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" Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home ; Here thou, great ANNA ! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea. Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures... "
Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces - Page 348
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The Rape of the Lock,: An Heroi-comical Poem,

Alexander Pope - Epic poetry, English - 1798 - 146 pages
...pride surveys his rising tow'rs, There stands a structure of majestic frame, Which from the neighb'ring Hampton takes its name. Here Britain's statesmen oft...screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At ev'ry word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing,...
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The rape of the lock, an heroi-comical poem. Adorned with plates

Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pages
...of nymphs at home; Here thou, great Anna ! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take—and sometimes tea. Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort,...screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At ev'ry word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing,...
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Drelincourt and Rodalvi; or, Memoirs of two noble families, Volume 2

Elizabeth Strutt - 1807 - 274 pages
...her pride too deeply, to be submitted to in uncomplaining silence. JL 6 CHAP. CHAP. XXXIV. In Tarious talk th' instructive hours they past, Who gave the...chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. AFTER a Few days had elapsed, Lord Drelincourt gained resolution to impart to the family the secret...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court; In various talk the' instructive hours they past. Who gave the ball, or...the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, langhing, ogling, and all that. Meanwhile, declining from the noon of day, The sun obliquely shoots...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Four Volumes. Collated with the ...

Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...awhile the pleasures of a court ; In various talk the' instructive hours they past, Who gave the hall, or paid the visit last ; One speaks the glory of the...Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singiag, laughing, ogling, and all that. Meanwhile, declining from the noon of day, The sun obliquely...
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Poetical Works

Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court ; In various talk the' instructive hours they patt, Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last ; One speaks...looks, and eyes ; At every word a reputation dies. Smiff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Mrau while,...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...resort, To iaĞic awhile the pleasures <if a court ; Invariom talk the instructive hours they pass'd, us Llill put hi his modest plea,— " Let favor speak...for me."— For who, like him, his\ark>us powers ev'ry word n reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat ; With singing, laughing,...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections, Additions ...

Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...sometimes tea. Hitherto the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of the court ; 10 In various talk th' instructive hours they past, Who...screen ; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; Ml At ev'ry word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing,...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 5

John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...trembling for the birth of Fate. • CANTO III. CLOSE by those meads, for ever crown'd with flowers, Where Thames with pride surveys his rising towers,...looks, and eyes ; At every word a reputation dies. Suull j or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Meanwhile,...
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Conversation; or, Shades of difference

Heron - 1821 - 944 pages
...exclaimed Frederic peevishly.. CHAPCHAPTER XII. In varioti5otalk th' instructive hours they pass'd, Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last; One speaks...; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At e.ery word a reputation dies. Snu.'F, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing,...
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