The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ... To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author |
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... falls short of him in nothing but sim- plicity and propriety of style ; the first of which per- haps was the fault of his age , and the last of his language . Among the moderns , their success has been great- est who have most ...
... falls short of him in nothing but sim- plicity and propriety of style ; the first of which per- haps was the fault of his age , and the last of his language . Among the moderns , their success has been great- est who have most ...
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... sing , and rival Orpheus strain , The wondering forests soon should dance again , The moving mountains hear the powerful call , And headlong streams hang listening in their fall ! But see , the shepherds shun the noon - day PASTORALS . 13.
... sing , and rival Orpheus strain , The wondering forests soon should dance again , The moving mountains hear the powerful call , And headlong streams hang listening in their fall ! But see , the shepherds shun the noon - day PASTORALS . 13.
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... th ' approach of night , The skies yet blushing with departed light , When falling dews with spangles deck the glade , And the low sun had lengthen'd every shade . WINTER . THE FOURTH PASTORAL , OR DAPHNE . To 16 PASTORALS .
... th ' approach of night , The skies yet blushing with departed light , When falling dews with spangles deck the glade , And the low sun had lengthen'd every shade . WINTER . THE FOURTH PASTORAL , OR DAPHNE . To 16 PASTORALS .
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Alexander Pope. And starts , amidst the thirsty wilds to hear New falls of water murmuring in his ear . On rifted rocks , the dragon's late abodes , The green reed trembles , and the bulrush nods . Waste sandy valleys ( n ) ; once ...
Alexander Pope. And starts , amidst the thirsty wilds to hear New falls of water murmuring in his ear . On rifted rocks , the dragon's late abodes , The green reed trembles , and the bulrush nods . Waste sandy valleys ( n ) ; once ...
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... fall to dust , and mountains melt away ; But fix'd his word , his saving power remains ; Thy realm for ever lasts , thy own Messiah reigns ! IMITATIONS . Ver . 85. Rise , crown'd with light , imperial Salem , rise ! ] The thoughts of ...
... fall to dust , and mountains melt away ; But fix'd his word , his saving power remains ; Thy realm for ever lasts , thy own Messiah reigns ! IMITATIONS . Ver . 85. Rise , crown'd with light , imperial Salem , rise ! ] The thoughts of ...
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