 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...alas ! frail beauty u;i; t decay, 2 5 Curl'd or nncuri'd, since Locks will turn to gray, raiumi I. K Since painted, or not painted, all shall fade, And...remains, but well our pow'r to use, And keep good humour still whate'er we lose ? 33 And trust me, Dear! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Epic poetry, English - 1798 - 146 pages
...could it sure be such a sin to paint. But since, alas ! frail beauty must decay ; Curl'd or uucurl'd, since locks will turn to gray; Since painted, or not...remains, but well our pow'r to use, And keep good humour still whate'er we lose ? And trust me, dear ! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pages
...thing of use ? To patch, nay ogle, might become a saint, Nor could it sure be such a sin to paint. But since, alas ! frail beauty must decay; Curl'd...remains, but well our pow'r to use, And keep good humour still whate'er we lose ? And trust me, dear! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...a saint ; Nor could it sure be such a sin to paint, But since, alas ! frail beauty must decay ; 25 Curl'd or uncurl'd, since Locks will turn to gray...remains, but well our pow'r to use, And keep good humour still whate'er we lose ? 30 And trust me, Dear ! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...paint. But since, alas! frail beauty must decay, Curl'd or nncurl'd, since locks will turn to grey; Since painted, or not painted, all shall fade, And...maid ; What then remains, but well our pow'r to use, Aud keep good-humour still whatc'er we lose ? And trust me, dear! good-humour can prevail, When airs,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...paint. But since, alas! frail heauty must decay; ?i Curl'd or uncurl'd, since locks will turn to grey; Since painted, or not painted, all shall fade, And...who scorns a man must die a maid; What then remains, hut well our pow'r to use, And keep good-humour still whate'er we lose? 30 And trust me, dear! good-humour... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...paint. But since, alas ! frail beanty must decay ; Curl'd or uncurl'd, since locks will turn to grey; Since painted, or not painted, all shall fade, And...man must die a maid ; What then remains but well our power to use, And keep good-humour still, whate'er we lose ? And trust me, doar ! good-humour can prevail,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...of use ? [duce, To patch, nay ogle, might become a saint, Nor could it sure be such a sin to paint. But since, alas ! frail beauty must decay, Curl'd or uncurl'd, since locks will turn to grey ; Since painted, or not painted, all shall fade, And she who scorns a man must die a maid ; What... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...of use ? [duce, To patch, nay ogle, might become a saint, Nor could it sure be such a sin to paint. "But since, alas ! frail beauty must decay, Curl'd or uncurl'd, since locks will turn to grey ; Since painted, or not painted, all shall fade, And 'she who scorns a man must die a maid ; What... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...paint. But sincajalas ! frail beauty must decay , CurPd or uncurl'd, since locks will turn to grey; Since painted, or not painted, all shall fade; And...must die a maid ; What then remains, but well our now'r to use, And keep good humor still, whale1 er we lose f And trust me, dear ! good humor can prevail,... | |
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Oh ! if to dance all night, and dress all day, Charm'd the small-pox, or chas'd old age away, Who would not scorn what housewife's cares produce, Or who would learn one earthly thing of use ? To patch, nay ogle, might become a saint, Nor could it sure... 
