 | Alexander Pope - 1872 - 744 pages
...power adored, But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And...billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and... | |
 | John Wesley Hales - 1872 - 552 pages
...ador'd, But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built 185 Of twelve vast French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender Billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sigbs to raise the fire. 190... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1873 - 590 pages
...pow'r ador'd, But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vast French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And...Billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire. • the Rabbis relate, that several of the fallen and who continuing impenitent,... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 pages
...adored ; But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender billet-doux ho lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the firo Then... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 pages
...power adored, But chiefly LOTB — to Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender billets-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire.... | |
 | Henry Noble Day - English literature - 1877 - 564 pages
...pow'r ador'd, But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vast French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves; And all the trophies of his former loves; * With tender Billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire. Then... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1878 - 518 pages
...g-etii^cit unb Шп^Нфеп ©le^ *) To love an altar built Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt; There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves. With tender billet doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to rise the fire. **)... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poetry - 1963 - 884 pages
...Pow'r ador'd, But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vast French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three Garters, half a Pair of Gloves ; And...Billet-doux he lights the Pyre, And breathes three am'rous Sighs to raise the Fire. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent Eyes Soon to obtain, and long possess... | |
 | Colin Nicholson - Business & Economics - 1994 - 252 pages
...envy, and the Ladies stare' (IV, 104), he is to be disappointed. Nor is the lock destined to join the 'three Garters, half a Pair of Gloves; / And all the Trophies of his former Loves' (II, 39^1-0) which the Baron adores in the privacy of his own home. At the end of the poem everything... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 936 pages
...power adored, But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves. And...billet-doux he lights the pyre. And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and... | |
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But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves ; 40 With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous... 
