The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ... To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author |
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... face , Fresh rising blushes paint the watery glass ; But since those graces please thy eyes no more , I shun the fountains which I sought before . Once I was skill'd in every herb that grew , And every plant that drinks the morning dew ...
... face , Fresh rising blushes paint the watery glass ; But since those graces please thy eyes no more , I shun the fountains which I sought before . Once I was skill'd in every herb that grew , And every plant that drinks the morning dew ...
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... face he wipes off every tear . In adamantine ( h ) chains shall death be bound , And hell's grim tyrant feel th ' eternal wound . As the good shepherd ( 2 ) tends his fleecy care , Seeks freshest pasture , and the purest air ...
... face he wipes off every tear . In adamantine ( h ) chains shall death be bound , And hell's grim tyrant feel th ' eternal wound . As the good shepherd ( 2 ) tends his fleecy care , Seeks freshest pasture , and the purest air ...
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... face of nature we no more survey , All glares alike , without distinction gay : But true expression , like th ' unchanging sun , Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; It gilds all objects , but it alters none . Expression is the ...
... face of nature we no more survey , All glares alike , without distinction gay : But true expression , like th ' unchanging sun , Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; It gilds all objects , but it alters none . Expression is the ...
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... face , For life predestin'd to the Gnomes embrace . These swell their prospects , and exalt their pride , When offers are disdain'd , and love denied : Then gay ideas crowd the vacant brain , While peers , and dukes , and all their ...
... face , For life predestin'd to the Gnomes embrace . These swell their prospects , and exalt their pride , When offers are disdain'd , and love denied : Then gay ideas crowd the vacant brain , While peers , and dukes , and all their ...
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... face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise , And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes . The busy Sylphs surround their darling care : These set the head , and those divide the hair ; Some fold the sleeve , whilst others plait the gown ...
... face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise , And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes . The busy Sylphs surround their darling care : These set the head , and those divide the hair ; Some fold the sleeve , whilst others plait the gown ...
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