The Rape of the Lock: An Heroi-comical Poem : in Five Canto'sBernard Lintott, 1715 - 52 Seiten |
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... a Poem : For the ancient Poets are in one respect like many modern Ladies ; Let an Action be never so trival in it self , they always make it appear of the ut- moft most Importance . These Machines I determin'd to raise on EPISTLE .
... a Poem : For the ancient Poets are in one respect like many modern Ladies ; Let an Action be never so trival in it self , they always make it appear of the ut- moft most Importance . These Machines I determin'd to raise on EPISTLE .
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... ancient Race , Are , as when Women , wondrous fond of Place . Behold , four Kings in Majefty rever'd , With hoary Whiskers and a forky Beard : 1 And four fair Queens whofe Hands fustain a Flow'r , Th ' expreffive Emblem of their fofter ...
... ancient Race , Are , as when Women , wondrous fond of Place . Behold , four Kings in Majefty rever'd , With hoary Whiskers and a forky Beard : 1 And four fair Queens whofe Hands fustain a Flow'r , Th ' expreffive Emblem of their fofter ...
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... ancient Ladies when refus'd a Kiss , Not Tyrants fierce that unrepenting die , Not Cynthia when her Manteau's pinn'd awry , E'er felt fuch Rage , Refentment and Despair , As thou , fad Virgin ! for thy ravish'd Hair . W For For , that ...
... ancient Ladies when refus'd a Kiss , Not Tyrants fierce that unrepenting die , Not Cynthia when her Manteau's pinn'd awry , E'er felt fuch Rage , Refentment and Despair , As thou , fad Virgin ! for thy ravish'd Hair . W For For , that ...
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... Place , But diff'ring far in Figure and in Face . Here ftood Ill - nature like an ancient Maid , Her wrinkled Form in Black and White array'd ; ( With [ Noons , With ftore of Pray'rs , for Mornings 34 The RAPE of the LOCK . Can . IV .
... Place , But diff'ring far in Figure and in Face . Here ftood Ill - nature like an ancient Maid , Her wrinkled Form in Black and White array'd ; ( With [ Noons , With ftore of Pray'rs , for Mornings 34 The RAPE of the LOCK . Can . IV .
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... ancient Perfonage to deck , Her great great Grandfire wore about his Neck In * In Imitation of the Progrefs of Agamemnon's Scepter in Homer , Il . 2 . In three Seal - Rings ; which after melted down 48 The RAPE of the LOCK . Can . V.
... ancient Perfonage to deck , Her great great Grandfire wore about his Neck In * In Imitation of the Progrefs of Agamemnon's Scepter in Homer , Il . 2 . In three Seal - Rings ; which after melted down 48 The RAPE of the LOCK . Can . V.
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 21 - Hampton takes its name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants and of nymphs at home; Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take— and sometimes tea. Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court; In various talk th...
Seite 24 - Th' imperial consort of the crown of Spades. The Club's black Tyrant first her victim...
Seite 13 - The rest the winds dispers'd in empty air. But now secure the painted vessel glides, The sunbeams trembling on the floating tides ; While melting music steals upon the sky, And...
Seite 3 - Nor bound thy narrow Views to Things below. Some secret Truths from Learned Pride conceal'd, To Maids alone and Children are reveal'd : What tho' no Credit doubting Wits may give?
Seite 34 - Repair'd to search the gloomy cave of Spleen. Swift on his sooty pinions flits the gnome, And in a vapour reach'd the dismal dome.
Seite 36 - On various tempers act by various ways, Make some take physic, others scribble plays; Who cause the proud their visits to delay, And send the godly in a pet to pray. A nymph there is, that all thy pow'r disdains, And thousands more in equal mirth maintains.
Seite 24 - The rebel Knave, who dares his prince engage, Proves the just victim of his royal rage.
Seite 47 - Dapperwit, and sunk beside his chair. A mournful glance Sir Fopling upwards cast, ' Those eyes are made so killing
Seite 25 - Of broken Troops an easy Conquest find. Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, in wild Disorder seen, With Throngs promiscuous strow the level Green.