The Enlightenment and English Literature: Prose and Poetry of the Eighteenth Century, with Selected Modern Critical EssaysJohn L. Mahoney |
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... eyes first open'd on a billet - doux ; Wounds , charms , and ardours , were no sooner read , But all the vision vanish'd from thy head . And now , unveil'd , the toilet stands display'd , Each silver vase in mystic order laid . 120 130 ...
... eyes first open'd on a billet - doux ; Wounds , charms , and ardours , were no sooner read , But all the vision vanish'd from thy head . And now , unveil'd , the toilet stands display'd , Each silver vase in mystic order laid . 120 130 ...
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... eyes ; 240 Ye soft illusions , dear deceits , arise ! Alas , no more ! methinks we wand'ring go Through dreary wastes , and weep each other's woe , Where round some mould'ring tower pale ivy creeps , And low - brow'd rocks hang nodding ...
... eyes ; 240 Ye soft illusions , dear deceits , arise ! Alas , no more ! methinks we wand'ring go Through dreary wastes , and weep each other's woe , Where round some mould'ring tower pale ivy creeps , And low - brow'd rocks hang nodding ...
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... Eyes she rears .... It is true that Pope goes on to imply that Belinda is the chief priestess ( by calling her maid the " in- ferior Priestess " ) , and that , a few lines later , he has the maid deck the goddess ( Belinda ) “ with the ...
... Eyes she rears .... It is true that Pope goes on to imply that Belinda is the chief priestess ( by calling her maid the " in- ferior Priestess " ) , and that , a few lines later , he has the maid deck the goddess ( Belinda ) “ with the ...
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Mark Akenside | 10 |
Alexander Pope | 15 |
from THE DUNCIAD | 98 |
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