 | William Cowper - 1854 - 580 страници
...sudden bow, Adieu, dear Sir ! lest you should lose it now. I cannot talk with civet in the room, A line puss gentleman that's all perfume ; The sight's enough — no need to smell a beau — Who thrusts his nose into a raree-show? His odoriferous attempts to please Perhaps might prosper... | |
 | KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922 - 1422 страници
...Gives it a sweet and wholesome odour. COLLEY CIB'BER — Richard III. (Altered.) Act V. Sc.3. L. 44. 17 — Castle of Indolence. Canto I. St. 26. ie Her polish'd limbs, Veil'd in a si COWPER— Conversation. L. 283. is Soft carpet-knights all scenting musk and amber. Du BARTAS — Divine... | |
 | Richard Alan Miller, Iona Miller - 1990 - 194 страници
...civet essence was used by many men of fashion. Cowper alluded to the practice in the following lines: I cannot talk with civet in the room, A fine puss...all perfume; The sight's enough, no need to smell a beau Who thrusts his nose into a raree show. Highly valued over the years, civet is one of those substances... | |
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I cannot talk with civet in the room, A fine puss gentleman that's all perfume ; The sight's enough — no need to smell a beau — Who thrusts his nose into a rareeshow? 
