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Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

Alexander Pope (1688-1744).

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Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

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  1. Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

  2. OF Man’s First Disobedience, and the FruitOf that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tasteBrought Death into the World, and all our woe,With loss of Eden, till one greater ManRestore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav'nly Muse, that on the secret topOf Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspireThat Shepherd, who first taught the chosen Seed,In the Beginning how the Heav'ns and EarthRose out of Chaos: Or if Sion Hill Delight thee more, and Siloa's Brook that flow'dFast by the Oracle of God; I thenceInvoke thy aid to my adventrous Song,That with no middle flight intends to soarAbove th' Aonian Mount, while it pursues Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhyme. Paradise Lost, 1.1-16

  3. What dire Offence from am'rous Causes springs,What mighty Contests rise from trivial Things,I sing-This verse to CARYL, Muse! is due;This, ev'n Belinda may vouchsafe to view:Slight is the Subject, but not so the Praise,If She inspire, and He approve, my Lays. Say what strange Motive, Goddess! cou'd compelA well-bred Lord t'assault a gentle Belle?Oh say what stranger Cause, yet unexplor'd,Cou'd make a gentle Belle reject a Lord?In tasks so bold, can little Men engage,And in soft Bosoms, dwell such mighty Rage? Sol through white Curtains shot a tim'rous Ray,And ope'd those Eyes that must eclipse the Day:Now Lap-dogs give themselves the rouzing Shake,And sleepless Lovers, just at Twelve, awake: Rape of the Lock, 1.1-16

  4. Some Echoes of Paradise Lost in The Rape of the Lock • 1.1-12 Epic invocations • 1.23-44 • 1.105-14 • 2.11-18 • 2.29-34 • 2.73-100 • 3.147-52 • 4.11-24 • 5.71-74

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