 | Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - Страниц: 340
...unripen'd beauties of the North. Jub. 'Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of the skin that I admire. Beauty soon grows familiar to...eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia tow'rs above her sex : True, she is fair (Oh, how divinely fair !) But still the lovely maid improves... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - Страниц: 490
...Were yon with these, my prince, you'd soon forget The pale, unripen'd heauties of the North. Jul. 'Tis not a set of features or complexion, The tincture...virtuous Marcia towers above her sex : True, she is fair — O how divinely fair! But still the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unnffected... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - Страниц: 366
...soun grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous iMarcia towers above her sex ; True, she is fair; (oh, how...But still the lovely maid improves her charms With invent greatness, unaffected wisdom, Ami sanctity uf manners.' I was going to speak, when Mrs. Cornelia... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1822 - Страниц: 508
...ready to speak to me at once ; and before I could draw my chair, my lady herself repeated : ' >rFis not a set of features, or complexion, The. tincture...greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity of manners.' I was going to speak, when Mrs. Cornelia stood up, and with the most gentle accent and sweetest tone... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1822 - Страниц: 370
...himself to Parthenissa, and in the most moving tone of voice said — " You told me she was fair — " True, she is fair ; oh ! how divinely fair ! But still...greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity of manners." Here Cato's soul stood in his way, and stopped the farther progress of his speech. Whilst this was... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1823 - Страниц: 470
...all ready to speak to me at once ; and before I could draw my chair, my lady herself repeated, "Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture...greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity of manners. I was going to speak, when Mrs. Cornelia stood np, and with the most gentle accent and sweetest tone... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - Страниц: 400
...turned himself to Parthenissa, and in the most moving tone of voice said—' You told me she was fair— True she is fair; oh! how divinely fair! But still...greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity of manners. ' Here Gate's soul stood in his way, and stopped the farther progress of his speech. Whilst this was... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - Страниц: 802
...himself to Parthenissa, and in the most moving tone of voice said — ' You told me she was fair — ' True she is fair ; oh ! how divinely fair ! But still...greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity of manners.' Here Cato's soul stood in his way, and stopt the further progress of his speech. Whilst this was passing,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - Страниц: 412
...Were you with these, my prince, you'd soon forget The pale, unripen'd beauties of the north. Jub. Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture...I admire. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades-.in his eye, and palls upon the sense.. The virtuous Marcia tow'rs above her sex : True, she... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - Страниц: 676
...woman still to make her wretched ! Betray'd by thee, how many are undone ! Patterson's Arminius. 'Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture...lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. Addisorfs Cato. Beauty That transitory flower : ev'n while it lasts Palls on the roving sense, when... | |
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Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of a skin, that I admire: Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex: True, she is fair (oh, how divinely fair!),... 
