The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 4A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, and others, 1776 |
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... thou oft haft bid the World attend , Fond to forget the ftatesman in the friend ; For SWIFT and him , defpis'd the farce of ftate , The fober follies of the wife and great ; Dextrous , the craving , fawning crowd to quit , And pleas'd ...
... thou oft haft bid the World attend , Fond to forget the ftatesman in the friend ; For SWIFT and him , defpis'd the farce of ftate , The fober follies of the wife and great ; Dextrous , the craving , fawning crowd to quit , And pleas'd ...
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... That darts fevere upon a rifing Lie , And strikes a blush thro ' frontless Flattery . Secretary of State ] In the year 1720 . } All this thou wert ; and being this before , 26 MISCELLANIE S. To JAMES CRAGGS, Efq; Secretary of State.
... That darts fevere upon a rifing Lie , And strikes a blush thro ' frontless Flattery . Secretary of State ] In the year 1720 . } All this thou wert ; and being this before , 26 MISCELLANIE S. To JAMES CRAGGS, Efq; Secretary of State.
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... thou refuse This , from no venal or ungrateful Muse . Whether thy hand strike out some free defign , Where Life awakes , and dawns at ev'ry line ; Or blend in beauteous tints the colour'd mass , And from the canvas call the mimic face ...
... thou refuse This , from no venal or ungrateful Muse . Whether thy hand strike out some free defign , Where Life awakes , and dawns at ev'ry line ; Or blend in beauteous tints the colour'd mass , And from the canvas call the mimic face ...
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... Bridgewater vie , 70 75 And these be fung ' till Granville's Myra die : Alas ! how little from the grave we claim ! Thou but preferv'ft a Face , and I a Name . EPISTLE To Mifs BLOUNT , With the WORKS of VOITURE C 3 MISCELLANIE S. 29.
... Bridgewater vie , 70 75 And these be fung ' till Granville's Myra die : Alas ! how little from the grave we claim ! Thou but preferv'ft a Face , and I a Name . EPISTLE To Mifs BLOUNT , With the WORKS of VOITURE C 3 MISCELLANIE S. 29.
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... thou shalt live , for Buckingham commends . Let Crowds of Critics now my verse affail , Let Dennis write , and nameless numbers rail : This more than pays whole years of thankless pain , Time , health , and fortune are not lost in vain ...
... thou shalt live , for Buckingham commends . Let Crowds of Critics now my verse affail , Let Dennis write , and nameless numbers rail : This more than pays whole years of thankless pain , Time , health , and fortune are not lost in vain ...
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