 More wives than one by Solomon were try'd , Or elfe the wifeft of mankind's ...
... Heav'n's command , And that's a text I clearly understand . This too , " Let men their fires and mothers leave And to their dearer wives for ever cleave . " 20 More wives than one by Solomon were try'd , Or elfe the wifeft of mankind's ...
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... Heav'n I may have many yet . For when my tranfitory fpoufe , unkind , Shall die , and leave his woeful wife behind , I'll take the next good Christian I can find . Paul , knowing one could never ferve our turn , Declar'd ' twas better ...
... Heav'n I may have many yet . For when my tranfitory fpoufe , unkind , Shall die , and leave his woeful wife behind , I'll take the next good Christian I can find . Paul , knowing one could never ferve our turn , Declar'd ' twas better ...
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... Heav'n gave to woman the peculiar grace To fpin , to weep , and cully human race . By this nice conduct , and this prudent course , By murm'ring , wheedling , ftratagem , and force , I ftill prevail'd , and would be in the right , Or ...
... Heav'n gave to woman the peculiar grace To fpin , to weep , and cully human race . By this nice conduct , and this prudent course , By murm'ring , wheedling , ftratagem , and force , I ftill prevail'd , and would be in the right , Or ...
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... Heav'n could know , And he that felt , and I that caus'd the woe . He dy'd , when laft from pilgrimage I came , With other goflips , from Jerufalem ; And now lies bury'd underneath a rood , Fair to be feen , and rear'd of honest wood ...
... Heav'n could know , And he that felt , and I that caus'd the woe . He dy'd , when laft from pilgrimage I came , With other goflips , from Jerufalem ; And now lies bury'd underneath a rood , Fair to be feen , and rear'd of honest wood ...
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... Heav'n , he ftruck me on the face ; Hear but the fact , and judge yourselves the cafe . Stubborn as any lionefs was I ; And knew full well to raise my voice on high ; As true a rambler as I was before , 340 And would be fo , in spite of ...
... Heav'n , he ftruck me on the face ; Hear but the fact , and judge yourselves the cafe . Stubborn as any lionefs was I ; And knew full well to raise my voice on high ; As true a rambler as I was before , 340 And would be fo , in spite of ...
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