The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 4A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, H. Lintot, and C. Bathurst, 1757 |
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... fhall have this advantage , and honour , on my fide , that whereas , by their proceeding , any abuse may be di- rected at any man , no injury can poffibly be done by mine , fince a nameless Character can never be found out , but by its ...
... fhall have this advantage , and honour , on my fide , that whereas , by their proceeding , any abuse may be di- rected at any man , no injury can poffibly be done by mine , fince a nameless Character can never be found out , but by its ...
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... fhall here tran- fcribe . " But fhould the man in whom ( rare union ! ) fhine " Wit's glowing graces , Reason's spark divine , Whofe modeft manners virtue's felf approves , " Whom Wisdom leads thro ' Learning's inmoft groves , 300 Who ...
... fhall here tran- fcribe . " But fhould the man in whom ( rare union ! ) fhine " Wit's glowing graces , Reason's spark divine , Whofe modeft manners virtue's felf approves , " Whom Wisdom leads thro ' Learning's inmoft groves , 300 Who ...
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... fhall know lefs joy than I. O Friend ! may each domeftic blifs be thine ! Be no unpleafing Melancholy mine : Me , let the tender office long engage , To rock the cradle of repofing Age , With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath , 410 ...
... fhall know lefs joy than I. O Friend ! may each domeftic blifs be thine ! Be no unpleafing Melancholy mine : Me , let the tender office long engage , To rock the cradle of repofing Age , With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath , 410 ...
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... more rare , a Poet fhall fay Grace . ] The pleafantry of this line confifts in the fuppofed rarity of a Poet's having a table of his own ; or a sense of gra- Content with little I can piddle here year ; On 92 Book II . IMITATIONS ,
... more rare , a Poet fhall fay Grace . ] The pleafantry of this line confifts in the fuppofed rarity of a Poet's having a table of his own ; or a sense of gra- Content with little I can piddle here year ; On 92 Book II . IMITATIONS ,
Page 93
... fhall fall ; 145 And grapes , long ling'ring on my only wall , And figs from ftandard and efpalier join ; The dev❜l is in you if you cannot dine : Then bchearful healths ( your Mistress shall have place ) And , what's more rare , a ...
... fhall fall ; 145 And grapes , long ling'ring on my only wall , And figs from ftandard and efpalier join ; The dev❜l is in you if you cannot dine : Then bchearful healths ( your Mistress shall have place ) And , what's more rare , a ...
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