| Charles Wilson, Mr. Oldmixon (John) - Authors, English - 1730 - 336 pages
...To draw the Eye, or to allure the Heart. Poor were the Praife in Fortune to excel, Yet want the Way to ufe that Fortune well. While thus adorn'd, while...in Arms renown'd ; Graceful in Form, and winning in ^ddrefs, While well you think, what aptly you exprefs, With Health, with Honour, with a fairEftate,... | |
| Christopher Smart - College students' writings, English - 1750 - 424 pages
...draw the eye, and to allure the heart. Poor were the praife in fortune to excel, Yet want the means to ufe that fortune well. While thus adorn'd, while...Graceful in form, and winning in addrefs, While well you -think what aptly you exprefs, While health, with honour, with a fair efiate, A table free and elegantly... | |
| Theophilus Cibber - Poets, English - 1753 - 406 pages
...the .praife, in. fortune to excel, Yet want the way to. ufe 'that fortune well. While thus adora\dr . while thus with virtue crown'd, , . At home in peace ; abroad, , in arms renown' d ; Graceful in form, and winning in addrefs, While well you think, .what aptly you exprefs... | |
| Francis Fawkes - English poetry - 1763 - 270 pages
...draw the eye, and to allure the heart. Poor were the praife in fortune to excell, Yet want the means to ufe that fortune well. While thus adorn'd, while...Graceful in form, and winning in addrefs, While well you think what aptly you exprefs, While health, with honour, with a fair eftate, A table free and elegantly... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1028 pages
...were the praift in fortune to excel, Kt want the way to ufe that fortune well. VhiJc thus ado.n'd, while thus with virtue crown'd, At home in peace,...in arms renown'd, Graceful in form, and winning in address, j. . While well you think, wha,t aptly you exprefs, With health, with honour, with a fair... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 354 pages
...were the praife in fortune to excel, Yet want the way to ufe that fortune well. While thus ado;n'd, while thus with virtue crown'd, At home in peace, abroad in arms renown'd, L t GraceGraceful in form, and winning in addrefs, While well you think, what aptly you exprtfs, With... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 358 pages
...To draw the eye, or to allure the heart, Poor were the praife in fortune to excel, let want the way to ufe that fortune well. While thus adorn'd, while thus with virtue crown'd, Athomc in peace, abroad in arms renown'd, 148 CONGREVE'S POEMS. Graceful in form, and winning in a^drefs,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 366 pages
...To draw the eye, or to allure the heart, Poor were the praifc in fortune to excel, Yet want the way to ufe that fortune well. While thus adorn'd, while thus with virtue crown 'd, At home in peace, abroad in arms renown'd, L 1 Grace 176 CONGREVE'S POEMS. «« Alas ! were... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1787 - 410 pages
...the heart. Poor were the praife in fortune to excel, Yet want the way to ufe that fortune well. 40 While thus adorn'd, while thus with virtue crown'd, At home in peace, abroad in arms renown'd; While well you think what aptly you exprefs ; With health, with honour, with a fair eilate, 45 A table... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...To draw the eye, or to allure the heart. Poor were the praife in fortune to excel, Yet want the way to ufe that fortune well. While thus adorn'd, while...crown'd, At home in peace, abroad in arms renown'd ; 2 Grace• Graceful in form, and winning in addrefs; While well you think, what aptly you exprefs... | |
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