 | Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...Why dimly gleams the vifionary fword ? Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly ! tell, Is it, in heav'n, a crime to love too well ? To bear too tender, or too firm a heart, To adl a Lover's or a Roman's part ? Is there no bright reverfion in the sky, For thofe who greatly think,... | |
 | English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...gor'd, Why dimly gleams the vifionary fword? Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly! tell, Is it, in heav'n, a crime to love too well? To bear too tender, or too firm a heart, To ad ta lover's or a Roman's part ? Is there no bright reverfion in the fky, For thofe who greatly think,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1722 - 294 pages
...Why dimly gleams the vifionary fword ? Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly; tell, Is it, in heav'n, a crime to love too well? To bear too tender, or too...greatly think, or bravely die ? Why bade ye elfe, ye pow'rs her foul afpire Above the vulgar flight of low defire ? Ambition firft fprung from your bleft... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...! tell, Is it in Heav'na Crime to love too wejl ? To bear too tender, or too firm a Heart, To acT; a Lover's or a Roman's Part ? Is there no bright Reverfion in the Sky, For thofc who greatly think, or bravely die ? Why Why bade ye elfe, ye Pow'rs ! her Soul afpire... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...Why dimly gleams the viiionary fword ? Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly ! tell, 5 Is it, in heav'n, a crime to love too well ? To bear too tender, or too firm a heart, To a£ta Lover's or a Roman's part ? Is there no bright reverfion in the fky, For thofe who greatly think,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...Why dimly gleams the vifionary fword ? Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly ! tell, 5 Is it, in heav'n, a crime to love too well ? To bear too tender^ or too firm a heart, To adt a Lover's <?ra Roman's part ? Is there no bright reve.'-fion in the fky, .For thofe who greatly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...Why dimly gleams the vifionary fword ? Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly ! tell, 5 Is it, in heav'n, a crime to love too well ? To bear too tender, or too firm a heart, To adt a Lover's or a Roman's part ? Is there no bright reverfion in the fky, For thofe who greatly think,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...dimly gleams the vifionary fword ? Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly ! tell, £ Is it, in hcav'n, a crime to love too well! To bear too tender, or too...aft a Lover's or a Roman's part ? Is there no bright revernon in the fey, i'or thofc who greatly think, or bravely die ? 10 Why bade ye elfe, ye pow'rs... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...Why dimly gleam* the vifionary fword? Oh ever beauteous, ever friendly ! tell, 5 Is it, in heav'n, a crime to love too well? To bear too tender, or too firm a heart, To act a Lover's or a Roman's part ? Is there no bright reverfion in the fky, For thofe who greatly think,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 314 pages
...tell, 5 Is it, in heav'n, a crime to love too well ? To bear too tender, or too firm a heart, To act a Lover's or a Roman's part ? Is there no bright reverfion...the fky, For thofe who greatly think, or bravely die ? 10 Why bade ye elfe, ye Pow'rs ! her foul aipire Above the vulgar flight of low defire ? NOTES. *... | |
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Tis she ; — but why that bleeding bosom gor'd, Why dimly gleams the visionary sword ! Oh, ever beauteous, ever friendly ! tell, Is it, in heaven, a crime to love too well ? To bear too tender or too firm a heart, To act a lover's or a Roman's part ?... 
