 There Affectation, with a sickly mien, Shows in her cheek the roses of eighteen, Practis'd to lisp, and hang the head aside, Faints into airs, and languishes with pride, On the rich quilt sinks with becoming woe, Wrapt in a gown, for sickness, and for...  The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations by Himself ... - Page 201by Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824Full view - About this book
 | 1720 - 302 lehte
...handmaids wait the throne: alike in place, But diff'ring far in figure and in face. Here ftood Ill-nature like an ancient maid, Her wrinkled form in black and white array'd; With ftore of prayers for mornings, nights, and noonr, Her hand is fill'd; her bofom with lampoons. There... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 lehte
...handmaids wait the throne : alike in place, But diff ring far in figure and in face. Here flood 111 nature like an ancient maid, Her wrinkled form in black and white array'd ; With flore of pray'rs, for mornings, nights, and noons, Her hand is filPd ; her bofom with lampoons. 30... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 lehte
...handmaids wait the throne : alike in place, But diff'ring far in figure and in face. Here flood III nature like an ancient maid, Her wrinkled form in black and white array'd ; With ftore of pray'rs, for mornings, nights, and noons, Her hand is fill'd ; her bofom with lampoons. 30... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 lehte
...handmaids wait the throne : alike in place, But differing far in figure and in face. Here flood Ill-nature like an ancient maid, Her wrinkled form in black and white array'd; With ftore of pray'rs, for mornings, nights, and noons, Her hand is fill'd ; her bofom with lampoons. 30... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 lehte
...handmaids wait the throne : alike in place, But differing far in figure and in face. Here flood Ill-nature like an ancient maid, Her wrinkled form in black and white array'd ! With ftore of pray'rs,for mornings, nights, and noons, Her hand is fill'd ! her bofom with lampoons. 30... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 316 lehte
...handmaids wait the throne : alike in place, But diff'ring far in figure and in face. Here ftood Ill-nature like an ancient maid, Her wrinkled form in black and white array'd ! With ftore of pray'rs, for mornings, nights, and noons, Her hand is fill'd; her bofom with lampoons. 30... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 314 lehte
...Here ftood Ill-nature like an ancient maid, Her wrinkled form in black and white array 'd ! With ftore of pray'rs, for mornings, nights, and noons, Her hand is fill'd ; her bofom with lampoons. 30 There Affectation with a fickly mien, Shows in her cheek the rofes of eighteen,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 288 lehte
...handmaids wait the throne : alike in place, But difT'ring far in figure and in face. Here flood Ill-nature like an ancient maid, Her wrinkled form in black and white array'd ; Withflore ofpray'rs, for mornings, nights, and noons, Her hand is fili'd! her bofbm with lampoons.... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 lehte
...wait the throne; uliVe in place, i; Eut diff'ring far in. figure ape! in face. Here stood Ill-nature, like an ancient maid, Her wrinkled form in black and...aside, Faints into airs, and languishes with pride ; On the rich quilt sinks with becoming woe, 35 Wrapt in a gown, for sickness, and for show. The fair... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 412 lehte
...wait the throne i alike in place, 15 But differing far in figure and in face. Here flood Ill-nature like an ancient maid, Her wrinkled form in black and white array'd; With ftore of prayers, for mornings, nights, and noons, Her hand is fill'd; her bofom with lampoons, 30... | |
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