The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life of the AuthorCrosby, Nichols, Lee, 1860 - 578 pages |
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... poor monster and mummy were dashed at their reception , and , when the cry was loudest , 1 thought that , if the thing had been written by another , I should have deemed the town in some measure mis- taken ; and as to your apprehension ...
... poor monster and mummy were dashed at their reception , and , when the cry was loudest , 1 thought that , if the thing had been written by another , I should have deemed the town in some measure mis- taken ; and as to your apprehension ...
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... poor and church his iron rod , And serv'd alike his vassals and his God . Whom e'en the Saxon spared , and bloody Dane The wanton victims of his sport remain . But see , the man who spacious regions gave A waste for beasts , himself ...
... poor and church his iron rod , And serv'd alike his vassals and his God . Whom e'en the Saxon spared , and bloody Dane The wanton victims of his sport remain . But see , the man who spacious regions gave A waste for beasts , himself ...
Page 114
... poor remnant of these slighted hairs ! My hand shall rend what e'en thy rapine spares . These in two sable ringlets taught to break , Once gave new beauties to the snowy neck ; The sister - lock now sits uncouth , alone , And in its ...
... poor remnant of these slighted hairs ! My hand shall rend what e'en thy rapine spares . These in two sable ringlets taught to break , Once gave new beauties to the snowy neck ; The sister - lock now sits uncouth , alone , And in its ...
Page 130
... Poor Sappho dies while careless Phaon stays . O , launch thy bark , nor fear the watery plain ; Venus for thee shall smooth her native main . , launch thy bark , secure of prosperous gales Cupid for thee shall spread the swelling sails ...
... Poor Sappho dies while careless Phaon stays . O , launch thy bark , nor fear the watery plain ; Venus for thee shall smooth her native main . , launch thy bark , secure of prosperous gales Cupid for thee shall spread the swelling sails ...
Page 149
... poor , the rich , the valiant , and the sage , And boasting youth , and narrative old age . Their pleas were different , their request the same . For good and bad alike are fond of fame . Some she disgraced , and some with honours crown ...
... poor , the rich , the valiant , and the sage , And boasting youth , and narrative old age . Their pleas were different , their request the same . For good and bad alike are fond of fame . Some she disgraced , and some with honours crown ...
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