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Thus fung the shepherds till th'approach of night , The skies yet blushing with
departing light , When falling dews with spangles deck'd the glade , And the low
Sun had lengthen'd ev'ry Ihade . 1 W 1 N T E R. Τ Η Ε FOURTH WINTER 28 ...
Thus fung the shepherds till th'approach of night , The skies yet blushing with
departing light , When falling dews with spangles deck'd the glade , And the low
Sun had lengthen'd ev'ry Ihade . 1 W 1 N T E R. Τ Η Ε FOURTH WINTER 28 ...
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That for her husband mix'd a pois'nous draught ' ; And this for lust an am'rous
philtre bought , so I The nimble juice foon feiz'd his giddy head , 11002 Frantic at
night , and in the morning dead.la o How some with swords their sleeping lords ...
That for her husband mix'd a pois'nous draught ' ; And this for lust an am'rous
philtre bought , so I The nimble juice foon feiz'd his giddy head , 11002 Frantic at
night , and in the morning dead.la o How some with swords their sleeping lords ...
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Thro'crouds of airy shades she wing her flight , And dark dominions of the filent
night ; Swift as she pass'd , the flitting ghosts withdrew , And the pale spectres
trembled at her view : To th'iron gates of Tenarus she flies , There spreads her
dusky ...
Thro'crouds of airy shades she wing her flight , And dark dominions of the filent
night ; Swift as she pass'd , the flitting ghosts withdrew , And the pale spectres
trembled at her view : To th'iron gates of Tenarus she flies , There spreads her
dusky ...
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No faint reflections of the distant light Streak with long gleams the scatt'ring
shades of night ; From the damp earth impervious vapours rise , T Encrease the
darkness and involve the skies . At once the rushing winds with roaring found
Burst ...
No faint reflections of the distant light Streak with long gleams the scatt'ring
shades of night ; From the damp earth impervious vapours rise , T Encrease the
darkness and involve the skies . At once the rushing winds with roaring found
Burst ...
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... And starving wolves ; ran howling to the wood . But fir'd with rage , from cleft
Parnassus ' brow Avenging Phoebus bent his deadly bow , And hissing flew the
feather'd fates below ; , } M m m m A night . A night of fultry , clouds involv'd
around ...
... And starving wolves ; ran howling to the wood . But fir'd with rage , from cleft
Parnassus ' brow Avenging Phoebus bent his deadly bow , And hissing flew the
feather'd fates below ; , } M m m m A night . A night of fultry , clouds involv'd
around ...
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Page 43 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Page 121 - Grace, And calls forth all the Wonders of her Face ; Sees by Degrees a purer Blush arise, And keener Lightnings quicken in her Eyes. The busy Sylphs surround their darling Care...
Page 132 - Soon as she spreads her hand, th' aerial guard Descend, and sit on each important card : First Ariel perch'd upon a matadore, Then each according to the rank they bore ; For sylphs, yet mindful of their ancient race, Are, as when women, wondrous fond of place.
Page 154 - Though mark'd by none but quick, poetic eyes: (So Rome's great founder to the heav'ns withdrew, To Proculus alone confess'd in view) A sudden star, it shot through liquid air, And drew behind a radiant trail of hair. Not Berenice's locks first rose so bright, The heav'ns bespangling with dishevel'd light.
Page 129 - And tremble at the sea that froths below ! He spoke ; the spirits from the sails descend , Some, orb in orb, around the nymph extend ; Some thrid the mazy ringlets of her hair ; Some hang upon the pendants of her ear ; With beating hearts the dire event they wait, Anxious, and trembling for the birth of Fate.
Page 117 - These, though unseen, are ever on the wing, Hang o'er the box, and hover round the ring.
Page 5 - If we would copy nature, it may be useful to take this idea along with us, that pastoral is an image of what they call the golden age. So that we are not to describe our shepherds as shepherds at this day really are, but as they may be conceived then to have been ; when the best of men followed the employment.
Page 112 - The Rosicrucians are a People I must bring You acquainted with. The best Account I know of them is in a French Book called Le Comte de Gabalis, which both in its Title and Size is so like a Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by Mistake. According to these Gentlemen the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they call Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes, or Daemons of Earth, delight in Mischief; but the Sylphs, whose Habitation is in the Air, are the best-conditioned...
Page 117 - Of airy Elves by Moonlight Shadows seen, The silver Token, and the circled Green, Or Virgins visited by Angel-Pow'rs, With Golden Crowns and Wreaths of heav'nly Flow'rs, Hear and believe!
Page 139 - Kiss, Not Tyrants fierce that unrepenting die, Not Cynthia when her Manteau's pinn'd awry, E'er felt such Rage, Resentment, and Despair, As Thou, sad Virgin ! for thy ravish'd Hair. For, that sad moment, when the Sylphs withdrew, And Ariel weeping from BELINDA flew, Umbriel...
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| Title | The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope Eighteenth century collections online |
| Author | Alexander Pope |
| Illustrated by | George Vertue |
| Contributors | William Bowyer, Bernard Lintot |
| Publisher | W. Bowyer, 1717 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 8 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 408 pages |
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