 In heaps on heaps ; one fate o'erwhelms them all. The Knave of Diamonds tries his wily arts, And wins (oh shameful chance !) the Queen of Hearts. At this, the blood the virgin's cheek forsook, A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look ; She sees, and...  Broome, Pope, Pitt, Thomson - Page 168edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Louis Du Pont Syle - English poetry - 1897 - 90 pages
...different nations fly, Of various habit, and of various dye, The pierc'd battalions dis-united fall, In heaps on heaps ; one fate o'erwhelms them all. The...forsook, A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look ; 90 , She sees, and trembles at th' approaching ill, Just in the jaws of ruin, and Codille. And now... | |
 | John Ashton - Gambling - 1898 - 308 pages
...dis-united fall In Heaps on Heaps ; one Fate o'erwhelms them all. The Knave of Diamonds now exerts his Arts, And wins (oh, shameful Chance !) the Queen of...her Look ; She sees, and trembles at th' approaching 111, Just in the Jaws of Ruin, and Codille. And now, (as oft in some distemper'd State) On one nice... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poetry - 1963 - 884 pages
...different Nations fly, Of various Habit and of various Dye, The pierc'd Battalions dis-united fall, 85 In Heaps on Heaps; one Fate o'erwhelms them all. The...forsook, A livid Paleness spreads o'er all her Look; 90 She sees, and trembles at th' approaching Ill, Just in the Jaws of Ruin, and Codille. And now, (as... | |
 | Carlee Lippman - Literary Criticism - 1978 - 216 pages
...them. The first one we'll look at is the point in the poem where Belinda is about to lose at cards: At this, the Blood the Virgin's Cheek forsook, A livid...her Look; She sees, and trembles at th' approaching lll, Just in the Jaws of Ruin, and Codille. (lll,l.8g-g2) We might ask here if this is a true picture... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 936 pages
...different nations fly. Of various habit, and of various dye, The pierced battalions disunited fall In heaps on heaps; one fate o'erwhelms them all. The...forsook, A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look; 90 She sees, and trembles at the approaching ill, Just in the jaws of ruin, and Codille, And now (as... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poetry - 1998 - 260 pages
...different nations fly, Of various habit, and of various dye, The pierced battalions disunited fall, In heaps on heaps; one fate o'erwhelms them all. The...forsook, A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look; 90 She sees, and trembles at th' approaching ill, Just in the jaws of ruin, and codille. And now, (as... | |
 | W. H. Auden - Poetry - 2004 - 604 pages
...different nations fly, Of various habit, and of various dye, The pierced battalions disunited fall, In heaps on heaps; one fate o'erwhelms them all. The...jaws of ruin, and Codille. And now (as oft in some distempered State) On one nice trick depends the general fate. An Ace of Hearts steps forth: the King... | |
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