The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 6J. F. Dove, St. John's Square, 1822 - Poets, English |
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... known . THUS in a sea of folly toss'd , My choicest Hours of Life are lost ; Yet always wishing to retreat , Oh , could I see my Country Seat ! There leaning near a gentle Brook , Sleep , or peruse some ancient Book , 125 130 And there ...
... known . THUS in a sea of folly toss'd , My choicest Hours of Life are lost ; Yet always wishing to retreat , Oh , could I see my Country Seat ! There leaning near a gentle Brook , Sleep , or peruse some ancient Book , 125 130 And there ...
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... known , is not in the collection of those called Æsop's , whose com- position it certainly was , as appears from the collection of the frag- ments of Babrius , which the learned Mr. Tyrrwhit published , and which are a most valuable ...
... known , is not in the collection of those called Æsop's , whose com- position it certainly was , as appears from the collection of the frag- ments of Babrius , which the learned Mr. Tyrrwhit published , and which are a most valuable ...
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... known Laws of the King- dom . One day , as this Gentleman was walking about dinner - time alone in the Mall , it happened that a Manuscript dropt from under his cloak , which my servant picked up , and brought to me . It was writ- ten ...
... known Laws of the King- dom . One day , as this Gentleman was walking about dinner - time alone in the Mall , it happened that a Manuscript dropt from under his cloak , which my servant picked up , and brought to me . It was writ- ten ...
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... known as such , may be mentioned . The Peripatetics execute the courses proper to their system upon the Parade ; Navigation is learnt on the Isis , Gunnery on the adjacent hills , Horsemanship on Port - meadow , Bullington - green , the ...
... known as such , may be mentioned . The Peripatetics execute the courses proper to their system upon the Parade ; Navigation is learnt on the Isis , Gunnery on the adjacent hills , Horsemanship on Port - meadow , Bullington - green , the ...
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... , to his exceeding content , that the Harpastus of the Ancients was yet in use in Cornwall , and known there by the name of Hurling . He was sensible the common Foot - ball was a very imperfect imitation of that exercise ; and 98 MEMOIRS ...
... , to his exceeding content , that the Harpastus of the Ancients was yet in use in Cornwall , and known there by the name of Hurling . He was sensible the common Foot - ball was a very imperfect imitation of that exercise ; and 98 MEMOIRS ...
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Page 377 - 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, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide: If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget them all.
Page 369 - And strike to dust th' imperial tow'rs of Troy; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. What wonder then, fair nymph! thy hairs should feel The conqu'ring force of unresisted steel?
Page 364 - Methinks already I your tears survey, Already hear the horrid things they say, Already see you a degraded toast, And all your honour in a whisper lost! How shall I then your helpless fame defend? 'Twill then be infamy to seem your friend! And shall this prize, th...
Page 376 - 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...
Page 372 - Her great great grandsire wore about his neck, In three seal-rings; which after, melted down, Form'da vast buckle for his widow's gown: Her infant grandame's whistle next it grew, The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew; Then in a bodkin grac'd her mother's hairs, Which long she wore, and now Belinda wears. ) "Boast not my fall
Page 365 - Or o'er the glebe distil the kindly rain; Others on earth o'er human race preside, Watch all their ways, and all their actions guide: Of these the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. 'Our humbler province is to tend the fair, Not a less pleasing, though less glorious care; To save the powder from too rude a gale, Nor let th...
Page 257 - THE DESCRIPTIONS. For a tempest.—" Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auster and Boreas, and cast them together in one verse. Add to these of rain, lightning, and of thunder, the loudest you can, quantum sufficit.
Page 19 - Tis (let me see) three years and more (October next it will be four) Since Harley bid me first attend, And chose me for an humble friend; Would take me in his coach to chat, And question me of this and that; As,
Page 386 - He who tells a lie, is not sensible how great a task he undertakes ; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.
Page 304 - Jerusalem with iniquity: the heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, "Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.