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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... tell me , to preferve your wife's good grace , Your eyes must always languish on my face , Your tongue with conftant flatt'ries feed my ear , And tag each fentence with , My life ! my dear ! If , by ftrange chance , a modeft blush be ...
... tell me , to preferve your wife's good grace , Your eyes must always languish on my face , Your tongue with conftant flatt'ries feed my ear , And tag each fentence with , My life ! my dear ! If , by ftrange chance , a modeft blush be ...
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... tell : " Take all the freedoms of a marry'd life ; 132 " I know thee for a virtuous , faithful wife . " Lord ! when you have enough , what need you care How merrily foever others fare ? Tho ' all the day I give and take delight , Doubt ...
... tell : " Take all the freedoms of a marry'd life ; 132 " I know thee for a virtuous , faithful wife . " Lord ! when you have enough , what need you care How merrily foever others fare ? Tho ' all the day I give and take delight , Doubt ...
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... tell and gather tales . Vifits to ev'ry church we daily paid , And march'd in ev'ry holy masquerade ; The ftations duly , and the vigils kept ; Not much we fafted , but scarce ever flept . At fermons too I fhone in fcarlet gay ; The ...
... tell and gather tales . Vifits to ev'ry church we daily paid , And march'd in ev'ry holy masquerade ; The ftations duly , and the vigils kept ; Not much we fafted , but scarce ever flept . At fermons too I fhone in fcarlet gay ; The ...
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... tell how , I pawn'd my honour , and engag'd my vow , If e'er I laid my husband in his urn , That he , and only he , fhould ferve my turn . 295 We straight struck hands , the bargain was agreed ; I ftill have shifts against a time of ...
... tell how , I pawn'd my honour , and engag'd my vow , If e'er I laid my husband in his urn , That he , and only he , fhould ferve my turn . 295 We straight struck hands , the bargain was agreed ; I ftill have shifts against a time of ...
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... Tell how the Roman matrons led their life , Of Gracchus ' mother , and Duilius ' wife ; And chose the fermon , as befeem'd his wit , 345 With fome grave fentence out of Holy Writ . Oft would he fay , Who builds his houfe on fands ...
... Tell how the Roman matrons led their life , Of Gracchus ' mother , and Duilius ' wife ; And chose the fermon , as befeem'd his wit , 345 With fome grave fentence out of Holy Writ . Oft would he fay , Who builds his houfe on fands ...
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