The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Four Volumes, Volume 2Charles Whittingham, 1808 |
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Page 85
... Sappho's diamonds with her dirty smock , Or Sappho at her toilet's greasy task , With Sappho fragrant at an evening mask : So morning insects , that in muck begun , Shine , buz , and fly - blow , in the setting sun . How soft is Silia ...
... Sappho's diamonds with her dirty smock , Or Sappho at her toilet's greasy task , With Sappho fragrant at an evening mask : So morning insects , that in muck begun , Shine , buz , and fly - blow , in the setting sun . How soft is Silia ...
Page 98
... Sappho raise that monstrous sum ? — Alas ! they fear a man will cost a plum . Wise Peter sees the world's respect for gold , And therefore hopes this nation may be sold . Glorious ambition ! Peter , swell thy store , And be what Rome's ...
... Sappho raise that monstrous sum ? — Alas ! they fear a man will cost a plum . Wise Peter sees the world's respect for gold , And therefore hopes this nation may be sold . Glorious ambition ! Peter , swell thy store , And be what Rome's ...
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alike ancient ANTISTROPHE beauty Behold bless'd blessing bliss blush breast breath Cæsar Catiline charms courser creature critics death divine e'er ease EPISTLE Eurydice ev'n eyes fair faith fame fate faults fear fix'd flame folly fools form'd give glory gold gout grace happiness hate heart Heaven hecatomb human judge kings knave laws learn'd learning ligion live lord LORD BOLINGBROKE man's mankind mind moral Muse nature nature's ne'er never numbers nymph o'er once pain parterre Phryne plain pleas'd pleasure poets pow'r praise pride proud racter rage reason rich rill rise Rome ruling passion Sappho self-love SEMICHORUS sense shade shine shun Shylock sighs skies slave Smil soft soul spleen taste taught thee thine things thou thought true truth turns Twas tyrant vice virtue weak wealth whate'er whole wise worm