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
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1885 - 416 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...such folly broke : Like balm the trickling nonsense heal'd my wound, And what her eyes enthralled, her tongue unbound." Ainoret is a cleverer woman than... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1885 - 572 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 - 1886 - 876 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...such folly broke: 'Like balm the trickling nonsense heal'd my wound, And what her eyes enthralled, her tongue unbound." despair; but never think that I'll... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1886 - 914 páginas
...beauty, who perhaps was not so well pleased at the poet's manner of celebrating her — "When Lcsbia first I saw, so heavenly fair, With eyes so bright...such folly broke : Like balm the trickling nonsense heal'd my wound, Aud what her eyes enthralled, her tongue unbound." despair; but never think that I'll... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1889 - 554 páginas
...great elaborateness of dialogue and incessant ambition of wit." — JOHNSON: Lives of the Poets. " When Lesbia first I saw, so heavenly fair, With eyes...such folly broke : Like balm the trickling nonsense heal'd my wound, And what her eyes enthralled, her tongue unbound." Amoret is a cleverer woman than... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1891 - 474 páginas
...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...such folly broke : Like balm the trickling nonsense heal'd my wound, And what her eyes enthralled, her tongue unbound." Amoret is a cleverer woman than... | |
| Ben Jonson - 1892 - 228 páginas
...state, etc. Cf. Congreve's treatment of the same subject (Anderson's British Poets, vii. p. 557) : When Lesbia first I saw so heavenly fair, With eyes...Like balm the trickling nonsense healed my wound, And what her eyes enthralled her tongue unbound. 15 11. 'ExepvSla. Taciturnity. On the general topic,... | |
| Ben Jonson - 1892 - 204 páginas
...state, etc. Cf. Congreve's treatment of the same subject (Anderson's British Potts, vii. p. 557) : When Lesbia first I saw so heavenly fair, With eyes...Like balm the trickling nonsense healed my wound, And what her eyes enthralled her tongue unbound. IS 11. ' Exffivffla. Taciturnity. On the general topic,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1893 - 280 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...spoke, Forth from her coral lips such folly broke I Like balm the trickling nonsense heal'd my wound, And what her eyes enthralled her tongue unbound."... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1896 - 510 páginas
...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 so bright aud with that awful air, I thought my heart which durst so high aspire Aa bold as bis who suatched... | |
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