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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... plain to be made plainer ; and a god and the daughter of a god are not represented much to their advantage by a hare and dog . The simile of the Alps has no useless parts , yet affords a striking picture by itself ; it makes the ...
... plain to be made plainer ; and a god and the daughter of a god are not represented much to their advantage by a hare and dog . The simile of the Alps has no useless parts , yet affords a striking picture by itself ; it makes the ...
Page 47
... plain , Then , hid in shades , eludes her eager swain ; But feigns a laugh , to see me search around , And by that laugh the willing fair is found . DAPHNIS . The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green ; She runs , but hopes she does ...
... plain , Then , hid in shades , eludes her eager swain ; But feigns a laugh , to see me search around , And by that laugh the willing fair is found . DAPHNIS . The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green ; She runs , but hopes she does ...
Page 52
... plain , Here earth and water seem to strive again ; Not chaos - like together crush'd and bruised , But , as the ... plains extend ; There , wrapt in clouds , the blueish hills ascend . E'en the wild heath displays her purple dyes , And ...
... plain , Here earth and water seem to strive again ; Not chaos - like together crush'd and bruised , But , as the ... plains extend ; There , wrapt in clouds , the blueish hills ascend . E'en the wild heath displays her purple dyes , And ...
Page 53
... plain : Hills , vales , and floods appear already cross'd , And , ere he starts , a thousand steps are lost . See the bold youth strain up the threatening steep , Rush through the thickets , down the valleys sweep , Hang o'er their ...
... plain : Hills , vales , and floods appear already cross'd , And , ere he starts , a thousand steps are lost . See the bold youth strain up the threatening steep , Rush through the thickets , down the valleys sweep , Hang o'er their ...
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... plain , And each exalted stanza teems with thought ! The vulgar thus through imitation err ; As oft the learn'd by being singular ; 410 420 431 So much they scorn the crowd , that if the throng By chance go right they purposely go wrong ...
... plain , And each exalted stanza teems with thought ! The vulgar thus through imitation err ; As oft the learn'd by being singular ; 410 420 431 So much they scorn the crowd , that if the throng By chance go right they purposely go wrong ...
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