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ON THE DEATH OF MR. POPE by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "SEAL UP THE BOOK, ALL VISION'S AT AN END"
Last Line: AND WE MAY OBLY WHAT IS WRIT REHEARSE: / HIS WORKS ARE THE APOCALYPSE OF VERSE
Subject(s): "POPE, ALEXANDER (1688-1744);"
SEAL up the book, all vision's at an end,
For who durst now to poetry pretend?
Since Pope is dead, it must be sure confessed
The Muse's sacred inspiration's ceased;
And we may only what is writ rehearse:
His works are the apocalypse of verse.



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