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
... sacred Sire , and thus reply'd . He said , the Greeks their joint assent declare , The father said , the gen'rous Greeks relent , T ' accept the ransom , and release the fair , Revere the priest and speak the joint assent , Not so the ...
... sacred Sire , and thus reply'd . He said , the Greeks their joint assent declare , The father said , the gen'rous Greeks relent , T ' accept the ransom , and release the fair , Revere the priest and speak the joint assent , Not so the ...
Page ix
... sacred pure As still in air the trembling lustre stood , And o'er its golden border shoots a flood , When no loose gale disturbs the deep serene , not a breath And no dim cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; not a Around her silver throne ...
... sacred pure As still in air the trembling lustre stood , And o'er its golden border shoots a flood , When no loose gale disturbs the deep serene , not a breath And no dim cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; not a Around her silver throne ...
Page xxviii
... sacrèd , because promises of friendship are very awful ties ; but methinks he cannot , but in a bur- lesque sense , be said to keep his ease sacred . 44 }. To define an Epitaph is useless ; every one knows that it is an inscription on a ...
... sacrèd , because promises of friendship are very awful ties ; but methinks he cannot , but in a bur- lesque sense , be said to keep his ease sacred . 44 }. To define an Epitaph is useless ; every one knows that it is an inscription on a ...
Page xxix
... sacred place by Dryden's awful dust ; Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies , To which thy tomb shall guide inquiring eyes . Peace to thy gentle shade , and endless rest ! Blest in thy genius ; in thy love too , blest ! One grateful ...
... sacred place by Dryden's awful dust ; Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies , To which thy tomb shall guide inquiring eyes . Peace to thy gentle shade , and endless rest ! Blest in thy genius ; in thy love too , blest ! One grateful ...
Page xxx
... sacred from the Proud and Great ; Foe to loud praise , and friend to learned easc , Content with science in the vale of peace . ON MR . GAY , In Westminster Abbey , 1732 . Of manners gentle , of affections mild ; In wit , a man ...
... sacred from the Proud and Great ; Foe to loud praise , and friend to learned easc , Content with science in the vale of peace . ON MR . GAY , In Westminster Abbey , 1732 . Of manners gentle , of affections mild ; In wit , a man ...
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