The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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... once exposes to his readers a view of the great and little worlds , in their various changes and aspects . Yet the scrupulous division of his pastorals into months has obliged him either to repeat the same description , in other words ...
... once exposes to his readers a view of the great and little worlds , in their various changes and aspects . Yet the scrupulous division of his pastorals into months has obliged him either to repeat the same description , in other words ...
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... Once I was skill'd in every herb that grew , And every plant that drinks the morning dew ; Ah , wretched shepherd , what avails thy art , To cure thy lambs , but not to heal thy heart ! 30 Let other swains attend the rural care , Feed ...
... Once I was skill'd in every herb that grew , And every plant that drinks the morning dew ; Ah , wretched shepherd , what avails thy art , To cure thy lambs , but not to heal thy heart ! 30 Let other swains attend the rural care , Feed ...
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... once she taught the shore ; Now Daphne's dead , and Pleasure is no more ! No grateful dews descend from evening skies , Nor morning odours from the flowers arise ; No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field , Nor fragrant herbs their ...
... once she taught the shore ; Now Daphne's dead , and Pleasure is no more ! No grateful dews descend from evening skies , Nor morning odours from the flowers arise ; No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field , Nor fragrant herbs their ...
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... once perplex'd with thorn , The spiry fir , and shapely box adorn : To leafless shrubs the flowering palms succeed , And odorous myrtle to the noisome weed . The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead , And boys in flowery bands ...
... once perplex'd with thorn , The spiry fir , and shapely box adorn : To leafless shrubs the flowering palms succeed , And odorous myrtle to the noisome weed . The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead , And boys in flowery bands ...
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... once the source , and end , and test of Art . Art from that fund each just supply provides , Works without show , and without pomp presides ; In some fair body thus the informing soul With spirits feeds , with vigour fills the whole ...
... once the source , and end , and test of Art . Art from that fund each just supply provides , Works without show , and without pomp presides ; In some fair body thus the informing soul With spirits feeds , with vigour fills the whole ...
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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