The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ... To which is Prefixed a Life of the AuthorJ. Walker, 1806 - 651 страници |
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... honoured by posterity . In every collection of poetry , Pope stands pre - eminent . No author is oftener read , and none oftener quoted : and he owes this preference to what some critics have objected to him , namely , that he preferred ...
... honoured by posterity . In every collection of poetry , Pope stands pre - eminent . No author is oftener read , and none oftener quoted : and he owes this preference to what some critics have objected to him , namely , that he preferred ...
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... honour , therefore , of advancing English poetry one important step towards perfection , by refining its language , and smoothing the way towards those efforts of the sublime and the pathetic , which before his time were obscured by ...
... honour , therefore , of advancing English poetry one important step towards perfection , by refining its language , and smoothing the way towards those efforts of the sublime and the pathetic , which before his time were obscured by ...
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... honours scatter'd on her bier . See where , on earth , the flowery glories lie ; With her they flourish'd , and with her they die . Ah ! what avail the beauties nature wore ? Fair Daphne's dead , and beauty is no more ! For her the ...
... honours scatter'd on her bier . See where , on earth , the flowery glories lie ; With her they flourish'd , and with her they die . Ah ! what avail the beauties nature wore ? Fair Daphne's dead , and beauty is no more ! For her the ...
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... honour , and thy praise , shall live ! THYRSIS . But see , Orion sheds unwholesome dews ; Arise , the pines a noxious shade diffuse ; Sharp Boreas blows , and nature feels decay , Time conquers all , and we must Time obey . Adieu , ye ...
... honour , and thy praise , shall live ! THYRSIS . But see , Orion sheds unwholesome dews ; Arise , the pines a noxious shade diffuse ; Sharp Boreas blows , and nature feels decay , Time conquers all , and we must Time obey . Adieu , ye ...
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... honours : the time draws nigh , O beloved offspring of the gods ! O great increase of Jove ! The uncultivated moun- tains send shouts of joy to the stars ; the very rocks sing in verse , the very shrubs cry out , A God , a God ...
... honours : the time draws nigh , O beloved offspring of the gods ! O great increase of Jove ! The uncultivated moun- tains send shouts of joy to the stars ; the very rocks sing in verse , the very shrubs cry out , A God , a God ...
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