Lefliia firft I faw fo heavenly fair, With eyes fo bright, and with that awful air, I thought my heart, which durft fo high afpire, As bold as his who fnatch'd ceeleftial fire. Select epigrams - Página 74por Select epigrams - 1797Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1735 - 286 páginas
...mem'ry fails, Before me wed, fhe'd much the fame. XLIX. ''."• W' HEN Lfslia firft I faw, fo heav'nly fair, With eyes fo bright, and with that awful air,...durft fo high afpire, As bold as his, who fnatch'd cceleftial fire : But foon as e'er the beauteous idiot fpoke, Forth from her coral lips fuch folly... | |
| William Congreve - 1774 - 438 páginas
...defpifes. LESBI A. WHEN Lejbia firft I faw fo heav'nly fair, With Eyes fo bright, and with that awful Airy I thought my Heart, which durft fo high afpire> As bold as his, who fnatch'd cceleftial fire. But foon as e'er the beauteous Idiot fpoke, Forth from her coral Lips fuch Folly broke,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 354 páginas
...And, while flie laughs at them, forgets She is the thing that flie defpifes. LESLESBI A. WHEN Lefliia firft I faw fo heavenly fair, With eyes fo bright,...durft fo high afpire, As bold as his who fnatch'd ceeleftial fire. But foon as e'er the beauteous idiot fpoke, Forth from her coral lips fuch folly broke,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 594 páginas
...while flie laughs at them, forgets She is the thing that flie defpifes. ' LES"ITTHEN Lefbia firftl faw fo heavenly fair, • • With eyes fo bright,...heart, which durft fo high afpire, As bold as his who fnateh'd cceleftial fire. But foon as e'er the beauteous idiot fpoke, Forth from her coral lips fuch... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1028 páginas
...at them, forgets She is the thing that flie defpifes. LESBI A. WHEN Lefliia firftl faw fo hearenly fair, With eyes fo bright, and with that awful air, I thought my heart, which durft fo high alpire, As bold as his who fnatch'd coeleftial fire. But foon as e'er the beauteous idiot fpoke, Forth... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 342 páginas
...prizes ; And, while fhe laughs at them, forgets She is the thing that fhe defpifes. LE SHEN Lefcia firft I faw fo heavenly fair, With eyes fo bright,...durft fo high afpire, As bold as his who fnatch'd coeleftial fire. But foon as e'er the beauteous ideot fpoke, Forth from her coral lips fuch folly broke,... | |
| 1795 - 846 páginas
...at them, forgeta She is the düng that {he defpiles. LESBIA. WHIN Lefbia 6rft I faw fo heavenly h\r, With eyes fo bright, and with that awful air, I thought my heart, which dürft fo high afpire, As bold as his who fnatch'd celeftial fire. ""it foon as e'er the beauteous... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 páginas
...bright muft gives him to ourvicw, look moft near him when I look on you. The Л-.tiJttc. y HEN LciUa firft I faw. fo heavenly fair, With eyes fo bright,...and with that awful air; I thought my heart, which dürft ib hi-h afpirc, rts bold as his who InatcrTdccleftul tire; Hut, loen as e'er the beauteous idcot... | |
| William Congreve - 1923 - 244 páginas
...Wou'd me cou'd make of me a Saint, Or I of her a Sinner. I. LES'BIA WHEN LesKa firft I faw fo heavn'ly Fair, With Eyes fo bright, and with that awful Air,...fnatch'd Celeftial Fire. But foon as e'er the beauteous Idiot fpoke, Forth from her Coral Lips fuch Folly broke, Like Balm the trickling Nonfenfe heal'd my... | |
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