The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Juvenile poemsJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
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... such as it was a credit to pleafe . To what degree I have done this I am really ignorant ; I had too much fondnefs for my productions to judge of them at firft , and too much judgment to be pleafed with them at laft . But I have reafon ...
... such as it was a credit to pleafe . To what degree I have done this I am really ignorant ; I had too much fondnefs for my productions to judge of them at firft , and too much judgment to be pleafed with them at laft . But I have reafon ...
Page xi
... such things as will die of themselves ; and a Memento mori to fome of my vain cotemporaries the Poets , to teach them that , when real merit is wanting , it avails nothing to have been encouraged by the great , commended by the emi ...
... such things as will die of themselves ; and a Memento mori to fome of my vain cotemporaries the Poets , to teach them that , when real merit is wanting , it avails nothing to have been encouraged by the great , commended by the emi ...
Page xi
... Such various Learning mix'd in ev'ry part , Poets are bound a loud applaufe to pay ; Apollo bids it , and they must obey . And yet so wonderful , fublime a thing , As the great ILIAD , fcarce could make me fing ; Except I juftly could ...
... Such various Learning mix'd in ev'ry part , Poets are bound a loud applaufe to pay ; Apollo bids it , and they must obey . And yet so wonderful , fublime a thing , As the great ILIAD , fcarce could make me fing ; Except I juftly could ...
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... d care , and unaffected ease , With proper thoughts , and lively images : Such as by Nature to the Ancients shown , Fancy improves , and judgment makes your own : 20 10 15 For 25 For great mens fashions to be followed are , ( x )
... d care , and unaffected ease , With proper thoughts , and lively images : Such as by Nature to the Ancients shown , Fancy improves , and judgment makes your own : 20 10 15 For 25 For great mens fashions to be followed are , ( x )
Page xvii
... such as Virgil's Muse 30 To place thee near him , might be fond to chufe . How might he tune th ' alternate reed with thee , Perhaps a Strephon thou , a Daphnis he ; While fome old Damon , o'er the vulgar wife , 35 Thinks he deferves ...
... such as Virgil's Muse 30 To place thee near him , might be fond to chufe . How might he tune th ' alternate reed with thee , Perhaps a Strephon thou , a Daphnis he ; While fome old Damon , o'er the vulgar wife , 35 Thinks he deferves ...
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ancient beauty Belinda beſt bleft bluſhing boaſt breaſt ceafe Critics Cynthus Dæmons DAPHNI defcend diſplay eaſe Eclogue ev'n ev'ry eyes facred faid fair fame fate fatire feem fenfe feve fhade fhall fhepherds fhining fhore fide fighs filent filver fince fing firft firſt fkies flow'rs foft fome fong foon foreft foul fpirits ftill ftreams fubject fuch fung genius glory Gnome grace groves heav'n himſelf IMITATIONS inſpire itſelf juft laft laſt lefs loft lyre moft moſt Mufe mufic muft Muſe muſt Nature numbers nymph o'er Ovid paffions Paftoral plain pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure poem Poets pow'r praife praiſe raiſe reafon refound rife riſe ſcene SEMICHORUS ſenſe ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhine ſhould ſkies ſky ſome ſpread ſpring ſtill ſtrain Sylphs thee thefe themſelves Theocritus theſe thofe thoſe thou thro trembling Umbriel uſe VARIATIONS verfe verſe Virg Virgil whofe Whoſe
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