 Goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transformed to combs, the speckled, and the white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows....  The British anthology; or, Poetical library - Page 9by British anthology - 1825Full view - About this book
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 lehte
...altar's side, Trembling begins the sacred rites of Pride. Unnumbcr'd treasures ope at once, and hero The various offerings of the world appear ; From each...Arabia breathes from yonder box : The tortoise here ami elephant unite, Transformed to combs, the speckled and the while. Here files of pins extend their... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1857 - 470 lehte
...altar'8 side, Trembling, begins the sacred rites of pride; Unnumbered treasures ope at once, and hero The various offerings of the world appear; From each...with curious toil, And decks the goddess with the glitter'ng spoil." by parodies f What other compositions are of a similar nature ? Give the substanoa... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 404 lehte
...The inferior priestess, at her altar's side, Trembling begins the sacred rites of pride. Unnumbered treasures ope at once, and here The various offerings of the world appear; From each shejiicely culls with curious toil, And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 lehte
...Th' inferior Priestess, at her altar's side, Trembling begins the sacred rites of Pride. Unnumber'd treasures ope at once, and here The various offerings...white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Pufls, Powders, Patches, Bibles, Billet-doux. Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 504 lehte
...begins the saered rites of pride. Unnumber'd treasures ope at once, and here The various oIferings tledge, Warne and Routledge Transform 'd to combs, the speckled, and the white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Puffs,... | |
 | George Campbell - 1859 - 460 lehte
...priestess at her altar's side, Trembling, begins the sacred rites of pride ; Unnumber'd treasures opes at once, and here The various offerings of the world...toil, And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. * In allusion to the EDKVIJ/II^K Ayaioi, an expression which frequently ccurs both in the Iliad and... | |
 | 1859 - 414 lehte
...I will quote another example of this melodious nicety from Pope's description of a lady's toilet : From each she nicely culls with curious toil, And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. Notice those beautiful words curious, glittering, and observe bow the voice slides over the middle... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 lehte
...The inferior priestess, at her altar's side, Trembling, begins the sacred rites of pride. Unnumber'd treasures ope at once, and here The various offerings...yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transforrn'd to combs, the speckled and the whit* Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Puffs,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 872 lehte
...The inferior priestess, at her altar's side. Trembling, begins the sacred rites of pride ; Unnumbered treasures ope at once, and here The various offerings...yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transformed to combs, the speckled and the white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Puffs,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 lehte
...The inferior priestess, at her altar's side, Trembling begins the sacred rites of pride. Unnumber'd treasures ope at once, and here The various offerings...yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transformed to combs, the speckled, and the white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Puffs,... | |
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