The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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... laws themselves have made ) Moderns , beware ! or if you must offend Against the precept , ne'er transgress its end ; Let it be seldom , and compell'd by need , And have at least their precedent to plead . The critic else proceeds ...
... laws themselves have made ) Moderns , beware ! or if you must offend Against the precept , ne'er transgress its end ; Let it be seldom , and compell'd by need , And have at least their precedent to plead . The critic else proceeds ...
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... laws ; and stood convinced ' twas fit , Who conquer'd Nature , should preside o'er Wit . Horace still charms with graceful negligence , And without method talks us into sense , Will , like a friend , familiarly convey The truest notions ...
... laws ; and stood convinced ' twas fit , Who conquer'd Nature , should preside o'er Wit . Horace still charms with graceful negligence , And without method talks us into sense , Will , like a friend , familiarly convey The truest notions ...
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... laws ; And is himself that Great Sublime he draws . Thus long succeeding critics justly reign'd , Licence repress'd , and useful laws ordain'd . Learning and Rome alike in empire grew ; And arts still follow'd where her eagles flew ...
... laws ; And is himself that Great Sublime he draws . Thus long succeeding critics justly reign'd , Licence repress'd , and useful laws ordain'd . Learning and Rome alike in empire grew ; And arts still follow'd where her eagles flew ...
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... laws despised , And kept unconquer'd and uncivilised ; Fierce for the liberties of wit , and bold , We still defied the Romans , as of old . Yet some there were , among the sounder few Of those who less presumed , and better knew , Who ...
... laws despised , And kept unconquer'd and uncivilised ; Fierce for the liberties of wit , and bold , We still defied the Romans , as of old . Yet some there were , among the sounder few Of those who less presumed , and better knew , Who ...
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... repair , And sport and flutter in the fields of air . ' Know further yet ; whoever fair and chaste Rejects mankind , is by some Sylph embraced : 60 50 40 For spirits , freed from mortal laws , with ease 56 POPE'S POETICAL WORKS .
... repair , And sport and flutter in the fields of air . ' Know further yet ; whoever fair and chaste Rejects mankind , is by some Sylph embraced : 60 50 40 For spirits , freed from mortal laws , with ease 56 POPE'S POETICAL WORKS .
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ALEXANDER POPE ancient Bavius beauty bless'd blest bliss breast breath bright charms court cried critics crown'd Curll Cynthus divine Dunciad e'er earth ease Eclogues Elkanah Settle envy EPISTLE eternal eyes fair fame fate fire fix'd flames flowers fools genius glory Gnome grace groves happy head heart Heaven honour Horace Iliad kings knave laws learn'd live Lord Lord Bolingbroke mankind mind mortal Muse Muse's Nature Nature's ne'er never numbers nymph o'er once passion pastoral peace plain pleased poem poet Pope Pope's praise pride proud rage reason rhyme rise sacred Sappho satire sense shade shine sighs sing skies smile soft song soul spleen Sylphs taught tears Thalestris thee Theocritus things thou thought trembling truth Twas Umbriel VARIATIONS verse virtue WESTMINSTER ABBEY whate'er Whig wings write youth