The Poetical Works of Alexander PopeA.L. Burt, 1890 - 550 Seiten |
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... sylphs , gnomes , nymphs , and salamanders . The gnomes or demons of earth delight in mischief ; but the sylphs , whose habita- tion is in the air , are the best - conditioned creatures imagina- ble . For they say , any mortals may ...
... sylphs , gnomes , nymphs , and salamanders . The gnomes or demons of earth delight in mischief ; but the sylphs , whose habita- tion is in the air , are the best - conditioned creatures imagina- ble . For they say , any mortals may ...
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... sylphs through mystic mazes guide their way , Through all the giddy circle they pursue , And old impertinence expel by new . What tender maid but must a victim fall To one man's treat , but for another's ball ? When Florio speaks what ...
... sylphs through mystic mazes guide their way , Through all the giddy circle they pursue , And old impertinence expel by new . What tender maid but must a victim fall To one man's treat , but for another's ball ? When Florio speaks what ...
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... sylph - with careful thoughts opprest , Th ' impending woe sat heavy on his breast . He summons strait his denizens of ... sylphs and sylphids , to your chief give ear ! Fays , fairies , genii , elves , and demons , hear ! Ye know the ...
... sylph - with careful thoughts opprest , Th ' impending woe sat heavy on his breast . He summons strait his denizens of ... sylphs and sylphids , to your chief give ear ! Fays , fairies , genii , elves , and demons , hear ! Ye know the ...
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PREFATORY MEMOIR | 7 |
PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1716 | 18 |
ESSAY ON CRITICISM | 40 |
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