The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life of the AuthorCrosby, Nichols, Lee, 1860 - 578 pages |
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Page 46
... half so charming as thy sight to me . Go , gentle gales , and bear my sighs away ! Come , Delia , come ; ah , why this long delay ? Through rocks and caves the name of Delia sounds Delia , cach cave and echoing rock rebounds . Ye powers ...
... half so charming as thy sight to me . Go , gentle gales , and bear my sighs away ! Come , Delia , come ; ah , why this long delay ? Through rocks and caves the name of Delia sounds Delia , cach cave and echoing rock rebounds . Ye powers ...
Page 59
... half so swift the trembling doves can fly , When the fierce eagle cleaves the liquid sky ; Not half so swiftly the fierce eagle moves , When thro ' the clouds he drives the trembling doves As from the god she flew with furious pace , Or ...
... half so swift the trembling doves can fly , When the fierce eagle cleaves the liquid sky ; Not half so swiftly the fierce eagle moves , When thro ' the clouds he drives the trembling doves As from the god she flew with furious pace , Or ...
Page 65
... half thy forests rush into the floods ; Bear Britain's thunder , and her cross display , To the bright regions of the rising day ; Tempt icy seas , where scarce the waters roll , Where clearer flames glow round the frozen pole.j Or ...
... half thy forests rush into the floods ; Bear Britain's thunder , and her cross display , To the bright regions of the rising day ; Tempt icy seas , where scarce the waters roll , Where clearer flames glow round the frozen pole.j Or ...
Page 67
... half unsheathed the shining blade : And seas , and rocks , and skies rebound To arms , to arms , to arms ! But when through all the infernal bounds , Which flaming Phlegethon surrounds , Love , strong as death , the poet led To the pale ...
... half unsheathed the shining blade : And seas , and rocks , and skies rebound To arms , to arms , to arms ! But when through all the infernal bounds , Which flaming Phlegethon surrounds , Love , strong as death , the poet led To the pale ...
Page 75
... half - learn'd witlings , numerous in our isle 40 As half - form'd insects on the banks of Nile ; Unfinish'd things , one knows not what to call , Their generation's so equivocal : ཝཱ ཎོ To tell them would a hundred tongues require , Or ...
... half - learn'd witlings , numerous in our isle 40 As half - form'd insects on the banks of Nile ; Unfinish'd things , one knows not what to call , Their generation's so equivocal : ཝཱ ཎོ To tell them would a hundred tongues require , Or ...
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