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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... 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 the planets glow , And stars unnumber'd ...
... 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 the planets glow , And stars unnumber'd ...
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... stood round , And men grew heroes at the sound , Inflamed with glory's charms : Each chief his sevenfold shield display'd And half unsheathed the shining blade : And seas , and rocks , and skies rebound To arms , to arms , to arms ! But ...
... stood round , And men grew heroes at the sound , Inflamed with glory's charms : Each chief his sevenfold shield display'd And half unsheathed the shining blade : And seas , and rocks , and skies rebound To arms , to arms , to arms ! But ...
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... stood Unspotted long with human blood . War , horrid war , your thoughtful walks invades , And steel now glitters in the muses ' shades . Antistrophe 1 . Oh heaven - born sisters ! source of art ! Who charm the sense , or mend the heart ...
... stood Unspotted long with human blood . War , horrid war , your thoughtful walks invades , And steel now glitters in the muses ' shades . Antistrophe 1 . Oh heaven - born sisters ! source of art ! Who charm the sense , or mend the heart ...
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... stood convinced ' twas fit . Who conquer'd nature , should preside o'er wit . Horace still charms with graceful negligence , And without method talks us into sense : Will , like a friend , familiarly convey The truest notions in the ...
... stood convinced ' twas fit . Who conquer'd nature , should preside o'er wit . Horace still charms with graceful negligence , And without method talks us into sense : Will , like a friend , familiarly convey The truest notions in the ...
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... stood Ill - nature like an ancient maid , Her wrinkled form in black and white array'd ; With store of prayers , for mornings , nights , and noons , Her hand is fill'd : her bosom with lampoons . There Affectation , with a sickly mien ...
... stood Ill - nature like an ancient maid , Her wrinkled form in black and white array'd ; With store of prayers , for mornings , nights , and noons , Her hand is fill'd : her bosom with lampoons . There Affectation , with a sickly mien ...
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