 And know'st thou not, no law is made for love? Law is to things which to free choice relate; Love is not in our choice, but in our fate ; Laws are but positive; love's power, we see, Is Nature's sanction, and her first decree.  The Female Spectator - Page 258by Eliza Fowler Haywood - 1755Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 lehte
...in our Choice, but in our Fate : Laws are but pofitive ; Love's Pow'r we fee Is Nature's Sanction, and her firft Decree. Each Day we break the Bond of...vindicate the common Caufe. Laws for Defence of civil Rights are plac'd; Love throws the Fences down, and makes a gen'ral-Wafte. Maids, Widows, Wives, without... | |
 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 lehte
...in our Choice, but in our Fate : Laws are but pofitive : Love's Pow'r, we fee, Is Nature's Sanction, and her firft Decree. Each Day we break the Bond of...vindicate the Common Caufe. Laws for Defence of Civil Rights are plac'd, Love throws the Fences down, and makes a general Wafte: Maids, Maids, Widows* Wives,... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 lehte
...: Laws ate but Pofitive ; Love's Pow'r we fee Is Nature's Sanftion, and her firft Deere*. Each Daj? we break the Bond of human Laws For Love, and vindicate the common Caufe. Laws for Defence of civil Rights are pLc'd ; Love throws t he Fencesdown, And makesagen'ralWafte. Maids, Widows, Wives, without... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 lehte
...in our choice, but in our fate ; Laws are but pofitive ; love's pow'r, we fee, Is Nature's fanction, and her firft decree. Each day we break the bond of...vindicate the common caufe. Laws for defence of civil rights are plac'd, Love throws the fences down, and makes a general wafte : Maids, widows, wives, without... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 lehte
...Laws are but pofitive; love's pow'r, we fee, Is Nature's fanftion, and her firft decree. Each I Bach day we break the bond of human laws For love, and...vindicate the common caufe. Laws for defence of civil rights are plac'd, Love throws the fences down, and makes a general wafte: Maids, widows, wives, without... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 lehte
...in our choice, but in our fate ; Laws are but pofitive ; love's power, we fee, Is Nature's fan&ion, and her firft decree. Each day we break the bond of...vindicate the common caufe. Laws for defence of civil rights are plac'd, Love throw? the fences down, and makes a general wafte: Maids, widows, wives, without... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 lehte
...our choice, but in our foe ; Laws Laws arc but pofitive ; love's pow'r we fee Is Narure's fanttion, adii.n, and almoft dclpair. That pow'r is mufic : far beyond the ftretch Of thole unmeaning waibl caufc. Laws for defence of civil rights are plac'd ; Love throws the fences down, and makes a gcn'ra... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 lehte
...Laws are but pofitive ; love's pow'r, we fee, Is Nature's ianftioti, and her firft decree. ЕзсЬ day we break the bond of human laws For love, and vindicate the common raule. Laws for defence of civil rights arc plac'd; Love throws the fences down, and makes a gcn'ral... | |
 | Esq. George Wright - 1792 - 194 lehte
.......>... No law is made for love 5 Laws ape-but pofitive ; Lov t's power we fee. Is nature's fandion and her firft decree. Each day we break the bond of human laws For LOTE, and vindicate the common caufe ; laws for defence of civil right are plac'd, JLoV£ throws the... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 lehte
...in our choice, but in our fate; Laws are but p, fitive j love's power, we lee, li Nature's function, and her firft decree. Each day we break the bond of...vindicate the common caufe. Laws for defence of civil rights are plac'd, Love throws the fences down, and makes a general wafte : Maids, widows, wives, without... | |
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