The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks, Band 2J. Rivington, 1824 |
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... Virgil ; the Chess - play of Vida ; the Bees of Rucellai ; the Syphilis of Fracastoro ; the Capitoli of Berni and his followers ; the Malmantile of Lippi ; the Secchia of Tassoni ; the Lutrin of Boileau ; the Dispensary of Garth ; the ...
... Virgil ; the Chess - play of Vida ; the Bees of Rucellai ; the Syphilis of Fracastoro ; the Capitoli of Berni and his followers ; the Malmantile of Lippi ; the Secchia of Tassoni ; the Lutrin of Boileau ; the Dispensary of Garth ; the ...
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... Virgil and with Homer into the true recesses of the Muses , guiding himself by their precepts , and founding himself on their example . Of English authors those to whom Pope stands the near- est related in genius and poetical character ...
... Virgil and with Homer into the true recesses of the Muses , guiding himself by their precepts , and founding himself on their example . Of English authors those to whom Pope stands the near- est related in genius and poetical character ...
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... Virgil and Homer , Corneille and Racine , the little ivory statue of Polycletes and the Colossus ; magis pares quam similes ? Aye , that's in one word . " Spence's Anec . p . 9. Singer's ed . no useless time . To his writings nothing ...
... Virgil and Homer , Corneille and Racine , the little ivory statue of Polycletes and the Colossus ; magis pares quam similes ? Aye , that's in one word . " Spence's Anec . p . 9. Singer's ed . no useless time . To his writings nothing ...
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... Virgil liv'd , on Virgil wait ; Whose Muse did once , like thine , in plains delight ; Thine shall , like his , soon take a higher flight ; So Larks , which first from lowly fields arise , Mount by degrees , and reach at last the skies ...
... Virgil liv'd , on Virgil wait ; Whose Muse did once , like thine , in plains delight ; Thine shall , like his , soon take a higher flight ; So Larks , which first from lowly fields arise , Mount by degrees , and reach at last the skies ...
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... Virgil from his orb look down , 85 He'd view a courser that might match his own ! Fir'd with the sport , and eager for the chace , Lodona's murmurs stop me in the race . Who can refuse Lodona's melting tale ? The soft complaint shall ...
... Virgil from his orb look down , 85 He'd view a courser that might match his own ! Fir'd with the sport , and eager for the chace , Lodona's murmurs stop me in the race . Who can refuse Lodona's melting tale ? The soft complaint shall ...
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Adrastus Æneid ancient Aonia appear Argos Bard beautiful blest Bowles breast bright character charms Chaucer crown'd Cynthus dame DAPHNIS delight Dryden Dryope Dunciad earth Eclogues Eteocles ev'n ev'ry eyes fair fame fate fire fix'd flames flow'ry fury genius gentle grace grove hæc heav'n Homer honours House of Fame Iliad images IMITATIONS Isaiah Jove joys lines live Lord Lycidas lyre mihi moral mournful Muse nature night NOTES numbers Nymphs o'er Ovid passage Pastoral Petrarch Phaon Phoebus plains pleas'd poem poet poetical poetry Pope pow'r praise quæ quod rage resound rise rocks sacred Sappho shade shepherds shine sing skies soft soul Spenser Statius sweet tale Temple Thebes thee Theocritus thine thou thought throne tibi translation trees trembling Twas Tydeus verse Vertumnus Virg Virgil Warburton Warton wife write youth
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Seite 54 - HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire.
Seite 364 - To th' instruments divine respondence meet: The silver sounding instruments did meet With the base murmure of the waters fall : The waters fall with difference discreet, Now soft, now loud, unto the wind did call : The gentle warbling wind low answered to all.
Seite 113 - Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Seite 109 - Oh, spring to light, auspicious Babe, be born ! See, Nature hastes her earliest wreaths to bring, With all the incense of the breathing spring; See lofty Lebanon his head advance, See nodding forests on the mountains dance; See, spicy clouds from lowly Saron rise, And Carmel's flowery top perfumes the skies!
Seite 110 - Lord's hand double for all her sins.' Isaiah proceeds, ' The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a high way for our God.
Seite 60 - Lycidas ? For neither were ye playing on the steep, Where your old bards, the famous Druids, lie, Nor on the shaggy top of Mona high, Nor yet where Deva spreads her wizard stream. Ay me, I fondly dream ! Had ye been there...
Seite 65 - If we would copy Nature, it may be useful to take this Idea along with us, that Pastoral is an image of what they call the golden age. So that we are not to describe our shepherds as shepherds at this day really are, but as they may be conceived then to have been ; when the best of men followed the employment.
Seite 112 - No more shall nation against nation rise, Nor ardent warriors meet with hateful eyes; Nor fields with gleaming steel be cover'd o'er; The brazen trumpets kindle rage no more; But useless lances into scythes shall bend, And the broad falchion in a ploughshare end.
Seite 101 - Through the dear might of Him that walked the waves, Where, other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the saints above, In solemn troops and sweet societies That sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Seite 285 - Then came the smallest tribe I yet had seen, Plain was their dress, and modest was their mien. Great idol of mankind ! we neither claim The praise of merit, nor aspire to fame ! But safe in deserts from th...