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
... walls of wide extended Troy ; towers For now no more the Gods with Fate contend ; At Juno's suit the heavenly factions end . Destruction hovers o'er yon devoted wall , hangs And nodding Ilium waits th ' impending fall . Invocation to ...
... walls of wide extended Troy ; towers For now no more the Gods with Fate contend ; At Juno's suit the heavenly factions end . Destruction hovers o'er yon devoted wall , hangs And nodding Ilium waits th ' impending fall . Invocation to ...
Page ix
... walls , and tremble on the spires ; Gleam on the walls , and tremble on the spires . A thousand fires at distant stations bright , Gild the dark prospect and dispel the night . Of these specimens every man who has cultivated poetry , or ...
... walls , and tremble on the spires ; Gleam on the walls , and tremble on the spires . A thousand fires at distant stations bright , Gild the dark prospect and dispel the night . Of these specimens every man who has cultivated poetry , or ...
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... walls , the woods , and long canals reply . O thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate , Too soon dejected , and too soon elate . Sudden , these honours shall be snatch'd away , And cursed for ever this victorious day . For lo the board ...
... walls , the woods , and long canals reply . O thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate , Too soon dejected , and too soon elate . Sudden , these honours shall be snatch'd away , And cursed for ever this victorious day . For lo the board ...
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... walls ! whose darksome round contains Repentant sighs , and voluntary pains : Ye rugged rocks ! which holy knees have worn ; Ye grots and caverns shagg'd with horrid thorn ; Shrines ! where their vigils pale - eyed virgins keep ; And ...
... walls ! whose darksome round contains Repentant sighs , and voluntary pains : Ye rugged rocks ! which holy knees have worn ; Ye grots and caverns shagg'd with horrid thorn ; Shrines ! where their vigils pale - eyed virgins keep ; And ...
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... walls ( their days eternal bound ) These moss - grown domes with spiry turrets crown'd , Where awful arches make a noon - day night , And the dim windows shed a solemn light ; Thy eyes diffused a reconciling ray , And gleams of glory ...
... walls ( their days eternal bound ) These moss - grown domes with spiry turrets crown'd , Where awful arches make a noon - day night , And the dim windows shed a solemn light ; Thy eyes diffused a reconciling ray , And gleams of glory ...
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