 But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous...  Miscellaneous Poems and Translations - Page 83redigeeritud poolt - 1722 - 288 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 lehte
...Propitious heav'n, and ev'rv pow'r ador'd, But chiefly Love— to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half...gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves ; 40 With tender Billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 lehte
...Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garter?, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves ; 40 With tender Billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 lehte
...ador'd, But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly guilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves; And all the trophies of his former loves ; 40 With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 lehte
...Propitious heav'n, and ev'ry pow'r ador'd; But chiefly Love—to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half...gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves. 40 THE RAPE OF THE LOCK. 149 Then proftrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain and long... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 lehte
...hair. ] In allufion to thofe line* of Hudibras, applied to the fame purpofe, i8o THE RAPE OF THE LOCK. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And...and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain and long poflefs the prize : The pow'rs gave ear, and granted half his pray'r, 45 The reft, the winds difpers'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 314 lehte
...gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves ; 40 With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes...and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and long poflefs the prize : The pow'rs gave ear, and granted half his pray'r, The reft, the winds difpers'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 316 lehte
...heav'n, and ev'ry pow'r ador'd, But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half...gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves ; 40 With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire.... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762 - 480 lehte
...fpark, The glance by day, the whifper in the dark ? >,1' ^rv-*. *•* - . - • • ,.. . /*:, Again, With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, ^ ^ And...fire ; Then proftrate falls, and begs, with ardent fjfe|, ~ i ,to pbtain, and long poflefs the prize. Again, Jove's thunder roars, heav'n trembles all... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762 - 478 lehte
...fmil'd || and all the world was gay. He rais'd liis azure wand y and thus begmj Examples of the fecond. There lay three garters \\ half a pair of gloves; And all the trophies \\ of his former Joves. 1 Our humble province \\ is to tend the fajr,. Not a lefs pleafing 1) though lefs glorious eare.... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1765 - 578 lehte
...and all the world was gay. He rais'd his azure wand || and thus began. Examples of the other kind : There lay three garters || half a pair of gloves,, And all the trophies || of his former loves. Our humble province || is to tend the fair, Not a lefs pleafing || though lefs glorious care hew triumphal... | |
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