The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2Ingram, Cooke, 1853 |
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... move nimbly through the sky . Sure Bavius copied Mævius to the full , And Chærilus taught Codrus to be dull ; Therefore , dear friend , at my advice give o'er This needless labour ; and contend no more To prove a dull succession to be ...
... move nimbly through the sky . Sure Bavius copied Mævius to the full , And Chærilus taught Codrus to be dull ; Therefore , dear friend , at my advice give o'er This needless labour ; and contend no more To prove a dull succession to be ...
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... move . Haste then , Cyllenius , through the liquid air ; Go mount the winds , and to the shades repair ; Bid hell's black monarch my commands obey , And give up Laïus to the realms of day , Whose ghost yet shivering on Cocytus ' sand ...
... move . Haste then , Cyllenius , through the liquid air ; Go mount the winds , and to the shades repair ; Bid hell's black monarch my commands obey , And give up Laïus to the realms of day , Whose ghost yet shivering on Cocytus ' sand ...
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... move her languid eyes , And even in gold turns paler as she dies . There from the chase Jove's towering eagle bears , On golden wings , the Phrygian to the stars : Still as he rises in the ethereal height , His native mountains lessen ...
... move her languid eyes , And even in gold turns paler as she dies . There from the chase Jove's towering eagle bears , On golden wings , the Phrygian to the stars : Still as he rises in the ethereal height , His native mountains lessen ...
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... moving sands ; Who view the western sea's extremest bounds , Or drink of Ganges in their eastern grounds ; All these the woes of Edipus have known , Your fates , your furies , and your haunted town . If on the sons the parent's crimes ...
... moving sands ; Who view the western sea's extremest bounds , Or drink of Ganges in their eastern grounds ; All these the woes of Edipus have known , Your fates , your furies , and your haunted town . If on the sons the parent's crimes ...
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... moves above : 40 45 She feels the encroaching bark around her grow By quick degrees , and cover all below : Surprised at this , her trembling hand she heaves To rend her hair ; her hand is fill'd with leaves : Where late was hair , the ...
... moves above : 40 45 She feels the encroaching bark around her grow By quick degrees , and cover all below : Surprised at this , her trembling hand she heaves To rend her hair ; her hand is fill'd with leaves : Where late was hair , the ...
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Page 183 - To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart, To make mankind, in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold...
Page 199 - True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows...
Page 178 - The world recedes; it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring: Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy victory? O Death! where is thy sting?
Page 265 - Statesman, yet friend to Truth ! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear; Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, And prais'd, unenvy'd, by the Muse he lov'd.
Page 198 - In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Page 246 - Restore the Lock ! she cries ; and all around, Restore the Lock ! the vaulted roofs rebound. Not fierce Othello in so loud a strain...
Page 245 - Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air, Weighs the men's wits against the lady's hair ; The doubtful beam long nods from side to side ; At length the wits mount up, the hairs subside. See fierce Belinda on the baron flies, With more than usual lightning in her eyes : Nor fear'd the chief th' unequal fight to try, Who sought no more than on his foe to die.
Page 178 - Hark! they whisper; Angels say, Sister Spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath?
Page 228 - Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride...
Page 242 - CANTO V She said: the pitying audience melt in tears; But Fate and Love had stopp'd the baron's ears. In vain Thalestris with reproach assails, For who can move when fair Belinda fails? Not half so fix'd the Trojan could remain.