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Book II . c . 7. 21 . D 2 ceived ceived with equal strength in a succeeding book * . AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 35.
Book II . c . 7. 21 . D 2 ceived ceived with equal strength in a succeeding book * . AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 35.
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ceived with equal strength in a succeeding book * . Into that cave he creepes , and thenceforth there Resolv'd to build his baleful mansion In dreary darkness , and continual feare Of that rock's fall ; which ever and anon Threats with ...
ceived with equal strength in a succeeding book * . Into that cave he creepes , and thenceforth there Resolv'd to build his baleful mansion In dreary darkness , and continual feare Of that rock's fall ; which ever and anon Threats with ...
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... and colours , are not equal or alike ; even so , excesses , and contrary qualities , contribute to the proportion and harmony of the universal system ; That it is not strange , that we should not be able to discover perfection and ...
... and colours , are not equal or alike ; even so , excesses , and contrary qualities , contribute to the proportion and harmony of the universal system ; That it is not strange , that we should not be able to discover perfection and ...
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To be content's his natural desire , He asks no angel's wing , no seraph's fire ; But thinks , admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company * . Pope has indulged himself in but few digressions in this piece ...
To be content's his natural desire , He asks no angel's wing , no seraph's fire ; But thinks , admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company * . Pope has indulged himself in but few digressions in this piece ...
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... as perfe & t in vile man that mourns , As the rapt seraph that adores and burns : To him no high , no low , no great , no small ; He fills , he bounds , connects , and equals ali * . a • Ver . 267 . WHILST Whilst I am transcribing ...
... as perfe & t in vile man that mourns , As the rapt seraph that adores and burns : To him no high , no low , no great , no small ; He fills , he bounds , connects , and equals ali * . a • Ver . 267 . WHILST Whilst I am transcribing ...
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