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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... 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 author's more deservedly obtained him reputation than his Essay on Criticism . Mr ...
... 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 author's more deservedly obtained him reputation than his Essay on Criticism . Mr ...
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... thee . Blest swains , whose nymphs in every grace excel ; Blest nymphs , whose swains those graces sing so wel Now rise and haste to yonder woodbine bowers , A soft retreat from sudden vernal showers : The turf with rural dainties shall ...
... thee . Blest swains , whose nymphs in every grace excel ; Blest nymphs , whose swains those graces sing so wel Now rise and haste to yonder woodbine bowers , A soft retreat from sudden vernal showers : The turf with rural dainties shall ...
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... thee . The sultry Sirius burns the thirsty plains , While in thy heart eternal winter reigns . Where stray ye , muses , in what lawn or grove , While your Alexis pines in hopeless love ? In those fair fields where sacred Isis glides ...
... thee . The sultry Sirius burns the thirsty plains , While in thy heart eternal winter reigns . Where stray ye , muses , in what lawn or grove , While your Alexis pines in hopeless love ? In those fair fields where sacred Isis glides ...
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... thee , Love ! on foreign mountains bred ; Wolves gave thee suck , and savage tigers fed : Thou wert from Etna's burning entrails torn , Got by fierce whirlwinds , and in thunder born . Resound , ye hills , resound my mournful lay ...
... thee , Love ! on foreign mountains bred ; Wolves gave thee suck , and savage tigers fed : Thou wert from Etna's burning entrails torn , Got by fierce whirlwinds , and in thunder born . Resound , ye hills , resound my mournful lay ...
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... thee , bright goddess , oft a lamb shall bleed , If teeming ewes increase my fleecy breed . While plants their shade , or flowers their odours give , Thy name , thy honour , and thy praise , shall live ! THYRSIS . But see ! Orion sheds ...
... thee , bright goddess , oft a lamb shall bleed , If teeming ewes increase my fleecy breed . While plants their shade , or flowers their odours give , Thy name , thy honour , and thy praise , shall live ! THYRSIS . But see ! Orion sheds ...
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