 The Rosicrucians are a People I must bring You acquainted with. The best Account I know of them is in a French Book called Le Comte de Gabalis, which both in its Title and Size is so like a Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by Mistake....  The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope - Page 112by Alexander Pope - 1717 - 408 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1715 - 76 lehte
...Novely that many of the Fair Sei h£v£ read it for one by Miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they...in Mifchief ; but the Sylphs , whofe Habitation is Air, are the beft conditioned Clreatures imagtnable. For they fay, any Mortals may enjoy the moft intimate... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1722 - 294 lehte
...inhabited by J]>irits, which they call Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes, or 2X?motis of earth, delight in mifchief; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the air, are the befl conditioned creatures imaginable. For they fay, any mortals may enjoy the mojt intimate familiarities... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 392 lehte
...Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by Miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they call Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders, The Grumes, or Daemons of Earth, delight in Mifchief ; but the Sylphs, whofe Habitation is Air, are the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 242 lehte
...Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they...the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the beflcondition'd creatures imaginable. For they fay, any mortals may enjoy the moft intimate familiarities... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 lehte
...Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes or Damons of Earth delight in mifchief ; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the beftcondition'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 lehte
...Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes or Dxmons ofEarth delight in mifchief; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the beft condition'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 316 lehte
...Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes or Dsmons of Earth delight in mifchief ; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the beft... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1770 - 378 lehte
...thefe Gentlemen, the four elements are inhabited by Spirits which they call Sjlpbs, Gnomes, Nympbs9 and Salamanders. The Gnomes, or Daemons of Earth,...the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the bell-conditioned creatures imaginable. For they fay, any mortals may enjoy the jnoft intimate familiarities... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 lehte
...novel, that many of the fair sex have read it for one by mistake. According to these gerttlemen, the four elements are inhabited by spirits, which they...Salamanders. The gnomes, or daemons of earth, delight in mischief; but the sylphs, whose habitation is in the air, are the best-conditioned creatures imaginable:... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 412 lehte
...Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they...the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the air, are the beft-conditioned creatures imaginable. For they fay, any mortals may enjoy the moft intimate familiarities... | |
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