 When Lesbia first I saw, so heavenly fair, With eyes so bright and with that awful air, I thought my heart which durst so high aspire As bold, as his who snatched celestial fire. But soon as e'er the beauteous idiot spoke, Forth from her coral lips such...  Joe Miller's Jests: With Copious Additions - Página 233por Joe Miller - 1836 - 248 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 páginas
...ehe prizes; And, while she laughs at them, forgets She is the thing that she despises. LESBIA. WHI-N Lesbia first I saw so heavenly fair, With eyes so bright, and with that awful air Ни ni • ht in v heart, which durst so high aspire, bold u bis who snatoh'd, celcitial fire. Rut... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 páginas
...prizes; And, while she laughs at them, forget* She is the thing that she despises. LESBIA, \VHEN T.esbia first I saw so heavenly fair, With eyes so bright, and with that awful air thought my heart, which durst so high aspire, bold a* bis who snatchM celestial firs. But soon as e'er... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 páginas
...bright most gives him to our view, I look most near him when 1 look on you. '/'//,• Antidote. \VHEN Lesbia first I saw, so heavenly fair, With eyes so...heart, which durst so high aspire, As bold as his who snatch'd celestial fire. But, soon as e'er the beauteous idiot spoke, Forth from her coral lips such... | |
 | 1831 - 256 páginas
...to roam;) " I see," he replied; " you've been spinning it out, " And now you are reeling it home." When Lesbia first I saw, so heavenly fair, With eyes...heart, which durst so high aspire, As bold as his, which snatched celestial fire; But soon as e'er the beauteous idiot spoke, Forth from her coral lips... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 360 páginas
...first I saw, so heavenly fair, With eyes so bright and with that awful air, I thought my heart would durst so high aspire As bold as his who snatched celestial...such folly broke ; Like balm the trickling nonsense heal'd my wound, And what her eyes enthralled, her tongue unbound." than the other ; and describes... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 360 páginas
...about another beauty, who perhaps was not so well pleased at the poet's manner of celebrating her — " When Lesbia first I saw, so heavenly fair, With eyes...bright and with that awful air, I thought my heart would durst so high aspire As bold as his who snatched celestial fire. But soon as e'er the beauteous... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 páginas
...about another beauty, who perhaps was not so well pleased at the poet's manner of celebrating her — " When Lesbia first I saw, so heavenly fair, With eyes...bright and with that awful air, I thought my heart would durst so high aspire As bold as his who snatched celestial fire. But soon as e'er the beauteous... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 páginas
...about another beauty, who perhaps was not so well pleased at the poet's manner of celebrating her — " When Lesbia first I saw, so heavenly fair, With eyes...bright and with that awful air, I thought my heart would durst so high aspire As bold as his who snatched celestial fire. But soon as e'er the beauteous... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 882 páginas
...about another beauty, who perhaps was not so well pleased at the poet's manner of celebrating her — When Lesbia first I saw, so heavenly fair, With eyes...bright and with that awful air, I thought my heart would durst so high aspire As bold as his who snatched celestial fire. But soon as e'er the beauteous... | |
 | Edward Isidore Sears - 1865 - 858 páginas
...an angel show You may be sure 'tis she." Here are some rather severe lines upon another beauty : " When Lesbia first I saw, so heavenly fair, With eyes so bright and with that awful air, I thought ray heart would durst so high aspire, As bold as his who snatched celestial tire. But soon as e'er... | |
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