The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks, Volumen 2J. Rivington, 1824 |
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... Dame Whom Windsor Forest sees a gliding stream ; On silver feet , with annual Osier crown'd , She runs for ever through Poetic ground . How flame the glories of Belinda's Hair , 10 15 Made by thy Muse the envy of the Fair ? Less shone ...
... Dame Whom Windsor Forest sees a gliding stream ; On silver feet , with annual Osier crown'd , She runs for ever through Poetic ground . How flame the glories of Belinda's Hair , 10 15 Made by thy Muse the envy of the Fair ? Less shone ...
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... dame who lost Her num'rous offspring for a fatal boast . In Phlegyas ' doom thy just revenge appears , Condemn'd to Furies and eternal fears ; NOTES . 850 Ver . 829. ] Some of the most finished lines he has ever written , down to verse ...
... dame who lost Her num'rous offspring for a fatal boast . In Phlegyas ' doom thy just revenge appears , Condemn'd to Furies and eternal fears ; NOTES . 850 Ver . 829. ] Some of the most finished lines he has ever written , down to verse ...
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... dame . To gain her sight a thousand forms he wears ; And first a reaper from the field appears . Sweating he walks , while loads of golden grain O'ercharge the shoulders of the seeming swain . Oft o'er his back a crooked scythe is laid ...
... dame . To gain her sight a thousand forms he wears ; And first a reaper from the field appears . Sweating he walks , while loads of golden grain O'ercharge the shoulders of the seeming swain . Oft o'er his back a crooked scythe is laid ...
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... dame ; Nymphs that in verse no more could rival me , Than ev'n those Gods contend in charms with thee . The muses teach me all their softest lays , And the wide world resounds with Sappho's praise . Tho ' great Alcæus more sublimely ...
... dame ; Nymphs that in verse no more could rival me , Than ev'n those Gods contend in charms with thee . The muses teach me all their softest lays , And the wide world resounds with Sappho's praise . Tho ' great Alcæus more sublimely ...
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... dame ? But ah ! beware , Sicilian nymphs ! nor boast That wand'ring heart which I so lately lost ; Nor be with all those tempting words abus'd , Those tempting words were all to Sappho us'd . And you that rule Sicilia's happy plains ...
... dame ? But ah ! beware , Sicilian nymphs ! nor boast That wand'ring heart which I so lately lost ; Nor be with all those tempting words abus'd , Those tempting words were all to Sappho us'd . And you that rule Sicilia's happy plains ...
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Adrastus Æneid ancient Aonia appear Argos Bard beautiful blest Bowles breast bright character charms Chaucer crown'd Cynthus dame DAPHNIS delight Dryden Dryope Dunciad earth Eclogues Eteocles ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate fire fix'd flames flow'ry fury genius gentle grace grove hæc heav'n Homer honours House of Fame Iliad images IMITATIONS Isaiah Jove joys lines live Lord Lycidas lyre mihi moral mournful Muse nature night NOTES numbers Nymphs o'er Ovid passage Pastoral Petrarch Phaon Phoebus plains pleas'd poem poet poetical poetry Pope pow'r praise quæ quod rage resound rise rocks sacred Sappho shade shepherds shine sing skies soft soul Spenser Statius sweet tale Temple Thebes thee Theocritus thine thou thought throne tibi translation trees trembling Twas Tydeus verse Vertumnus Virg Virgil Warburton Warton wife write youth
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Página 54 - HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire.
Página 364 - To th' instruments divine respondence meet: The silver sounding instruments did meet With the base murmure of the waters fall : The waters fall with difference discreet, Now soft, now loud, unto the wind did call : The gentle warbling wind low answered to all.
Página 113 - Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Página 109 - Oh, spring to light, auspicious Babe, be born ! See, Nature hastes her earliest wreaths to bring, With all the incense of the breathing spring; See lofty Lebanon his head advance, See nodding forests on the mountains dance; See, spicy clouds from lowly Saron rise, And Carmel's flowery top perfumes the skies!
Página 110 - Lord's hand double for all her sins.' Isaiah proceeds, ' The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a high way for our God.
Página 60 - Lycidas ? For neither were ye playing on the steep, Where your old bards, the famous Druids, lie, Nor on the shaggy top of Mona high, Nor yet where Deva spreads her wizard stream. Ay me, I fondly dream ! Had ye been there...
Página 65 - If we would copy Nature, it may be useful to take this Idea along with us, that Pastoral is an image of what they call the golden age. So that we are not to describe our shepherds as shepherds at this day really are, but as they may be conceived then to have been ; when the best of men followed the employment.
Página 112 - No more shall nation against nation rise, Nor ardent warriors meet with hateful eyes; Nor fields with gleaming steel be cover'd o'er; The brazen trumpets kindle rage no more; But useless lances into scythes shall bend, And the broad falchion in a ploughshare end.
Página 101 - Through the dear might of Him that walked the waves, Where, other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the saints above, In solemn troops and sweet societies That sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Página 285 - Then came the smallest tribe I yet had seen, Plain was their dress, and modest was their mien. Great idol of mankind ! we neither claim The praise of merit, nor aspire to fame ! But safe in deserts from th...