The Poetical Works of Alexander PopeW. Suttaby, B. Crosby & Company Corral Prinker, 1807 - 408 pages |
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... sound , When rock'd the mountains , and when groan'd the ground , She taught the weak to bend , the proud to pray , To power unseen , and mightier far than they ; She , from the rending earth and bursting skies , Saw gods descend , and ...
... sound , When rock'd the mountains , and when groan'd the ground , She taught the weak to bend , the proud to pray , To power unseen , and mightier far than they ; She , from the rending earth and bursting skies , Saw gods descend , and ...
Page 37
... sounds to things , from fancy to the heart ; For wit's false mirror held up nature's light , Show'd erring pride - whatever is is right ; That reason , passion , answer one great aim ; That true self - love and social are the same ...
... sounds to things , from fancy to the heart ; For wit's false mirror held up nature's light , Show'd erring pride - whatever is is right ; That reason , passion , answer one great aim ; That true self - love and social are the same ...
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... sound . Belinda still her downy pillow prest , Her guardian sylph prolong'd the balmy rest : " Twas he had summon'd to her silent bed The morning - dream that hover'd o'er her head : A youth more glittering than a birth - night beau ...
... sound . Belinda still her downy pillow prest , Her guardian sylph prolong'd the balmy rest : " Twas he had summon'd to her silent bed The morning - dream that hover'd o'er her head : A youth more glittering than a birth - night beau ...
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... sounds , Your Grace ' salutes their ear . " Tis these that early taint the female soul , Instruct the eyes of young coquettes to roll , Teach infant cheeks a bidden blush to know , And little hearts to flutter at a beau . " Oft , when ...
... sounds , Your Grace ' salutes their ear . " Tis these that early taint the female soul , Instruct the eyes of young coquettes to roll , Teach infant cheeks a bidden blush to know , And little hearts to flutter at a beau . " Oft , when ...
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... sounds along the waters die : Smooth flow the waves , the zephyrs gently play , Belinda smil'd , and all the world was gay . All but the sylph - with careful thoughts opprest , The ' impending woe sat heavy on his breast . He summons ...
... sounds along the waters die : Smooth flow the waves , the zephyrs gently play , Belinda smil'd , and all the world was gay . All but the sylph - with careful thoughts opprest , The ' impending woe sat heavy on his breast . He summons ...
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