| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 558 pages
...fame purpofe : " And tho' it be a two foot Trout, " 'Tw with a fingle hair pull'd out." WARBURTOM. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves ; 4» With tender billet-doux he lights the pyr.?, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire.... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1807 - 588 pages
...and all the world was gay. He rais'd his azure wand || and thus began. Examples of the other kind : There lay three garters || half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies || of his former loves. Our humble province || is to tend the fair, Not a lefs pleafing || though lefs glorious care. And hew... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...chiefly Love — to Love an altar huilt, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay tbree garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves : 4QWith tender hillet-doux he lights the pyre, And hreathes three am'rous sigbs to raise the fire.... | |
| 1808 - 408 pages
...pow'r ador'd; But chiefly Love— to Love an altar built Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves; And all the trophies of his former loves : With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three ain'ruus sighs to raise the fire:... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...power ador'd, But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire. Then... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...pawer ador'd, Bat chiefly Love — to Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender hillet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorons sighs to raise the fire. Then... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...power ador'd; But chiefly Love; to Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt* There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves. With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire. Then... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...pow'r ador'd ; But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built Of twelve vast French romance*, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves; And all the trophies of his former loves : With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes thjre? am'rous sighs (o raise "the fire... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...ador'd ; But chiefly Love — tn Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves. With tender billet'doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire. Then... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...power ador'd; But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his Conner loves. With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amoroi's sighs to r.iise... | |
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