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Thy trees , fair Windsor ! now shall leave their woods , And half thy forest rush into thy foods , Bear Britain's thunder , and her cross display , To the bright regions of the rising day : Tempt icy seas , where scarce the waters roll ...
Thy trees , fair Windsor ! now shall leave their woods , And half thy forest rush into thy foods , Bear Britain's thunder , and her cross display , To the bright regions of the rising day : Tempt icy seas , where scarce the waters roll ...
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While fish in streams , or birds delight in air , Or in a coach and six the British fair , As long as Atalantis shall be read , Or the small pillow grace a lady's bed , While visits shall be paid on solemn days , When numerous wax ...
While fish in streams , or birds delight in air , Or in a coach and six the British fair , As long as Atalantis shall be read , Or the small pillow grace a lady's bed , While visits shall be paid on solemn days , When numerous wax ...
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The Fair and Innocent shall still believe . In the old wives ' tale or the child's fairy story may lurk an item of truth , after all . Consider the passage carefully . “ Fair ” and “ Innocent ” balance " Maids ” and “ Children .
The Fair and Innocent shall still believe . In the old wives ' tale or the child's fairy story may lurk an item of truth , after all . Consider the passage carefully . “ Fair ” and “ Innocent ” balance " Maids ” and “ Children .
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Contents
General Introduction | 1 |
Alexander Pope | 15 |
ESSAY ON MAN | 60 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Enlightenment and English Literature: Prose and Poetry of the Eighteenth Century, with Selected Modern Critical Essays |
| Editor | John L. Mahoney |
| Publisher | D. C. Heath, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0669023213, 9780669023213 |
| Length | 765 pages |
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