 | Robert Dodsley - 1755 - 348 pagine
...as well as drefs I Be that your ornament, and know to pleafe By graceful nature's unaffefted cafe. Nor make to dang'rous Wit a vain pretence, But wifely reft content with modeft Senfe ; For Wit, like wine, intoxicates the brain, Too ftrong for feeble woman to fullain ;... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 344 pagine
...of mind as well as drefs ; Be that your ornament, and kuow to pleafe By grateful Nature's unaffefted eafe. Nor make to dang'rous Wit a vain pretence, But wifely reft content with modeft Senfe ; For wit, like wine, intoxicates the brain, Too ftrong for feeble women to fuftain ;... | |
 | Lady - 1759 - 276 pagine
...quoted, delineated the glaring impropriety of a woman's affecting to lhine in the character of a wit; Nor make to dang'rous wit a vain pretence, But wifely reft content with modeft fenfe, For wit, like wine, intoxicates the brain, Too ftrong for feeble woman to fuftain. Of... | |
 | 1733 - 748 pagine
...love ! Do you, my fair> endeavour to poffeis An elegance of mind, as well as drcfs ; Be that yoilr ornament, and know to pleafe, By graceful nature's...unaffected eafe. Nor make to dang'rous wit a vain pretence, liut wil'cly reft content with modcft fenfe ; For wit like wine, intoxicates the brain, Tooftrongfor... | |
 | 1764 - 404 pagine
...form'd for loVe? Do Do you, my fair, endeavour to poflefs An elegance of Mind, as well as Drefs 5 >' Be that your ornament, and know to pleafe By graceful...eafe. Nor make to dang'rous -w'it a vain pretence j But wifely reft content —.- with modeft fenfe : For wit, like wine, intoxicates the brain, Too... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 410 pagine
...How few are lovely, that; were made for IOVQ ? Do you, my fair, endeavour to pofTefs An elegance of mind as well as drefs \ Be that your ornament, and know to plea{e By graceful Nature's unaffefted eafe, P 3 Nor Nor make to dangerous Wit a vain pretence, But... | |
 | Collection - 1766 - 356 pagine
...How few are lovely, that were made for love ? Do you, my fair, endeavour to poffefs An elegance of mind as well as drefs ; Be that your ornament, and know to pleafe By graceful Nature's unaffefted eafe. Nor make to dangerous Wit a vain pretence, But wifely reft content with modeft Senfe... | |
 | 1770 - 268 pagine
...How few are lovely, that were made for love ? Do you, my fair, endeavour to poflefs An elegance of mind as well as drefs ; Be that your ornament, and know to pleafe By grateful nature's unaffefted eafe. Nor make to dang'rous wit a vain pretence, But wifely reft content... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 456 pagine
...1 low few are lovely, that are made for love! Do you, my fair, endeavour to poflefs An elegance of mind as well as drefs ; Be that your ornament, and...By graceful Nature's unaffected eafe. Nor make to dangerous wit a vain pretence, But wifcly reft content with modeft fenfe; For wit, like wine, intoxicates... | |
 | 1782 - 370 pagine
...How few are lovely, that were made for love?. Do you, my fair, endeavour to poflefs An elegance of mind as well as drefs ; Be that your ornament, and know to pit-ale By graceful Nature's unaffected eafe. Nor make to dang'rous Wit a vain pretence, But wifely... | |
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Too ftrong for feeble woman to fuftain ; Of thofe who claim it, more than half have none, And half of thofe who have it, are undone. Be... 
