The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 4Ingram, Cooke, 1854 |
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... once explore , That instant ' tis his principle no more . Like following life through creatures you dissect , You lose it in the moment you detect . 15 20 20 25 25 30 Yet more ; the difference is as great between The optics seeing , as ...
... once explore , That instant ' tis his principle no more . Like following life through creatures you dissect , You lose it in the moment you detect . 15 20 20 25 25 30 Yet more ; the difference is as great between The optics seeing , as ...
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... once ( the character to save ) The plain rough hero turn a crafty knave ? Alas ! in truth the man but changed his mind , Perhaps was sick , in love , or had not dined . Ask why from Britain Cæsar would retreat ? Cæsar himself might ...
... once ( the character to save ) The plain rough hero turn a crafty knave ? Alas ! in truth the man but changed his mind , Perhaps was sick , in love , or had not dined . Ask why from Britain Cæsar would retreat ? Cæsar himself might ...
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... once , ' What turns him now a stupid silent dunce ? Some god , or spirit , he has lately found ; Or chanced to meet a minister that frown'd . Judge we by nature ? Habit can efface , Interest o'ercome , or policy take place : By actions ...
... once , ' What turns him now a stupid silent dunce ? Some god , or spirit , he has lately found ; Or chanced to meet a minister that frown'd . Judge we by nature ? Habit can efface , Interest o'ercome , or policy take place : By actions ...
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... the additions forming the most striking and brilliant passages in the poem . ] NOTHING so true as what you once let fall : " Most women have no characters at all . " Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear , And EP . II . ] 21 MORAL ESSAYS .
... the additions forming the most striking and brilliant passages in the poem . ] NOTHING so true as what you once let fall : " Most women have no characters at all . " Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear , And EP . II . ] 21 MORAL ESSAYS .
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... once each heart alarm'd , 6 Awed without virtue , without beauty charm'd ; Her tongue bewitch'd as oddly as her eyes , Less wit than mimic , more a wit than wise ; Strange graces still , and stranger flights she had , Was just not ugly ...
... once each heart alarm'd , 6 Awed without virtue , without beauty charm'd ; Her tongue bewitch'd as oddly as her eyes , Less wit than mimic , more a wit than wise ; Strange graces still , and stranger flights she had , Was just not ugly ...
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