 Cares produce, Or who would learn one earthly 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...  Broome, Pope, Pitt, Thomson - Page 171edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Margaret Lynn - English poetry - 1907 - 506 pages
...ogle, might become a saint, Nor could it sure be such a sin to paint. Curled or uncurled, since locks will turn to grey; Since painted, or not painted,...man, must die a maid ; What then 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... | |
 | Margaret Lynn - English poetry - 1907 - 506 pages
...ogle, might become a saint, Nor could it sure be such a sin to paint. Curled or uncurled, since locks will turn to grey; Since painted, or not painted,...man, must die a maid ; What then 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... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - English poetry - 1908 - 562 pages
...such a sin to paint. But since, alas ! frail beauty must decay; 25 Curled or uncurled, since locks will turn to grey; Since, painted or not painted,...man must die a maid; What then 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1909 - 132 pages
...such a sin to paint. But since, alas ! frail beauty must decay, 2 5 Curled or uncurled, since locks will turn to grey ; Since painted, or not painted,...well our power to use, And keep good-humour still whate'er we lose? 30 And trust me, dear ! good-humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams,... | |
 | George Paston - 1909 - 422 pages
...be such a sin to paint. But since, alas ! frail beauty must decay, Curled, or uncurled, since locks will turn to grey ; Since painted, or not painted,...What then remains but well our power to use, And keep good humour still, whate'er we lose ? 1 Dennis alludes to this couplet as a miserable pleasantry, since... | |
 | Alphonso Gerald Newcomer, Alice Ebba Andrews - English literature - 1910 - 778 pages
...sure be such a sin to paint. But since, alas! frail beauty must decay; Curled or uncurled, since locks eclipse, disastrous twilight shells On half the nations,...so, yet shone Above them all the Archangel; but hi good humour still whate 'er we lose? 30 And trust me, dear! good humour can prevail, When airs, and... | |
 | William Macneile Dixon, Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson - English poetry - 1911 - 792 pages
...be such a sin to paint. But since, alas ! frail beauty must decay, Curled or uncurled, since locks will turn to grey ; Since painted, or not painted,...well our power to use, And keep good-humour still whate'er we lose 1 30 And trust me, dear ! good-humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams,... | |
 | English poetry - 1911 - 784 pages
...paint. But since, alas! frail beauty must decay, Curled or uncurled, since locks will turn to gray; Since painted, or not painted, all shall fade, And...man, must die a maid ; What then 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,... | |
 | Francis Cotterell Hodgson - England - 1913 - 464 pages
...paint. But since, alas ! frail beauty must decay ; Curl'd oruncurl'd, since locks will turn to gray ; Since painted, or not painted, all shall fade, And...must die a maid ! What then 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,... | |
 | Lucius Hudson Holt - English poetry - 1915 - 956 pages
...paint. But since, alas ! frail beauty must decay, Curl'd or uncurl'd, since locks will turn to gray; blue dome of air, go I silently laugh at my own cenotaph,...rain, Like a child from the womb, like a ghost from good humour still whate'er we lose ? 30 And trust me, dear, good humour can prevail, When airs, and... | |
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