Poem by Alexander Pope

Lines on Curll

So when Curll's Stomach the strong Drench o'ercame,
(Infus'd in Vengenance of insulted Fame)
Th' Avenger sees, with a delighted Eye,
His long Jaws open, and his Colour fly;
And while his Guts the keen Emeticks urge,
Smiles on the Vomit, and enjoys the Purge. 

1. Verses Left by Mr. Pope
2. Prayer of St. Francis Xavier
3. The Three Gentle Shepherds
4. In Imitation of Chaucer
5. Occasioned by Some Verses of His Grace the Duke of Buckingham

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