| Lord Henry Home Kames - Aesthetics - 1819 - 458 pages
...instances to a single poem, beginning with the First order.' On her white breast, a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. Her...sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unftVd as those : • "J^ Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once... | |
| Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 420 pages
...youths around her shone, But every eye was fixed on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore. Her...sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix' d as those : Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once offends.... | |
| Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1820 - 388 pages
...propriety suited the construction of th* verse fo the suhject : On her white hreast H a sparkling cross she wore, Which jews might kiss ||'and infidels adore;...sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes || and as unfixed as those, i . Favours ts none || to all she smiles extends, Oft she rejects || hut never once... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...youths around her shone, But every eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she unhVd as those . Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends.... | |
| Hugh Blair - English language - 1822 - 272 pages
...are a happy illustration : On her white breasi [ a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews mi^ht kiss j and infidels adore Her lively looks [ a sprightly...her eyes | and as unfix'd as those. Favours to none j tn all she smiles extends j Oft she rejects, | but never once offends. When the pause falls after... | |
| Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 428 pages
...around her shone, 5 But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling Cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore. Her...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those : 10 Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as... | |
| Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 426 pages
...around her shone, 5 But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling Cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore. Her...sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix 'd as those ; 10 Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once... | |
| William Jillard Hort - English language - 1822 - 230 pages
...in the following admirably well adapted lines of Pope, On her white breast ) a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss | and infidels adore....sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes | and as unfixt as those. Favours to none, | to all she smiles extends, Oft she rejects | but never once offends.... | |
| Hugh Blair - English language - 1823 - 320 pages
...the following lines from Pope, are a happy illustration; On her white breast ja sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss | and infidels adore ;...extends, Oft she rejects, | but never once offends. When the pause falls after the fifth syllable, dividing the line into two equal portions, the melody... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1823 - 400 pages
...suited the construction of the verse to the subject : — On her white breast | a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss | and Infidels adore ;...extends, Oft she rejects | but never once offends. When the pause falls after the 5th syllable, which divides the line into two equal portions, the melody... | |
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