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 xiii
... once had beauty , titles , wealth and fame ; How lov'd , how honour'd once , avails thee not , To whom related , or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee ; " Tis all thou art , and all the proud shall be ! No poem of our ...
... once had beauty , titles , wealth and fame ; How lov'd , how honour'd once , avails thee not , To whom related , or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee ; " Tis all thou art , and all the proud shall be ! No poem of our ...
Page xxiii
... once humorously offered him twenty pounds for that purpose . Mr. Pope's answer to this , Lord Orrery has obliged the world with by preserving it in the life of Swift k is a perfect master - piece of wit and pleasantry . We have already ...
... once humorously offered him twenty pounds for that purpose . Mr. Pope's answer to this , Lord Orrery has obliged the world with by preserving it in the life of Swift k is a perfect master - piece of wit and pleasantry . We have already ...
Page 49
... once she taught the shore : Now Daphne's dead , and pleasure is no more ! No grateful dews descend from evening skies , Nor morning odours from the flowers arise ; No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field , Nor fragrant herbs their ...
... once she taught the shore : Now Daphne's dead , and pleasure is no more ! No grateful dews descend from evening skies , Nor morning odours from the flowers arise ; No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field , Nor fragrant herbs their ...
Page 57
... once the chaser , and at once the prey : Lo Rufus , tugging at the deadly dart , Bleeds in the forest like a wounded hart . Succeeding monarchs heard the subjects ' cries Nor saw displeased the peaceful cottage rise . Then gathering ...
... once the chaser , and at once the prey : Lo Rufus , tugging at the deadly dart , Bleeds in the forest like a wounded hart . Succeeding monarchs heard the subjects ' cries Nor saw displeased the peaceful cottage rise . Then gathering ...
Page 63
... once - fear'd Edward sleeps Whom not the extended Albion could contain , From old Belerium to the northern main , The grave unites ; where e'en the great find rest , And blended lie the oppressor and the oppress'd ' Make sacred ...
... once - fear'd Edward sleeps Whom not the extended Albion could contain , From old Belerium to the northern main , The grave unites ; where e'en the great find rest , And blended lie the oppressor and the oppress'd ' Make sacred ...
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