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Page xi
... eyes must roll no more . The conclusion of this elegy is irresistibly affecting . So peaceful rests , without a stone , a name Which once had beauty , titles , wealth and fame ; How lov'd , how honoured once , avails thee not , To whom ...
... eyes must roll no more . The conclusion of this elegy is irresistibly affecting . So peaceful rests , without a stone , a name Which once had beauty , titles , wealth and fame ; How lov'd , how honoured once , avails thee not , To whom ...
Page xiii
... eyes , And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise , assent with civil leer , And , without sneering , others teach to sneer ; Willing to wound , and yet afraid to strike , Just hint a fault , and hesitate ...
... eyes , And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise , assent with civil leer , And , without sneering , others teach to sneer ; Willing to wound , and yet afraid to strike , Just hint a fault , and hesitate ...
Page xv
... had a different air ; reminding Mr. Pope of the amendment , by Sir Richard , of a line in the poem called the Messiah ; He wipes the tears for ever from our eyes . Which is taken from the prophet Isaiah , The Lord LIFE OF POPE . XV.
... had a different air ; reminding Mr. Pope of the amendment , by Sir Richard , of a line in the poem called the Messiah ; He wipes the tears for ever from our eyes . Which is taken from the prophet Isaiah , The Lord LIFE OF POPE . XV.
Page xxi
... eyes shut who can see no beauty of language , no harmony of numbers , in this translation . 66 But the most formidable critic against Mr. Pope , in this great undertaking , was the celebrated Madam Dacier , whom Mr. Pope treated with ...
... eyes shut who can see no beauty of language , no harmony of numbers , in this translation . 66 But the most formidable critic against Mr. Pope , in this great undertaking , was the celebrated Madam Dacier , whom Mr. Pope treated with ...
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... eyes must roll no more . Thus , if eternal justice rules the ball , Thus shall your wives , and thus your children fall : On all the line a sudden vengeance waits , And frequent herses shall besiege your gates ; There passengers shall ...
... eyes must roll no more . Thus , if eternal justice rules the ball , Thus shall your wives , and thus your children fall : On all the line a sudden vengeance waits , And frequent herses shall besiege your gates ; There passengers shall ...
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