 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 254 lehte
...honeft gander for her mate. Horfes (thou fay'ftj and afles, men may try, 100 And ring fufpected veflels ere they buy : But wives, a random choice, untry'd they take, They dream in courtfhip, but in wedlock wake : Then, nor till then, the veil's remov'd away, And all the woman glares... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 250 lehte
...THE WIFE OF BATH, r in Horfes (thou fay'ftj and afles, men may try, IOO And ring fufpected veflels ere they buy : . ,. But wives, a random choice, untry'd they take, They dream in courtfhip, but in wedlock wake : Then, nor till then, the veil's remov'd away, And all the- woman glares... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 268 lehte
...honefl gander for her mate. Horfes (thou fay'ft) and afles, men may try, i00 And ring fufpefted veflels ere they buy : 'But wives, a random choice, untry'd they take, They dream in courtfhip, but in wedlock wake : Then, nor till then, the veil's remov'd away, And all the woman glares... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1770 - 378 lehte
...honeft gander for her mate. Horfes (thou fay'ft) and afles men may try, ico And ring fufpefted veflels ere they buy : But wives, a random choice, untry'd they take, They dream in courtflnp, but in wedlock wake : Then, nor till then, the veil's remov'd away, And all the woman glares... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 lehte
...else she dances with becoming grace, Or shape excuses the defects efface. There swims no goose so grey but soon or late She finds some honest gander for her mate. •Horses (thousay'st) and asses men may try, 100 And ring suspected vessels ere they buy; But wives, a random... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 lehte
...honer^ gander for her mate. Horfes (thou fay'ft) and afles men may try, too And ring fufpefted veflels ere they buy : But wives, a random choice, untry'd they take, They dream in courtfhip, but in wedlock wake : Then, nor till then, the veil 's remov'd away, And all the woman glares... | |
 | 1794 - 918 lehte
...f'jme honed gander for her mate. Horfcs (thou by'd) and aflos men rruy try, And ring fufpeâed vcflels ere they buy : But wives, a random choice, untry'd they take; They dream in courtfliip, but in wedlock wake ! Then, nor till then, thr veil 's removed away, And all the woman... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 lehte
...fome honed gander for her mate. Horfes (thou fay'd) and affes men may try, And ring fufpefted vedéis ere they buy : But wives, a random choice, untry'd they take; They dream in courtfhip, but in wedlock wake : Then, nor till then, the veil 's removed away, And all the woman glares... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 428 lehte
...honeft gander for her mate. Horfes (thou fay'ft) and affes men may try, 100 And ring fufpected veffels ere they buy : But wives, a random choice, untry'd they take, They dream in courtfliip, but in wedlock wake ; Then, nor till then, the veil's remov'd away, And all the woman glares... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 480 lehte
...honeft gander for her mate. Horfes (thou fay'll) and aflfes men may try, 100 And ring fufpe&ed veflels ere they buy : But wives, a random choice, untry'd they take, They dream in courtfhip, but in wedlock wake ; Then, not till then, the veil's remov'd away, And all the woman glares... | |
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Or else she dances with becoming grace, Or shape excuses the defects of face. There swims no goose so gray, but soon or late She finds some honest gander for her mate. 
