The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of the AuthorJones and Company, 1827 - 424 pages |
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Page viii
... o'er , Safe to the pleasures of your native shore . To all he sued , but chief implored for grace , The brother kings of Atreus ' royal race : Ye sons of Atreus , may your vows be crown'd , Kings and warriors Your labours , by the Gods ...
... o'er , Safe to the pleasures of your native shore . To all he sued , but chief implored for grace , The brother kings of Atreus ' royal race : Ye sons of Atreus , may your vows be crown'd , Kings and warriors Your labours , by the Gods ...
Page ix
... o'er the field . Full fifty guards each flaming pile attend , Whose umber'd arms by fits thick flashes send ; Loud neigh the coursers o'er their heaps of corn , And ardent warriors wait the rising morn . As when in stillness of the ...
... o'er the field . Full fifty guards each flaming pile attend , Whose umber'd arms by fits thick flashes send ; Loud neigh the coursers o'er their heaps of corn , And ardent warriors wait the rising morn . As when in stillness of the ...
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... o'er ; The hollow winds through naked temples roar ; Round broken columns clasping ivy twined ; O'er heaps of ruins stalk'd the stately hind ; The fox obscene to gaping tombs retires , And savage howlings fill the sacred quires . Awed ...
... o'er ; The hollow winds through naked temples roar ; Round broken columns clasping ivy twined ; O'er heaps of ruins stalk'd the stately hind ; The fox obscene to gaping tombs retires , And savage howlings fill the sacred quires . Awed ...
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... O'er figured worlds now travels with his eye ; Of ancient writ unlocks the learned store , Consults the dead , and lives past ages o'er : Or wandering thoughtful in the silent wood , Attends the duties of the wise and good , To observe ...
... O'er figured worlds now travels with his eye ; Of ancient writ unlocks the learned store , Consults the dead , and lives past ages o'er : Or wandering thoughtful in the silent wood , Attends the duties of the wise and good , To observe ...
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... o'er the crystal tide . Behold ! Augusta's glittering spires increase , And temples rise , the beauteous works of peace . I see , I see , where two fair cities bend ' Their ample bow , a new Whitehall ascend ! There mighty nations shall ...
... o'er the crystal tide . Behold ! Augusta's glittering spires increase , And temples rise , the beauteous works of peace . I see , I see , where two fair cities bend ' Their ample bow , a new Whitehall ascend ! There mighty nations shall ...
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