The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 4Ingram, Cooke, 1854 |
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... poor Narcissa spoke ) : 21 No , let a charming chintz , and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs , and shade my lifeless face : One would not , sure , be frightful when one's dead- And - Betty - give this cheek a little red . " LEASE DEFOS ...
... poor Narcissa spoke ) : 21 No , let a charming chintz , and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs , and shade my lifeless face : One would not , sure , be frightful when one's dead- And - Betty - give this cheek a little red . " LEASE DEFOS ...
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... poor Narcissa spoke . ) Narcissa was Mrs. Oldfield , a celebrated actress , who died October 23 , 1730 aged 47. Pope , in his Sober Advice from Horace , says of her , —and these are almost the only lines that can , with decency , be ...
... poor Narcissa spoke . ) Narcissa was Mrs. Oldfield , a celebrated actress , who died October 23 , 1730 aged 47. Pope , in his Sober Advice from Horace , says of her , —and these are almost the only lines that can , with decency , be ...
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... epistles . ] 13 In the MS . were these lines : - 66 ' Oppress'd with wealth , and wit , abundance sad ! One makes her poor , the other makes her mad . " Full sixty years the world has been her trade , EP . II . ] 25 MORAL ESSAYS .
... epistles . ] 13 In the MS . were these lines : - 66 ' Oppress'd with wealth , and wit , abundance sad ! One makes her poor , the other makes her mad . " Full sixty years the world has been her trade , EP . II . ] 25 MORAL ESSAYS .
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... poor . Pictures like these , dear Madam , to design , Ask no firm hand , and no unerring line ; Some wandering touches , some reflected light , Some flying stroke alone can hit them right : For how should equal colours do the knack ...
... poor . Pictures like these , dear Madam , to design , Ask no firm hand , and no unerring line ; Some wandering touches , some reflected light , Some flying stroke alone can hit them right : For how should equal colours do the knack ...
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... poor creature with what he wanted , which cost very little , not being so well dressed as the late Privy Seal [ Lord Hervey ] . And as I could not be sure the souls of these chimney- sweepers had come from great men , I could not repent ...
... poor creature with what he wanted , which cost very little , not being so well dressed as the late Privy Seal [ Lord Hervey ] . And as I could not be sure the souls of these chimney- sweepers had come from great men , I could not repent ...
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