The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: Miscellaneous pieces in verse and proseC. Bathurst, 1787 |
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... Defcription , he might fhow it ; Tell how the Moon - beam trembling falls , And tips with Silver all the walls ; Palladian walls , Venetian doors , Grotefco roofs , and Stucco floors : But let it ( in a word ) be faid , The Moon was up ...
... Defcription , he might fhow it ; Tell how the Moon - beam trembling falls , And tips with Silver all the walls ; Palladian walls , Venetian doors , Grotefco roofs , and Stucco floors : But let it ( in a word ) be faid , The Moon was up ...
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... defcription of the perfon , made me imagine it might be that univerfal Genius whofe life I am writing . I re- turned home , and having maturely confidered their se veral arguments , which I found to be of equal weight , I quieted my ...
... defcription of the perfon , made me imagine it might be that univerfal Genius whofe life I am writing . I re- turned home , and having maturely confidered their se veral arguments , which I found to be of equal weight , I quieted my ...
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... for thofe fountains of " fresh water , that are at the bottom of the Ocean . ” -At thefe laft words Mrs. Scriblerus fell into a trem- - bling The defcription of this terrible Scene made too violent E 3 . MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS . 77.
... for thofe fountains of " fresh water , that are at the bottom of the Ocean . ” -At thefe laft words Mrs. Scriblerus fell into a trem- - bling The defcription of this terrible Scene made too violent E 3 . MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS . 77.
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Alexander Pope. bling The defcription of this terrible Scene made too violent an impreffion upon a woman in her condition , and threw her into a strong hysteric fit ; which might have proved dangerous , if Cornelius had not been push- ed ...
Alexander Pope. bling The defcription of this terrible Scene made too violent an impreffion upon a woman in her condition , and threw her into a strong hysteric fit ; which might have proved dangerous , if Cornelius had not been push- ed ...
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... defcription of Hell is no lefs remarkable in the circumstances : " In flaming heaps the raging ocean rolls , " Whofe livid waves involve despairing fouls ; " The liquid burnings dreadful colours fhew , " Some deeply red and others ...
... defcription of Hell is no lefs remarkable in the circumstances : " In flaming heaps the raging ocean rolls , " Whofe livid waves involve despairing fouls ; " The liquid burnings dreadful colours fhew , " Some deeply red and others ...
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againſt alfo almoſt alſo ancient animals Bathos becauſe befides bleft caft caufe cauſe compofed Cornelius courſe Crambe Criticks defcribe defcription defign defire diſcover Eclogues expreffion exprefs faid fame fatire feems feveral fhall fhort fhould fimplicity fince fingle firft firſt fome fometimes fpirit Friend ftill fubject fuch genius greateſt hath himſelf Homer honour Horfes Horſe houſe Iliad inftance itſelf juft Juftice Julius Pollux juſt Lady laft laſt learned leaſt lefs Lord mafter manner Martin meaſure modern moft moſt muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion Paffion Paftoral perfon pleaſe pleaſure Poem Poet poetry praiſe prefent promiſe publick purpoſe quoth raiſe Reaſon rife Scriblerus ſeems ſeveral Shakeſpear ſhall ſhe ſmall ſome ſpeak ſuch Terpander thee thefe themſelves Theocritus theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought tion tranflated univerfal uſed verfe verſe Virgil whofe whole whoſe words writers
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