 To measure height against his head, And lift itself above : Yet, spite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Could ladies look within...  The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Page 150by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Parnell - 1726 - 276 pages
...Occafions. 3 3 Yet fpite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth Form forbid, This Creature dar'd to love. He felt the Charms of Edith's Eyes, Nor wanted Hope to gain the Prize, Cou'd Ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with Art, And, if a Shape cou'd win a Heart, He... | |
 | Aulnoy (Madame d', Marie-Catherine) - Bees - 1752 - 338 pages
...itfelf above : Yet fpite oF all that Nature did To make this uncouth Form forbid, This Creature dar'd to love. He felt the Charms of Edith's Eyes, Nor wanted...Prize, Could Ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with Art, And, if a Shape could win a Heart, He had a Shape to win. 360 A FAIRY TALE, (if right... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...Yet fpite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid,. This creature dar'd to love. He He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Cou'd ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, jf a fhapc cou'd win a heart, He... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...; Yet fpite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Cou'd ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, if a fliape cou'd win a heart,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English essays - 1767 - 274 pages
...itfelf above ; Yet, fpite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Cou'd ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, if a fhape cou'd win a'heart, He... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - English literature - 1767 - 250 pages
...itfelf above : Yet fpitc of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Cou'd ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, if a fhape cou'd win a heart, He... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - 1767 - 250 pages
...Yet fpite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, f This creature dar'd to love. Me felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Cou'd ladies look within; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, if a fhape cou'd win a heart, He... | |
 | English poetry - 1770 - 268 pages
...itfelf above ; Yet fpite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Cou'd ladies look within ; . But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with aft, And, if a fhape cou'd win a heart;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 936 pages
...fpite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. C 3 H« He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope...prize, Could ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, if a fhape could win a heart, He had a fhape to win. Edwin, if right I read... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 424 pages
...of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. C3 He He fejt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain...prize, Could' ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, Am!, if a fliape could win a heart, He had a fliape to winTUKvin, if right I read... | |
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