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" 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 ; 40 With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous... "
The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Juvenile poems - Page 180
by Alexander Pope - 1752
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The poetical works of Alexander Pope, with a life, by A. Dyce, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1863 - 348 pages
...Lord Petre. 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...
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A Compendium of English Literautre: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...power adored j 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 flio. Then...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1865 - 784 pages
...adored ; 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 fiio. Then...
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The poetical works of Alexander Pope, with life of the author and notes by J ...

Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 pages
...power adored, 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...billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire : Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: Ed. by the Rev. H. F. Cary

Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 pages
...power adored, 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 billets-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighp to raise the fire....
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The poetical works of Alexander Pope, ed. with notes and intr. memoir by A.W ...

Alexander Pope - 1869 - 570 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...Billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire. the Rabbis relate, that several of the fallen and who continuing impenitent,...
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History of English literature, tr. by H. van Laun, Volume 2

Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 pages
...propitious heaven, and every power,' ' 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 billets-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire.'...
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A Hand-book of English Literature Intended for the Use of High Schools, as ...

Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...power adored, 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 billets-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire. *...
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History of English Literature, Volume 2

Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 568 pages
...propitious heaven, and every power,' ' 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 billets-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire....
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2

Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1871 - 544 pages
...sword-knot Sylvia's hands had sewn U With Flavia's busk that oft had wrapped his own : A fan, a garter, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves. With tender billets-doux he lights the pire, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire. eo...
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