 Thrice she looked back, and thrice the foe drew near. Just in that instant, anxious Ariel sought The close recesses of the Virgin's thought: As, on the nosegay in her breast reclined, He watched th...  Temple Bar - Page 183edited by - 1874Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...As on the nosegay in her breast reclin'd, He watch'd th' ideas rising in her mind, Sudden he view'd, in spite of all her art, An earthly lover lurking at her heart. Amaz'd, confus'd, he found his pow'r expir'd ! 145 Resign'd to fate, and with a sigh retir'd. Mii The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Epic poetry, English - 1798 - 146 pages
...on the nosegay in her breast reclin'd, He watch' d th' ideas rising in her mind, Sudden he view'd, in spite of all her art, An earthly lover lurking at her heart. Amaz'd, confus'd, he found his pow'r expir'd, Resign'd to fate, and with a sigh retir'd. The Peer now... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pages
...on the nosegay in her breast reclin'd, He watch'd th' ideas rising in her mind", Sudden he view'd, in spite of all her art, An earthly lover lurking at her heart. Amaz'd, confus'd, he found his pow'r expir'd, Resign'd to fate, and with a sigh retir'd. The Peer now... | |
 | 1917 - 434 pages
...lines are devitalised by the introduction of the Sylph. Here they are as Pope originally wrote them : ' The peer now spreads the glittering forfex wide, To enclose the lock ; now joins it to divide. The meeting points the sacred hair dissever From the fair head, for ever, and for ever ! ' Now see... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...on the nosegay in her breast reclin'd, He wa'tch'd th' ideas rising in her mind, Sudden he view'd, in spite of all her art, An earthly lover lurking at her heart. Amaz'd, confus'd, he found his pow'r expir'd ; 145 Resign'd to fate, and with a sigh retir'd. The Peer... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...on the nosegay in her breast reclin'd, He watch'd the' ideas rising in her mind, Sadden he view'd, in spite of all her art, An earthly lover lurking at her heart. Amaz'd, confus'd, he found his pow'r expir'd, Resign'd to fate, aud with a sigh retir'd. The peer now... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...on the nosegay in her breast reclin'd, He watch'd the' ideas rising in her mind, Sudden he view'd, in spite of all her art, An earthly lover lurking at her heart : Amaz'd, confus'd, he found his power expir'd, Kesign'd to fate, and with a sigh retir'd. The peer... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...on the nosegay in her breast rerlin'd, He watch'd the' ideas rising in her mind, Sadden he view'd, in spite of all her art, An earthly lover lurking at her heart : Amaz'd, confus'd, he found his power expir'd, Resign'd to fate, and with a sigh retir'd. The peer... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...As on the nosegay in her breast recliu'd, He watch'd th' ideas rising in her mind, Sudden he vjew'd, in spite of all her art, An earthly lover lurking at her heart. Amaz'd, confus'd, he found his power expir'd, Kesign'd to fate, and with a sigh retir'd. The peer now... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...As on the nosegay in her breast rcclin'd, He watch'd th' ideas rising in her mind, Sudden he view'd, in' spite of all her art, An earthly lover lurking at her heart. Amaz'd, confus'd, he found his pow'r expir'd; 145 Resiga'd to fate, and with a sigh retir'd. The Peer... | |
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