The Rape of the Lock: An Heroi-comical Poem : in Five Canto'sBernard Lintott, 1715 - 52 pages |
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... Skies , Where Light difports in ever - mingling Dies , While ev'ry Beam new tranfient Colours flings , Colours that change whene'er they wave their Wings . Amid the Circle , on the gilded maft , Superiour by the Head , was Ariel plac'd ...
... Skies , Where Light difports in ever - mingling Dies , While ev'ry Beam new tranfient Colours flings , Colours that change whene'er they wave their Wings . Amid the Circle , on the gilded maft , Superiour by the Head , was Ariel plac'd ...
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... Skies . Not louder Shrieks by Dames to Heav'n are caft , When Husbands or when Lap - dogs breathe their last , Or when rich China Veffels , fall'n from high , In glittering Duft and painted Fragments lie ! Let Wreaths of Triumph now my ...
... Skies . Not louder Shrieks by Dames to Heav'n are caft , When Husbands or when Lap - dogs breathe their last , Or when rich China Veffels , fall'n from high , In glittering Duft and painted Fragments lie ! Let Wreaths of Triumph now my ...
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... Skies . No common Weapons in their Hands are found , Like Gods they fight , nor dread a mortal Wound . * So when bold Homer makes the Gods engage , And heav'nly Breasts with human Passions rage ; ' Gainft Pallas , Mars , Latona , Hermes ...
... Skies . No common Weapons in their Hands are found , Like Gods they fight , nor dread a mortal Wound . * So when bold Homer makes the Gods engage , And heav'nly Breasts with human Passions rage ; ' Gainft Pallas , Mars , Latona , Hermes ...
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... confefs'd in View . ) A fudden Star , it fhot thro ' liquid Air , And drew behind a radiant Trail of Hair . Vid . Ariofto . Canto 34 . Not Not Berenice's Locks firft rofe fo bright , The Skies so The RAPE of the LOCK . Can . V.
... confefs'd in View . ) A fudden Star , it fhot thro ' liquid Air , And drew behind a radiant Trail of Hair . Vid . Ariofto . Canto 34 . Not Not Berenice's Locks firft rofe fo bright , The Skies so The RAPE of the LOCK . Can . V.
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... Skies befpangling with difhevel'd Light . The Sylphs behold it kindling as it flies , And pleas'd purfue its Progrefs thro ' the Skies . This the Beau - monde fhall from the Mall furvey , Aud hail with Musick its propitious Ray . This ...
... Skies befpangling with difhevel'd Light . The Sylphs behold it kindling as it flies , And pleas'd purfue its Progrefs thro ' the Skies . This the Beau - monde fhall from the Mall furvey , Aud hail with Musick its propitious Ray . This ...
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Page 21 - Hampton takes its name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants and of nymphs at home; Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take— and sometimes tea. Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court; In various talk th...
Page 24 - Th' imperial consort of the crown of Spades. The Club's black Tyrant first her victim...
Page 13 - The rest the winds dispers'd in empty air. But now secure the painted vessel glides, The sunbeams trembling on the floating tides ; While melting music steals upon the sky, And...
Page 3 - Nor bound thy narrow Views to Things below. Some secret Truths from Learned Pride conceal'd, To Maids alone and Children are reveal'd : What tho' no Credit doubting Wits may give?
Page 34 - Repair'd to search the gloomy cave of Spleen. Swift on his sooty pinions flits the gnome, And in a vapour reach'd the dismal dome.
Page 36 - On various tempers act by various ways, Make some take physic, others scribble plays; Who cause the proud their visits to delay, And send the godly in a pet to pray. A nymph there is, that all thy pow'r disdains, And thousands more in equal mirth maintains.
Page 24 - The rebel Knave, who dares his prince engage, Proves the just victim of his royal rage.
Page 47 - Dapperwit, and sunk beside his chair. A mournful glance Sir Fopling upwards cast, ' Those eyes are made so killing
Page 25 - Of broken Troops an easy Conquest find. Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, in wild Disorder seen, With Throngs promiscuous strow the level Green.