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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU'S PORTRAIT, by ALEXANDER POPE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The play full smiles around the dimpled mouth Last Line: And the whole princess in my work should shine. Subject(s): Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley (1689-1762) | |||
The play full smiles around the dimpled mouth That happy air of Majesty and Youth. So would I draw (but oh, 'tis vain to try My narrow Genius does the power deny) The Equal Lustre of the Heavenly mind Where every grace with every Virtue's join'd Learning not vain, and wisdom not severe With Greatness easy, and with wit sincere. With Just Description shew the Soul Divine And the whole Princess in my work should shine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON READING LADY MARY MONTAGUE AND MRS. ROWE'S LETTERS by JANET LITTLE IMITATION OF TIBULLUS by ALEXANDER POPE TO LORD HERVEY AND LADY MARY WORTLEY by ALEXANDER POPE A FAREWELL TO LONDON IN THE YEAR 1715 by ALEXANDER POPE A HYMN WRITTEN IN WINDSOR FOREST by ALEXANDER POPE AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM by ALEXANDER POPE AN ESSAY ON MAN by ALEXANDER POPE COWLEY: THE GARDEN by ALEXANDER POPE ELEGY TO THE MEMORY OF AN UNFORTUNATE LADY by ALEXANDER POPE ELOISA TO ABELARD by ALEXANDER POPE |
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