The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of the AuthorJ.J. Woodward, 1841 - 484 pages |
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... arms draw forth th ' embattled train , March all his legions to the dusty plain . Now tell the King ' tis given him to destroy Declare even now The lofty walls of wide extended Troy ; towers For now no more the Gods with Fate contend ...
... arms draw forth th ' embattled train , March all his legions to the dusty plain . Now tell the King ' tis given him to destroy Declare even now The lofty walls of wide extended Troy ; towers For now no more the Gods with Fate contend ...
Page 55
... arms , to arms , to arms ! But when through all the infernal bounds , Which flaming Plegethon surrounds , Love , strong as death , the poet led To the pale nations of the dead , What sounds were heard , What scenes appear'd , O'er all ...
... arms , to arms , to arms ! But when through all the infernal bounds , Which flaming Plegethon surrounds , Love , strong as death , the poet led To the pale nations of the dead , What sounds were heard , What scenes appear'd , O'er all ...
Page 69
... arms , to arms ! ' the fierce virago cries , And swift as lightning to the combat flies : All side in parties , and begin the attack ; Fans clap , silks rustle , and tough whalebones crack ; Heroes ' and heroines ' shouts confusedly ...
... arms , to arms ! ' the fierce virago cries , And swift as lightning to the combat flies : All side in parties , and begin the attack ; Fans clap , silks rustle , and tough whalebones crack ; Heroes ' and heroines ' shouts confusedly ...
Page 90
... arms , Demand our song ; a sacred fury fires My ravish'd breast , and all the muse inspires . O goddess ! say , shall I deduce my rhymes From the dire nation in its early times , Europa's rape , Agenor's stern decree , And Cadmus ...
... arms , Demand our song ; a sacred fury fires My ravish'd breast , and all the muse inspires . O goddess ! say , shall I deduce my rhymes From the dire nation in its early times , Europa's rape , Agenor's stern decree , And Cadmus ...
Page 91
... arms engage ? Not all bright Phoebus views in early morn , Or when his evening beams the west adorn , When , labouring with strong charms , she shoots from When the south glows with his meridian ray , Blood stain'd her cheeks , and from ...
... arms engage ? Not all bright Phoebus views in early morn , Or when his evening beams the west adorn , When , labouring with strong charms , she shoots from When the south glows with his meridian ray , Blood stain'd her cheeks , and from ...
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Achilles Ajax Alcinous Antilochus arms Asius Atrides behold beneath bless'd blood bold brave breast breath chariot charms chief coursers cries crown'd dart dead death descends Diomed divine dreadful Dunciad E'en eyes fair falchion fall fame fate fear feast field fierce fight fire fix'd flames flies fury glory goddess gods grace Grecian Greece Greeks hand haste hear heart heaven Hector hero honours Idomeneus Iliad Ilion immortal javelin Jove king labours live lord Lycian maid Menelaus mighty mind monarch mortal night numbers nymph o'er Pallas Patroclus Peleus plain poem poet Pope praise press'd Priam prince proud Pylian queen race rage rise round sacred shade shining shore sire skies slain soft soul spear spoke steeds stood Swift tears Telemachus thee thine thou throne thunder toils trembling Trojan Troy Tydeus Ulysses verse walls warrior woes wound wretched youth