 | 1865 - 642 páginas
...certain Lady at Court ' :— ' 1 know a thinp that's most uncommon : (Envy, be silent and attend I) I know a reasonable woman, Handsome and witty yet a friend. Not warped by passion, awed by rumour ; Nut grave through pride, or vain thruu^l• follyAn equal mixture... | |
 | 1866 - 328 páginas
...her silent mate, See the bird of Juno stooping ; Melody resigns to fate. ON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURT.i I KNOW the thing that's most uncommon ; (Envy, be...sensible soft melancholy. " Has she no faults then (Envy says), sir ? " Yes, she has one, I must aver : When all the world conspires to praise her, The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1866 - 338 páginas
...silent mate, See the bird of Juno stooping; Melody resigns to fate. ON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURT.' 1 KWOW the thing- that's most uncommon ; (Envy, be silent,...gay through folly, An equal mixture of good humour, ! "<1 sensible soft melancholy. " Has she no faults then (Envy says), sir ?" Yes, she has one, I must... | |
 | Isaac Jack Reeve - 1866 - 332 páginas
...grown cunning, — Has laid down his bow, and now conquers by Gunning. I ON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURT. I KNOW the thing that's most uncommon ; (Envy, be...reasonable woman, Handsome and witty, yet a friend. Not warped by passion, awed by rumour, Not grave through pride, or gay through folly ; An equal mixture... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1866 - 828 páginas
...under the title of " A certain Lady at Court :" " I know a tiling that's most uncommon : (Envy, bo silent and attend !) I know a reasonable woman, Handsome, and witty, yet a friend. Not warped by passion, awed by rumor ; Not grave through pride, or vam through folly— An equal mixture... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 páginas
...'list you in the harmless roll Of those that sing of these poor eyes.' ON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURT, t I KNOW the thing that's most uncommon ; — (Envy...reasonable woman, Handsome and witty, yet a friend : * A famous toy-shop at Bath. t Mrs. Howard, of Marble-hill, bed-chamber woman to Queen Caroline,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 páginas
...stooping; Melody resigns to fate. ON A CERTAIN LADY AT COUET. I KNOW the thing that's most-uncommon ; (Envy be silent, and attend !) I know a reasonable...Handsome and witty, yet a friend. Not warp'd by passion, awed by rumour, Not grave through pride, or gay through folly, u Has she no faults then, (Envy says)... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1869 - 570 páginas
...her silent Mate, See the Bird of Juno stooping; Melody resigns to Fate. ON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURT'. I KNOW the thing that's most uncommon; (Envy, be silent,...reasonable Woman, Handsome and witty, yet a Friend. 1 Mary, daughter of Viscount Howe, Maid Croker ; note to Lord Hervey's Metneirs. of Honour to Queen... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 páginas
...pleasant, and painted a portrait of what must certainly have been a delightful lady : — " I know a thing that's most uncommon — Envy, be silent and attend ! — I know a reasonable woman, Handsome, yet witty, and a friend : . " Not warp'd by passion, aw'd by rumour, Not grave through pride, or gay... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 páginas
...pleasant, and painted a portrait of what must certainly have been a delightful lady : — " I know a thing that's most uncommon — Envy, be silent and attend ! — I know a reasonable woman, Handsome, yet witty, and a friend : " Not warp'd by passion, aw'd by rumour, Not grave through pride, or gay... | |
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Yes, she has one, I must aver; When all the world conspires to praise her, The woman's deaf, and does not hear. 
