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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... 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 the planets glow , And stars ...
... 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 the planets glow , And stars ...
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... trembling with the fear of being ridiculous . If he is made to hope he may please the world , he falls under very unlucky circumstances ; for , from the mo- ment he prints , he must expect to hear no more truth than if he were a prince ...
... trembling with the fear of being ridiculous . If he is made to hope he may please the world , he falls under very unlucky circumstances ; for , from the mo- ment he prints , he must expect to hear no more truth than if he were a prince ...
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... trembling osiers play , And Albion's cliffs resound the rural lay . You that , too wise for pride , too good for power , Enjoy the glory to be great no more , And , carrying with you all the world can boast , To all the world ...
... trembling osiers play , And Albion's cliffs resound the rural lay . You that , too wise for pride , too good for power , Enjoy the glory to be great no more , And , carrying with you all the world can boast , To all the world ...
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... trembling trees ; The trembling trees , in every plain and wood , Her fate remurmur to the silver flood ; The silver flood , so lately calm , appears Swell'd with new passion , and o'erflows with tears ; The winds , and trees , and ...
... trembling trees ; The trembling trees , in every plain and wood , Her fate remurmur to the silver flood ; The silver flood , so lately calm , appears Swell'd with new passion , and o'erflows with tears ; The winds , and trees , and ...
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... trembling slaves the royal game . The fields are ravish'd from the industrious swains , From men their cities , and from gods their fanes : The level'd towns with weeds lie cover'd o'er ; The hollow winds through naked temples roar ...
... trembling slaves the royal game . The fields are ravish'd from the industrious swains , From men their cities , and from gods their fanes : The level'd towns with weeds lie cover'd o'er ; The hollow winds through naked temples roar ...
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