Then gay Ideas crowd the vacant brain, While Peers, and Dukes, and all their sweeping train, And Garters, Stars, and Coronets appear... Juvenile poems - Page 171by Alexander Pope - 1757Full view - About this book
| English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...dark; When kind occafion prompts their warm defires, When mufic foftens, and when dancing fires?- • 'Tis but their Sylph, the wife celeftials know, Tho'...face, For life predeftin'd to the Gnomes embrace. Thefe fweH their profpedts and exalt their pride, When offers are difdain'd, and love-deny'd. Then... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...fuit i>i<vis, qu<t cura nitentes fafcerc equat, eadaa fequitur tellurr i-tpo/los. Virg. .En. vi. P. 'Tis but their Sylph, the wife Celeftials know, Tho'...their profpe&s and exalt their pride, When offers are difdaia'd, and love deny'd : Then gay Ideas croud the vacant brain, While Peers, and Dukes, and all... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...dark, When kind occafion prompts their warm defires, When muficfoftens, and when dancing fires ? 76 'Tis but their Sylph, the wife Celeftials know, Tho'...the word with Men below. Some nymphs there are, too confcioui of their face, For life predeftin'd to the Gnomes embrace. 80 Thefe fwell their profpedls... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...repoflos. When kind occafion prompts their warm defires, 75 When mufic foftens, and when dancing fires ? 'Tis but their Sylph, the wife Celeftials know, Tho'...nymphs there are, too confcious of their face, For life predeilin'd to the Gnome's embrace. 80 Thefe fwell their profpefts and exalt their pride, When offers... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...the dark, When kind occafton prompts their warm defires, When mufic foftens, and when dancing fires ? 'Tis but their Sylph, the wife Celeftials know, Tho'...face, For life predeftin'd to the Gnomes embrace. Thefe fwell their profpects and exalt their pride, When offers aredifdain'd, and love deny'd : Then... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...too confcious of their face, For life predeftin'd to the Gnomes embrace. Thefe fwell their profpefts and e.xalt their pride, When offers are difdain'd,...Then gay ideas croud the vacant brain, While Peers, andDukes, and all their fweeping train, And Garters, Stars, and Coronets appear, And, in foft founds,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1770 - 378 pages
...When kind occafion prompts their warm defires, 75 When mufic foftens, and when dancing fires? Tis bnt their Sylph, the wife Celeftials know, Tho' Honour...predeftin'd to the Gnomes embrace. 80 Thefe fwell their profpefts and exalt their pride, When offers are difdain'd, and love deny'd : Then gay ideas croud... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...When music softens, and when dancing fires ? 'Tis but their sylph, the wise celestials know, Though Honour is the word with men below." "Some nymphs there are too conscious of their face, For life prcdestin'd to the gnomes' embrace. 80 These swell their prospects... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...dark, When kind occafion prompts their warm defires, 75 When mufic foftens, and when dancing fires ? 'Tis but their Sylph, the wife Celeftials know, Tho'...predeftin'd to the Gnomes embrace. 80 Thefe fwell their profpefts and exalt their pride, When offers are difdain'd and love deny'd : Then gay, Ideas croud... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...When muf:c foftens, and when dancing fires ? 'Tis but their Sylph, the wife Celeftials know, Though Honour is the word with Men below. Some nymphs there...face, For life predeftin'd to the Gnomes embrace. ?o Thefe fwell their profpefts and exalt their pride, When offers are difdain'd, and love deny'd :... | |
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