The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ... To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author |
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... bright crocus and blue violet glow ; Here western winds on breathing roses blow . I'll stake yon lamb , that near the fountain plays , And from the brink his dancing shade surveys . DAPHNIS . And I this bowl , where wanton ivy twines ...
... bright crocus and blue violet glow ; Here western winds on breathing roses blow . I'll stake yon lamb , that near the fountain plays , And from the brink his dancing shade surveys . DAPHNIS . And I this bowl , where wanton ivy twines ...
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... , Nor plains at morn , nor groves at noon delight . DAPHNIS . Sylvia's like autumn ripe , yet mild as May , More bright than noon , yet fresh as early day : Ev'n spring displeases , when she shines not here ; 10 PASTORALS .
... , Nor plains at morn , nor groves at noon delight . DAPHNIS . Sylvia's like autumn ripe , yet mild as May , More bright than noon , yet fresh as early day : Ev'n spring displeases , when she shines not here ; 10 PASTORALS .
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... bright Venus with Adonis stray'd , And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade . Come , lovely nymph , and bless the silent hours , When swains from shearing seek their nightly bowers ; When weary reapers quit the sultry field , And crown ...
... bright Venus with Adonis stray'd , And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade . Come , lovely nymph , and bless the silent hours , When swains from shearing seek their nightly bowers ; When weary reapers quit the sultry field , And crown ...
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... bright , And fleecy clouds were streak'd with purple light ; When tuneful Hylas , with melodious moan , Taught rocks to weep , and made the mountains groan . Go , gentle gales , and bear my sighs away ! To Delia's ear the tender notes ...
... bright , And fleecy clouds were streak'd with purple light ; When tuneful Hylas , with melodious moan , Taught rocks to weep , and made the mountains groan . Go , gentle gales , and bear my sighs away ! To Delia's ear the tender notes ...
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... bright Arcturus glads the teeming grain ! Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine , And grateful clusters swell with floods of wine ; Now blushing berries paint the yellow grove ; Just gods ! shall all things yield returns but lovė ...
... bright Arcturus glads the teeming grain ! Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine , And grateful clusters swell with floods of wine ; Now blushing berries paint the yellow grove ; Just gods ! shall all things yield returns but lovė ...
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