The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Miscellaneous pieces in verse and proseJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
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... figures place , And breathe an air divine on ev'ry face ; Yet fhould the Mufes bid my numbers roll Strong as their charms , and gentle as their foul ; With Zeuxis ' Helen thy Bridgewater vie , And these be fung ' till Granville's Myra ...
... figures place , And breathe an air divine on ev'ry face ; Yet fhould the Mufes bid my numbers roll Strong as their charms , and gentle as their foul ; With Zeuxis ' Helen thy Bridgewater vie , And these be fung ' till Granville's Myra ...
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... , With Fifty Guineas ( a great Pen'worth ) bought . 30 See on the Tooth - pick , Mars and Cupid ftrive ; And both the struggling figures feem alive . Upon Upon the bottom fhines the Queen's bright Face , A MISCELLANIE S. 47.
... , With Fifty Guineas ( a great Pen'worth ) bought . 30 See on the Tooth - pick , Mars and Cupid ftrive ; And both the struggling figures feem alive . Upon Upon the bottom fhines the Queen's bright Face , A MISCELLANIE S. 47.
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... Was there a Chief , etc. ] The fine figure of the Commander in that capital Picture of Belifarius at Chifwick , fupplied the Poet with this beautiful idea . 1E 4 Such Such , fuch emotions should in Britons rise , 9 MISCELLANIE S. 55.
... Was there a Chief , etc. ] The fine figure of the Commander in that capital Picture of Belifarius at Chifwick , fupplied the Poet with this beautiful idea . 1E 4 Such Such , fuch emotions should in Britons rise , 9 MISCELLANIE S. 55.
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... figure was so utterly unlike any thing of this world, that it was not natural for any man to ask him a question without blessing himself first. Those who never saw a Jesuit, took him for one, and others b^liev'd him some High Priest of ...
... figure was so utterly unlike any thing of this world, that it was not natural for any man to ask him a question without blessing himself first. Those who never saw a Jesuit, took him for one, and others b^liev'd him some High Priest of ...
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... figure was fo ut- terly unlike any thing of this world , that it was not natural for any man to ask him a question without bleffing himself first . Those who never faw a Fe- fuit , took him for one , and others believ'd him fome High ...
... figure was fo ut- terly unlike any thing of this world , that it was not natural for any man to ask him a question without bleffing himself first . Those who never faw a Fe- fuit , took him for one , and others believ'd him fome High ...
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