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... 'd by him , ye wanton pens , beware How heav'n's concern'd to vindicate the Fair . The cafe was Hefiod's ; he the fable writ ; Some think with meaning , fome with idle wit : B 5 Perhaps Perhaps ' tis either , as the Ladies please ; [ 7 ...
... 'd by him , ye wanton pens , beware How heav'n's concern'd to vindicate the Fair . The cafe was Hefiod's ; he the fable writ ; Some think with meaning , fome with idle wit : B 5 Perhaps Perhaps ' tis either , as the Ladies please ; [ 7 ...
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... still to feel . He faid , and Vulcan ftrait the Sire commands , To temper mortar with etherial hands ; In fuch a shape to mold a rifing Fair , In 8 POEMS on feveral OCCASIONS . Perhaps 'tis either, as the Ladies please ; ...
... still to feel . He faid , and Vulcan ftrait the Sire commands , To temper mortar with etherial hands ; In fuch a shape to mold a rifing Fair , In 8 POEMS on feveral OCCASIONS . Perhaps 'tis either, as the Ladies please ; ...
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Thomas Parnell Alexander Pope. In fuch a shape to mold a rifing Fair , As virgin goddeffes are proud to wear ; To make her eyes with diamond - water shine , And form her organs for a voice divine . ' Twas thus the Sire ordain'd ; the Pow ...
Thomas Parnell Alexander Pope. In fuch a shape to mold a rifing Fair , As virgin goddeffes are proud to wear ; To make her eyes with diamond - water shine , And form her organs for a voice divine . ' Twas thus the Sire ordain'd ; the Pow ...
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... Fair his beams Apollo Aung , And fond perfuafion tip'd her eafy tongue ; He gave her words , where oily flatt'ry lays The pleafing colours of the art of praife ; And wit , to scandal exquifitely prone , Which frets another's fpleen to ...
... Fair his beams Apollo Aung , And fond perfuafion tip'd her eafy tongue ; He gave her words , where oily flatt'ry lays The pleafing colours of the art of praife ; And wit , to scandal exquifitely prone , Which frets another's fpleen to ...
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... Fair ; Her touch endows her with imperious air , Self - valuing fancy , highly - crefted pride , Strong fov'reign will , and fome defire to chide : For which , an eloquence , that aims to vex , With native tropes of anger , arms the fex ...
... Fair ; Her touch endows her with imperious air , Self - valuing fancy , highly - crefted pride , Strong fov'reign will , and fome defire to chide : For which , an eloquence , that aims to vex , With native tropes of anger , arms the fex ...
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Page 136 - And shake the neighbouring wood to banish sleep. Up rise the guests, obedient to the call: An early banquet deck'd the splendid hall; Rich luscious wine a golden goblet grac'd, Which the kind master forc'd the guests to taste. Then, pleas'd and thankful, from the porch...
Page 142 - Thy prayer, thy praise, thy life to vice unknown, In sweet memorial rise before the throne: These charms success in our bright region...
Page 98 - Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
Page 126 - Arms, angels, epitaphs and bones, These (all the poor remains of state) Adorn the rich, or praise the great ; Who while on earth in fame they live, Are senseless of the fame they give.
Page 131 - Know God — and bring thy heart to know The joys which from religion flow : Then every grace shall prove its guest, And I'll be there to crown the rest.
Page 129 - Whither, O whither art thou fled, To lay thy meek contented head ? What happy region dost thou please To make the seat of calms and ease ? " Ambition searches all its sphere Of pomp and state to meet thee there.
Page 23 - Ye nightingales, ye twisting pines ! Ye swains that haunt the grove ! Ye gentle echoes, breezy winds! Ye close retreats of love ! With all of nature, all of art...
Page 96 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled and the white.
Page 39 - At close of eve he leaves his home, And wends to find the ruin'd dome, All on the gloomy plain. As there he bides, it...
Page 143 - With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross, the silver...