... to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles... Elements of Criticism - Page 428by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762Full view - About this book
| English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...fweetnefs void of pride, Might hide her faults, if Belles had faults to hide: If to her ftiare fome female errors fall, Look, on her face, and you'll forget 'em all. This nymph, to the deftrudtion of mankind, Nourifti'd two locks, which graceful hung behind In equal... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...fweetnefs void of pride 15 Might hide her faults, if Belles had faults to hide : ^f to herfiiare fome female errors fall, l.ook on her face, and you'll forget 'em all. This VARIATIONS. VER. 4. Launch" den the bofom] From hence the poem continues, in the f.ril Edition,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...fweetnefs void of pride 15 Might hide her faults, if Belles had faults to hide : If to her marefome female errors fall, Look on her face and you'll forget 'em all. This Nymph, to the deftruction of mankind, Nourifh'd two Locks, which graceful hung behind In equal... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...fweetnefs void of pride 15 Might hide her faults, if Belles had faults to hide : If to her fhare fome female errors fall, Look on her face and you'll forget 'em all. This Nymph, to the deftrnftion of mankind, Nourifh'd two Locks, which graceful hung behind In equal... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...fweetnefs void of pride 15 Might hide her faults, if Belles had faults to hide: If to her fhare fome female errors fall, Look on her face and you'll forget 'em all. This Nymph, to the deftru&ion of mankind, Nourifh'd two Locks, which graceful hung behind 20 In equal... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 316 pages
...fweetnefs void of pride, i cf Might hide her faults, if Belles had faults to hide: If to her mare fome female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget 'em all. This Nymph, to the deftruction of mankind, Nourifh'd two Locks, which graceful hung behind In equal... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1765 - 578 pages
...fweetnefs void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide : If to her fhare fome female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget...acknowledged by every one who has an ear, that the melody mufl come in for a fhare. The lines, all of them, are of the firft order ; a very unufual circumflance... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...fweetncfs void of pride, Might hide her faults, if Belles had faults to hide : If to her fhare fome female errors fall, Look on her face and you'll forget 'em all. This nymph, to the d.eilrufti'Ott of mankind, Nourifh'd two Locks which graceful hung behind In equal... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1772 - 398 pages
...fweetnefs void of piide, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide: If to her fhare tome female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget 'em all. In accounting for the remarkable livelinefs of this paffage, it will be acknowledged by every one who... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...sweetness void of pride, r5 Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide: If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget 'em all. This nymph, to the destruction of mankind, Nourish'd two Locks, which graceful bung behind i» In equal... | |
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