| John Bell - 1796 - 524 lehte
...Fair nymphs, and well dress'd youths around hershone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those ; I* Favours to none, to all she smiles extends, Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 lehte
...difclofe, Qyick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as thofe : Favours to none, to all fhe fmiles extends ; Oft fhe rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the Sun, her eyes the gazers ftrike, And, like the Sun, they fhine on all alike. Yet graceful eafe, and fweetnefs void of pride,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 146 lehte
...Fair nymphs, and well-dress'd youths around her shone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews...extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends, firight as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 lehte
...the ensign of popery, the adoration of which is plainly recommended in the following lines : On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. Next he represents her as the universal church, according to the boasts of the papists : And like the... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 lehte
...Druids might adore"— The last word naturally reminds the editor of this couplet in Pope; " On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore."— What can be more easy or more useless than such criticism ?— The admirers of Thomson will scarcely... | |
| 1803 - 214 lehte
...secured the necks of our ladies from this superstition, by the introduction of the ruff. * Upon her breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore. Rafc 'ftbe Loci. The next part of our dress that I shall mention, which savours of popery, is the capuchin.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 lehte
...4 Fairnymphs and well-dress'd youths aroundher shone; But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those : 10 Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as... | |
| British drama - 1804 - 630 lehte
...up her quarters. Bel. [Half aside.] Beat up her quarters ! [Looks at him smilingly, then half aside. Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. [Stands musing. Rove. Hey ! what, fallen into a reverie ? Prithee, Brisk, what does all this mean ?... | |
| 1804 - 626 lehte
...up her quarters. Bel. [Half (aide.] Beat up her quarters ! [Looks at him smilingly, then half aside. Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. [Stands musing. Hare. Hey ! what, fallen into a reverie ? Prithee, Brisk, what does all this mean ?... | |
| 1804 - 630 lehte
...up her quarters. Bel. [Half aside.] Beat up her quarters ! [Looks at him smilingly, then half aside. Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once oftends. [Stands rttusing. Rare. Iley ! what, fallen into a reverie ? Prithee, Brisk, what does all... | |
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