The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1G. Bell, 1898 |
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Page 13
... Thebes , having by mistake slain his father Laius , and married his mother Jocasta , put out his own eyes , and resigned his realm to his sons , Eteocles and Polynices . Being neglected by them , he makes his prayer to the fury ...
... Thebes , having by mistake slain his father Laius , and married his mother Jocasta , put out his own eyes , and resigned his realm to his sons , Eteocles and Polynices . Being neglected by them , he makes his prayer to the fury ...
Page 14
... Thebes ' alarms , The alternate reign destroyed by im- pious arms , 5 10 Demand our song ; a sacred fury fires My ravished breast , and all the Muse inspires . O goddess , say , shall I deduce my rhymes From the dire nation in its early ...
... Thebes ' alarms , The alternate reign destroyed by im- pious arms , 5 10 Demand our song ; a sacred fury fires My ravished breast , and all the Muse inspires . O goddess , say , shall I deduce my rhymes From the dire nation in its early ...
Page 15
... Theban wars an humbler theme may choose : Of furious hate surviving death , she sings , 51 A fatal throne to two contending kings , And funeral flames that , parting wide in air , Express the discord of the souls they bear : Of towns ...
... Theban wars an humbler theme may choose : Of furious hate surviving death , she sings , 51 A fatal throne to two contending kings , And funeral flames that , parting wide in air , Express the discord of the souls they bear : Of towns ...
Page 18
... Thebes her flight ; With eager speed the well - known journey took , Nor here regrets the hell she late forsook . A hundred snakes her gloomy visage shade , A hundred serpents guard her horrid head , 145 In her sunk eyeballs dreadful ...
... Thebes her flight ; With eager speed the well - known journey took , Nor here regrets the hell she late forsook . A hundred snakes her gloomy visage shade , A hundred serpents guard her horrid head , 145 In her sunk eyeballs dreadful ...
Page 19
... Theban palace spreads her wings , Once more invades the guilty dome , and shrouds 171 Its bright pavilions in a veil of clouds . Straight with the rage of all their race possessed , Stung to the soul , the brothers start from rest , And ...
... Theban palace spreads her wings , Once more invades the guilty dome , and shrouds 171 Its bright pavilions in a veil of clouds . Straight with the rage of all their race possessed , Stung to the soul , the brothers start from rest , And ...
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