The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author, Volumes 1-2Phillips, Sampson, 1852 - 616 pages |
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... eyes must roll no more . The conclusion of this elegy is irresistibly affecting . So peaceful rests , without a stone , a name Which once had beauty , titles , wealth and fame ; How lov'd , how honour'd once , avails thee not , To whom ...
... eyes must roll no more . The conclusion of this elegy is irresistibly affecting . So peaceful rests , without a stone , a name Which once had beauty , titles , wealth and fame ; How lov'd , how honour'd once , avails thee not , To whom ...
Page xvi
... eyes , And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise , assent with civil leer , And , without sneering , others teach to sneer ; Willing to wound , and yet afraid to strike , Just hint a fault , and hesitate ...
... eyes , And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise , assent with civil leer , And , without sneering , others teach to sneer ; Willing to wound , and yet afraid to strike , Just hint a fault , and hesitate ...
Page xviii
... eyes . Which is taken from the prophet Isaiah : - " The Lord God will wipe tears from off all faces ; " From every face he wipes off every tear . And it stands so altered in the newer editions of Mr. Pope's works . He proceeded to lay ...
... eyes . Which is taken from the prophet Isaiah : - " The Lord God will wipe tears from off all faces ; " From every face he wipes off every tear . And it stands so altered in the newer editions of Mr. Pope's works . He proceeded to lay ...
Page xxiv
... eyes shut who can see no beauty of language , no harmony of numbers in thi translation . But the most formidable critic against Mr. Pope ir this great undertaking , was the celebrated Madame Dacier , whom Mr. Pope treated with less ...
... eyes shut who can see no beauty of language , no harmony of numbers in thi translation . But the most formidable critic against Mr. Pope ir this great undertaking , was the celebrated Madame Dacier , whom Mr. Pope treated with less ...
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... eyes ! STREPHON . O'er golden sands let rich Pactolus flow , And trees weep amber on the banks of Po ; Blest Thames's shores the brightest beauties yield . Feed here , my lambs , I'll seek no distant field DAPHNIS . Celestial Venus ...
... eyes ! STREPHON . O'er golden sands let rich Pactolus flow , And trees weep amber on the banks of Po ; Blest Thames's shores the brightest beauties yield . Feed here , my lambs , I'll seek no distant field DAPHNIS . Celestial Venus ...
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