The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of the AuthorCrissy & Markley, 1853 - 484 pages |
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Page 55
... shining blade : And seas , and rocks , and skies rebound To arms , to arms , to arms ! But when through all the infernal bounds . Which flaming Plegethon surrounds , Love , strong as death , the poet led To the pale nations of the dead ...
... shining blade : And seas , and rocks , and skies rebound To arms , to arms , to arms ! But when through all the infernal bounds . Which flaming Plegethon surrounds , Love , strong as death , the poet led To the pale nations of the dead ...
Page 64
... shining rows , Puffs , powders , patches , Bibles , billet - doux . Now awful Beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms , Repairs her smiles , awakens every grace , And calls forth all the wonders of her ...
... shining rows , Puffs , powders , patches , Bibles , billet - doux . Now awful Beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms , Repairs her smiles , awakens every grace , And calls forth all the wonders of her ...
Page 65
... shining ringlets the smooth ivory neck . Love in these labyrinths his slaves detains , And mighty hearts are held in slender chains . With hairy springes we the birds betray ; Slight lines of hair surprise the finny prey ; Fair tresses ...
... shining ringlets the smooth ivory neck . Love in these labyrinths his slaves detains , And mighty hearts are held in slender chains . With hairy springes we the birds betray ; Slight lines of hair surprise the finny prey ; Fair tresses ...
Page 66
... shining train , Drawn forth to combat on the velvet plain . The skilful nymph reviews her force with care : ' Let spades be trumps ! ' she said , and trumps they were . Now move to war her sable Matadores , In show like leaders of the ...
... shining train , Drawn forth to combat on the velvet plain . The skilful nymph reviews her force with care : ' Let spades be trumps ! ' she said , and trumps they were . Now move to war her sable Matadores , In show like leaders of the ...
Page 67
... shining case ; So ladies , in romance , assist their knight , Present the spear , and arm him for the fight . He takes the gift with reverence , and extends The little engine on his fingers ' ends ; This just behind Belinda's neck he ...
... shining case ; So ladies , in romance , assist their knight , Present the spear , and arm him for the fight . He takes the gift with reverence , and extends The little engine on his fingers ' ends ; This just behind Belinda's neck he ...
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