The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 4Ingram, Cooke, 1854 |
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Page 64
... wife . There ( so the Devil ordain'd ) one Christmas - tide My good old lady catch'd a cold , and died . A nymph of quality admires our knight ; 385 He marries , bows at Court , and grows polite : Leaves the dull cits , and joins ( to ...
... wife . There ( so the Devil ordain'd ) one Christmas - tide My good old lady catch'd a cold , and died . A nymph of quality admires our knight ; 385 He marries , bows at Court , and grows polite : Leaves the dull cits , and joins ( to ...
Page 65
... wife of Job , " remarks the learned com- mentator , " acts a small part in this drama , but a very spirited one . Then said his wife unto him , ' Dost thou still retain thy integrity ? Curse God and die . ' Tender and pious ! He might ...
... wife of Job , " remarks the learned com- mentator , " acts a small part in this drama , but a very spirited one . Then said his wife unto him , ' Dost thou still retain thy integrity ? Curse God and die . ' Tender and pious ! He might ...
Page 69
... wife of Charles Stewart , Duke of Richmond and Lennox . Miss Stewart inspired Charles II . with the purest and strongest passion he seemed capable of entertaining . He would have divorced his queen to marry her , and was half distracted ...
... wife of Charles Stewart , Duke of Richmond and Lennox . Miss Stewart inspired Charles II . with the purest and strongest passion he seemed capable of entertaining . He would have divorced his queen to marry her , and was half distracted ...
Page 70
... wife , Sir Robert married her , to the great mortification of his son Horace , who never mentions the second marriage . Coxe , in his Memoirs of Walpole , is also silent as to the mes- alliance . Lord Hervey says that Miss Skerrett was ...
... wife , Sir Robert married her , to the great mortification of his son Horace , who never mentions the second marriage . Coxe , in his Memoirs of Walpole , is also silent as to the mes- alliance . Lord Hervey says that Miss Skerrett was ...
Page 83
... wife , alas ! or finer whore . For what has Virro painted , built , and planted ? Only to show how many tastes he wanted . What brought Sir Visto's ill - got wealth to waste ? Some demon whisper'd , " Visto ! have a taste . " Heaven ...
... wife , alas ! or finer whore . For what has Virro painted , built , and planted ? Only to show how many tastes he wanted . What brought Sir Visto's ill - got wealth to waste ? Some demon whisper'd , " Visto ! have a taste . " Heaven ...
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