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Thomas Parnell Alexander Pope. ARTES 1817 SCIENTIA VERITAS LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ELECURITUS UNUM TCEBOR SI - QUE RIS PENINSULAM AMENAM CIRCUMSPICE 828 P256 1770 Mr. HUME'S ESSAYS , page 265 .
Thomas Parnell Alexander Pope. ARTES 1817 SCIENTIA VERITAS LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ELECURITUS UNUM TCEBOR SI - QUE RIS PENINSULAM AMENAM CIRCUMSPICE 828 P256 1770 Mr. HUME'S ESSAYS , page 265 .
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Thomas Parnell Alexander Pope. Mr. HUME'S ESSAYS , page 265 . Thofe compofitions , which we read the ofteneft , and which every man of tafte has got by heart , have the recommendation of fimplicity , and have nothing fur- prifing in the ...
Thomas Parnell Alexander Pope. Mr. HUME'S ESSAYS , page 265 . Thofe compofitions , which we read the ofteneft , and which every man of tafte has got by heart , have the recommendation of fimplicity , and have nothing fur- prifing in the ...
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Thomas Parnell Alexander Pope. tune , which he laid out in lands in that kingdom . The eftates he purchased there , as alfo that of which he was poffeffed in Cheshire , defcended to our poet , who was his eldeft fon , and ftill remain in ...
Thomas Parnell Alexander Pope. tune , which he laid out in lands in that kingdom . The eftates he purchased there , as alfo that of which he was poffeffed in Cheshire , defcended to our poet , who was his eldeft fon , and ftill remain in ...
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Thomas Parnell Alexander Pope. tle fplendour ; his imagination might have been too warm to relifh the cold logic of Burgerfdicius , or the dreary fubtleties of Smiglefius ; but it is cer- tain , that as a claffical fcholar , few could ...
Thomas Parnell Alexander Pope. tle fplendour ; his imagination might have been too warm to relifh the cold logic of Burgerfdicius , or the dreary fubtleties of Smiglefius ; but it is cer- tain , that as a claffical fcholar , few could ...
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Page 88 - Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
Page 88 - Grace, And calls forth all the Wonders of her Face ; Sees by Degrees a purer Blush arise, And keener Lightnings quicken in her Eyes. The...
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Page 123 - Know God — and bring thy heart to know The joys which from religion flow : Then every grace shall prove its guest, And I'll be there to crown the rest.
Page 134 - ... Detested wretch !" — but scarce his speech began, When the strange partner seem'd no longer man His youthful face grew more serenely sweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points invest his hair ; Celestial...
Page 86 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled and the white.
Page 126 - And hail, my son," the reverend sire replied ; Words follow'd words, from question answer flow'd, And talk of various kind deceiv'd the road; Till each with other pleas'd, and loth to part, While in their age they differ, join in heart: Thus stands an aged elm in ivy bound, Thus youthful ivy clasps an elm around. Now sunk the sun ; the closing hour of day Came onward, mantled o'er with sober...
Page 121 - Through rocks amidst the foaming sea, To gain thy love, and then perceives Thou wert not in the rocks and waves ; The silent heart which grief assails, Treads soft and lonesome .o'er the vales, Sees daisies open, rivers run, And seeks (as I have vainly done,) Amusing thought ; but learns to know, That solitude's the nurse of woe.
Page 132 - Before the pilgrims part, the younger crept Near the clos'd cradle where an infant slept, And writh'd his neck.
Page 32 - Without a bunch behind. The story told, Sir Topaz mov'd, The youth of Edith erst approv'd, To see the revel scene : At close of eve he leaves his home, And wends to find the ruin'd dome, All on the gloomy plain. As there he bides, it...