I was wondering about that! "To" seemed altogether /too/ expletive.
P.S. I suppose the "and from her eies did flash out fiery light" makes for
another good "'I'-line," too. Are those considered particularly difficult
in English, Susanne?
> In the passage from Pope, a _do_ was typed as _to_; it should be "While
> expletives their feeble aid do join".
>
> --Joe
>
>>These equal syllables alone require,
>>Tho' oft the ear the open vowels tire,
>>While expletives their feeble aid to join,
>>And ten low words oft creep in one dull line:
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