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" The frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still strives to save the hallow'd taper's end, Collects her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. ' Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke... "
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces

John Aikin - 1826 - 840 pages
...hope?— Alas ! — then bring the jowl." Tin- frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still strives to save the hallow'd taper's end, Collects her breath,...ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that pull' expires. " Odious! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ...: To which is Prefixed the Life of ...

Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...— Alas ! — then bring the jowl. * The frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still strives multitnde of horrowed passages, very few can he shewn which he had not emhelli wor one puff more, and in that puff expires. ' Odious! In woollen I 'twould a taint provoke/ Were the...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1828 - 222 pages
...One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead— iAnd—Betty—give this cheek a little red." Collects her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. The courtier smooth, who forty years had shin'd An humble servant to all human kind, Just brought out...
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The works of Alexander Pope; with a memoir of the author, notes ..., Volume 2

Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 pages
...! ' cries Helluo, ' mercy on my soul ! 240 Is there no hope ? — Alas ! — Then bring the jowl.' The frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still...retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. 245 ' Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke !' Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq., to which is Prefixed ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1836 - 332 pages
...hope?— Alas !—then bring the jowl.' The frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still strivea to save the hallow'd taper's end,. Collects her breath,...retires. . For one puff more, and in that puff expires. 'Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke,' Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke;: ' No,...
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The Poetical Works of A. Pope: Including His Translation of Homer , to which ...

Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 pages
...bring the jowl.' The frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still strives to save the hallovv'd i ' Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke/ Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ; •...
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The poetical works of Alexander Pope. Ed. by H.F. Cary, with a biogr. notice ...

Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...Mercy !" cries Helluo, " mercy on my soul ! Is there no hope ¡ — Alas ! — then bring the jowl." . Some by old words to fame have made pretence, Ancients in phrase, mere moderas in their sense2 ; Su lier breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that pun" expires. " Odious ! in woollen...
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Select Works of the British Poets: In a Chronological Series from Ben Jonson ...

John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pages
...Ï — Alas! — then bring the jowl." The frugal crone, whom praying prieeis attend, Still strives e of men Project : thrice happy .' could he 'scape "Odious! in woollen! 'twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke,) " No,...
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Select Works of the British Poets: In a Chronological Series from Ben Jonson ...

John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pages
...hope? — Alas! — then bring the jowl." The frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still strives hining mountain swells, Tipt with a wreath high-curling in the s pun" more, and in that puff expires. " Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke," (Were the last...
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Wit and Humor

Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 282 pages
...? — alas ! — then bring the jowl." The frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still strives to save the hallow'd taper's end, Collects her breath,...retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. " Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke" (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke), "...
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