The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ... To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author |
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... fate , and Daphne's praise ! THYRSIS . Behold the groves that shine with silver frost , Their beauty wither'd , and their verdure lost . Here shall I try the sweet Alexis ' strain , That call'd the listening Dryads to the plain ? Thames ...
... fate , and Daphne's praise ! THYRSIS . Behold the groves that shine with silver frost , Their beauty wither'd , and their verdure lost . Here shall I try the sweet Alexis ' strain , That call'd the listening Dryads to the plain ? Thames ...
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... fate bemoan , In notes more sad than when they sing their own ; In hollow caves sweet echo silent lies , Silent , or ... fate is whisper'd by the gentle breeze , And told in sighs to all the trembling trees ; The trembling trees in every ...
... fate bemoan , In notes more sad than when they sing their own ; In hollow caves sweet echo silent lies , Silent , or ... fate is whisper'd by the gentle breeze , And told in sighs to all the trembling trees ; The trembling trees in every ...
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... fate , in long oblivion cast , The muse shall sing , and what she sings shall last ) . Scarce could the goddess from her nymph be known , But by the crescent , and the golden zone . She scorn'd the praise of beauty , and the care ; A ...
... fate , in long oblivion cast , The muse shall sing , and what she sings shall last ) . Scarce could the goddess from her nymph be known , But by the crescent , and the golden zone . She scorn'd the praise of beauty , and the care ; A ...
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... fate relentless stopp'd their heavenly voice , No more the forests ring , or groves rejoice ; Who now shall charm the shades , where Cowley strung His living harp , and lofty Denham sung ? But , hark ! the groves rejoice , the forest ...
... fate relentless stopp'd their heavenly voice , No more the forests ring , or groves rejoice ; Who now shall charm the shades , where Cowley strung His living harp , and lofty Denham sung ? But , hark ! the groves rejoice , the forest ...
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... fate to light : My humble muse , in unambitious strains , Paints the green forests and the flowery plains , Where peace descending bids her olive spring , And scatters blessings from her dove - like wing . Ev'n I more sweetly pass my ...
... fate to light : My humble muse , in unambitious strains , Paints the green forests and the flowery plains , Where peace descending bids her olive spring , And scatters blessings from her dove - like wing . Ev'n I more sweetly pass my ...
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