The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of the Author |
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... wretched parent's pain , And give Chryseis to these arms again ; If mercy fail , yet let my present move , And dread avenging Phœbus , son of Jove But oh ! relieve a hapless parent's pain , And give my daughter to these arms again ! As ...
... wretched parent's pain , And give Chryseis to these arms again ; If mercy fail , yet let my present move , And dread avenging Phœbus , son of Jove But oh ! relieve a hapless parent's pain , And give my daughter to these arms again ! As ...
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... wretched mortals ! lost in doubts below , But guess by rumour , and but boast we know ) Oh ! say what heroes , fired by thirst of fame , Or urged by wrongs , to Troy's destruction came ! To count them all , demands a thousand tongues ...
... wretched mortals ! lost in doubts below , But guess by rumour , and but boast we know ) Oh ! say what heroes , fired by thirst of fame , Or urged by wrongs , to Troy's destruction came ! To count them all , demands a thousand tongues ...
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... wretched shepherd ! what avails thy art , To cure thy lambs , but not to heal thy heart ! Let other swains attend the rural care , Feed fairer flocks , or richer fleeces shear : But nigh yon mountain let me tune my lays , Embrace my ...
... wretched shepherd ! what avails thy art , To cure thy lambs , but not to heal thy heart ! Let other swains attend the rural care , Feed fairer flocks , or richer fleeces shear : But nigh yon mountain let me tune my lays , Embrace my ...
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... wretched Sylph too fondly interposed ; Fate urged the shears , and cut the Sylph in twain ; ( But airy substance soon unites again ; ) The meeting points the sacred hair dissever , From the fair head , for ever , and for ever ! Then ...
... wretched Sylph too fondly interposed ; Fate urged the shears , and cut the Sylph in twain ; ( But airy substance soon unites again ; ) The meeting points the sacred hair dissever , From the fair head , for ever , and for ever ! Then ...
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... wretched maid ! ' she spread her hands , and cried , ( While Hampton's echoes , ' wretched maid ! ' replied , ) Was it for this you took such constant care The bodkin , comb , and essence to prepare ? For this your locks in paper ...
... wretched maid ! ' she spread her hands , and cried , ( While Hampton's echoes , ' wretched maid ! ' replied , ) Was it for this you took such constant care The bodkin , comb , and essence to prepare ? For this your locks in paper ...
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