 | Robert Dodsley - 1755 - 356 pagine
...imagin'd forms our eyefight hit, Of an old maid, a poet, peer or cit; Can then, you'll fay, philofophy refrain, And check the torrent of each boiling vein ? Yes. She can ftill do more ; view paffion's flave With mind ferene, indulge him, and yet favc. But felf-conceit... | |
 | 1758 - 352 pagine
...imagin'd forms our eyefight hit, Of an old maid, a poet, peer or cit ; Can then, you'll fay, philofophy refrain,' \ And check the torrent of each boiling vein ? Yes. She can ftill do more ; view paffion's flaver With mind ferene, indulge him, and yet (kve. But felf-conccit... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 pagine
...imagin'd forms our eyefight hit, Of an old maid, a poet, peer or cit ; Can then, you'll fay, philofophy refrain, And check the torrent of each boiling vein ? Yes. She can ftill do more ; view paffion's flave With mind ferene, indulge him, and yet fave. But felf-conceit... | |
 | Collection - 1766 - 356 pagine
...imagin'd forms our eyefight hit, Of an old maid, a poet, peer or cit ; Can then, you'll fay, philofophy refrain, And check the torrent of each boiling vein ? Yes. She can ftill do more ; view paffion's flave With mind ferene, indulge him, and yet fave. But felf-conceit... | |
 | 1789 - 228 pagine
...divide, In their imagin'd forms our eyesight hit, Of an old maid, a poet, peer or cit ; Can then, You'll say, philosophy refrain, And check the torrent of...raise Some drudging driveling candidate for praise i Ev'n in the wretch, who wretches can despise, Still self-conceit will find a time to rise. Quintus... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 428 pagine
...eyesight hit, Of an old maid, a poet, peer or cit ; ' i Can then, You'll say, philosophy refrain, ff And check the torrent of each boiling vein ? • Yes....unceasing rage. No quality so mean, but what can raise Soine drudging driveling candidate for praise ; Ev'n in the wretch, who wretches can despise, Still... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 404 pagine
...divide, In their imagined forms our eyesight hit, Of an old maid, a poet, peer, or cit ; Can then, you'll say, philosophy refrain And check the torrent of each...raise Some drudging, driveling candidate for praise; Even in the wretch, whom wretches can despise, Still self-conceit will find a time to rise. Quintns... | |
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When Flavia entertains us with her dreams, And Macer with his no less airy schemes ; When peevishness, and jealousy and pride, And int'rest that can brother hearts divide, In their imagin'd forms our eyesight hit, Of an old maid, a poet, peer or cit ;... 