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" Some to the sun their insect wings unfold, Waft on the breeze, or sink in clouds of gold; Transparent forms, too fine for mortal sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolved in light. "
The American Monthly Magazine - Page 67
1835
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The Rape of the Lock,: An Heroi-comical Poem,

Alexander Pope - 1798 - 146 pages
...whispers breathe, That seem'd but zephyrs to the train beneath. Some to the sun their insect-wings unfold, Waft on the breeze, or sink in clouds of gold...too fine for mortal sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolv'd in light, Loose to the wind their airy garments flew, Thin glitt'ring textures of the filmy...
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The rape of the lock, an heroi-comical poem. Adorned with plates

Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pages
...~jp. Soft o'er the shrouds aerial whispers breathe, • That seem'd but zephyrs to the train beneath. Some to the sun their insect wings unfold, Waft on...too fine for mortal sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolv'd in light, Loose to the wind their airy garments flew, Thin glittering textures of the filmy...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of ..., Volume 3

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 420 pages
...squadrons which Ariel summons in the opening of the second canto, nothing can be more rich and brilliant: Some to the sun their insect wings unfold, Waft on...too fine for mortal sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolv'd in light. Loose to the wind their airy garments flew, Thin glitt'ring textures of the filmy...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 424 pages
...squadrons which Ariel summons in the opening of the second canto., nothing can be more rich and brilliant : Some to the sun their insect wings unfold, Waft on...too fine for mortal sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolv'd in light. Loose to the wind their airy garments flew, Thin glitt'ring textures of the filmy...
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An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope. In Two Volumes, Volume 1

Joseph Warton - 1806 - 420 pages
...who * Ver. Ui. f Cant. ii. ver. 21. J Ver. 37, who are thus painted with a rich exuberance of fancy : Some to the sun their insect wings unfold, Waft on...or sink in clouds of gold : Transparent forms, too thin for mortal sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolv'd in light. Loose to the wind their airy garments...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Four Volumes. Collated with the ...

Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...whispers breathe, That seem'd but zephyrs to the train beneath. Some to the sun their insect-wings unfold, Waft on the breeze, or sink in clouds of gold...too fine for mortal sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolv'd in light. Loose to the wind their airy garments flew, Thin glittering textures of the filmy...
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Poetical Works

Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...whispers breathe, That seem'd but zephyrs to the train beneath. Some to the sun their insect-wings unfold, Waft on the breeze, or sink in clouds of gold ; Transparent forms too line for mortal sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolv'd in light. Loose to the wind their airy garments...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of ...

Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...the train beneath. Some to the sun their insect wings unfold, Waft on thfr breeze, or sink in clonds of gold; Transparent forms, too fine for mortal sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolv'd in light. Loose to the wind their airy garments flew, Thin glittering textures of the filmy...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...breathe. That scem'd but /ephyrs to the train beneath. Some to the sun their insect wings Ctnfold, Vicesimus@ - dissolv'd in light. Loose to the winds their niry garments flew. Thin glitt'ring textures of the filmy...
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The Juvenile Tourist ; Or, Excursions Into the West of England: Into the ...

John Evans - 1818 - 564 pages
...eye of the angler is often delighted, has thus been described enthusiastically by a modern Poet — Some to THE SUN their insect wings unfold, Waft on...sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolved in light, THE REV. JOHN WICKE. 489 Loose to the wind tbeir airy garments flew, Their glittering textures of the...
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