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LINES ADDED TO WYCHERLEY'S POEMS: 3. OF WEIGHTS OF A CLOCK by ALEXANDER POPE

Poet Analysis

First Line: SO CLOCKS TO LEAD THEIR NIMBLE MOTIONS OWE
Last Line: ACTUATES, MAINTAINS, AND RULES THE MOVING FRAME.
Subject(s): CLOCKS; TIME;
So Clocks to Lead their nimble Motions owe,
The Springs above urg'd by the Weight below;
The pond'rous Ballance keeps its Poize the same,
Actuates, maintains, and rules the moving Frame.



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