 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 lehte
...moves, and rapture warms the mind ; Nor lofe, for that malignant dull delight, The gen'rous pleafure to be charm'd with wit. But in fuch lays as neither ebb, nor flow, Corre<5Hy cold, and regularly low, That Ihunning faults, one quiet tenour keep ; We cannot blame indeed... | |
 | 1720 - 302 lehte
...moves, and rapture warms the mind ; Nor lofe, for that malignant dull delight, The gtn'rous pleafure to be charm'd with wit: But in fuch lays as neither ebb, nor flow, Correctly cold, and regularly low, That ftiunning faults, one quiet tenour keep; We canot blame indeed—but... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1722 - 294 lehte
...moves, and rapture warms the mind'; Nor lofe, for that malignant dull delight, The gen'rous pleafure to be charm'd with wit; But in fuch lays as neither...ebb, nor flow, Correftly cold, and regularly low, That fliunning faults, one quiet tenour keep ; We cannot blame indeed— but we may fleep. In wit,... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 392 lehte
...moves,and Rapture warms the Mind ; Na Nor lofe, for that malignant dull Delight, The gen'rous Pleafure to be charm'd with Wit. But in fuch Lays as neither ebb, nor flow, CorredUy cold, and regularly low, That fhunning Faults, one quiet Tenour keep j We cannot blame indeed... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 lehte
...moves, and rapture warms the mind ; Nor lofe, for that malignant dull delight, The gen'rous pleafure to be charm'd with wit. But in fuch lays as neither ebb, nor flow, CorredUy cold, and regularly low, 240 That fhunning faults, one quiet tenour keep ; We cannot blame... | |
 | Christopher Smart - 1752 - 264 lehte
...and rapture warms the mind ; Nor lofe, for that malignant, dull delight, 240 The gen'rous pleafure to be charm'd with wit : But in fuch lays as neither ebb nor flow, Correctly cold, and regularly low, That fhunning faults, one quiet temper keep, We cannot blame indeed... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 lehte
...vale' and feems to tread the fkie;. Nor lofe, for that malignant dull delight, The gen'rous pleafure to be charm'd with wit. But in fuch lays as neither...nor flow, Correftly cold and regularly low, 240 That fhunning faults, one quiet tenor keep j We cannot blame indeed —but we may fleep. In Wit, as Nature,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 lehte
...moves, and rapture warms the mind; Nor lofe for that malignant dull delight, The gen'rous pleafure to be charm'd with wit. But in fuch lays as neither ebb nor flow, Correflly cold, and regularly low, 240 That fhunning faults, one quiet tenour keep ; We cannot blame... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 lehte
...moves, and rapture warms the mind ; Nor lofe, for that malignant dull delight, The gen'rous pleafure to be charm'd with wit But in fuch lays as neither ebb nor flow, Correftly cold and regularly low, \ That manning faults, one quiet tenor keep ; We cannot blame indeed — but we may flcep. In wit,... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 lehte
...moves, and rapture warms the mind ; Nor lofe, for chat malignant dull delight, The gen'rous pleafure to be charm'd with wit But in fuch lays as neither ebb nor flow, Correflly cold and regularly low, That fhunning faults, one quiet tenor keep : V/e cannot blame indeed... | |
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The gen'rous pleasure to be charmed with wit. But in such lays as neither ebb, nor flow, Correctly cold, and regularly low, That shunning faults, one quiet tenor keep; We cannot blame indeed - but we may sleep. In wit, as nature, what affects our hearts... 
