| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 страници
...power ador'd. 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...billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and long possess... | |
| Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - 1817 - 532 страници
...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 less pleasing || though less glorious care. And hew... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 страници
...power ador'd ; 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 sighs to raise the fire. Then... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 402 страници
...ador'd ; 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 sighs to raise the fire. Then... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 426 страници
...pow'r ador'd, 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...billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and long possess... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 428 страници
...pow'r ador'd, 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...billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and long possess... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 308 страници
...power adored, 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 hillet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire. Then... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 400 страници
...pow'r adofd, 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...billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire. NOTES. Ver. 28. with a single hair.] In allusion to those lines of Hull ibras,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 398 страници
...pow'r ador'd, 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...billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire. NOTES. Ver. 28. with a single hair.] In allusion to those lines of Hudibras,... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 страници
...power ador'd, But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. sad, And heavy sat upon her palfrey slow ; Seemed in heart some hidden care she had, And With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire. Then... | |
| |