 Humour can prevail, When Airs, and Flights, and Screams, and Scolding fail. Beauties in vain their pretty Eyes may roll ; Charms strike the Sight, but Merit wins the Soul.  A Manual of English Literature - Pagina 539door Henry Morley - 1879 - 665 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Sarah Fielding - 1747 - 406 pagina’s
...keep Good-humour Jlill, whatever " we lofe ? •/ 'c And truji me, Dear, Good-humour can " prevail, cc When Airs, and Flights, and Screams, " and Scolding fail: " Beauties in vain their pretty Ryes may " roll, i' Charms Jirike the Sight, but Merit wins " the Soul." Ccelia was going to anfwer... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pagina’s
...still whate'er we lose ? 33 And trust me, Dear! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, arid screams, and scolding fail. Beauties in Vain their...Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul." So spoke the dame, but no applause ensu'd ; 35 Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her Prude. To arms,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 146 pagina’s
...well our pow'r to use, And keep good humour still whate'er we lose ? And trust me, dear ! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams,...Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.' So spoke the dame, but no applause ensu'd; Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her prude. ' To arms,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pagina’s
...well our pow'r to use, And keep good humour still whate'er we lose ? And trust me, dear! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams,...Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.' So spoke the dame, but no applause ensu'd; Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her prude. ' To arms,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pagina’s
...our pow'r to use, And keep good humour still whate'er we lose ? 30 And trust me, Dear ! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams,...Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. So spoke the dame, bnt no applause ensu'd ; 35 Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her Prude. To arms,... | |
 | John Corry - 1804 - 230 pagina’s
...immortal. We shall now recommend to the attention of the ladies a sentiment of our sweetest poet : » w Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll : CHARMS STRIKE THE SIGHT, BUT MEKIT WINS THX SOUL ! i FEMALE EDUCATION. Mi. granted, and no plainer truth appears, Our most important... | |
 | Mrs. Pilkington (Mary) - 1804 - 276 pagina’s
...offended God, can only be the action of a madman, or the premeditation of an atheist. BEAUTY. SENTIMENTS. Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll : Charms strike the sight ; hut nt£r~it wins the soul. Pope. Beauty, as a flowery blossom, soon fades : but the divine excellencies... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pagina’s
...well our pow'r to use, Aud keep good-humour still whatc'er we lose ? And trust me, dear! good-humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams,...Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul." So spoke the dame, but no applause ensued ; Belinda Crown' tl, Thaiestris cail'd her prude. " To arms,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pagina’s
...keep good-humour still whate'er we lose? 30 And trust me, dear! good-humour can prevail, When a.-rs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail. Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; Charms slrike the sight, hut merit win-j tl^e soul." So spoke the dame, hut no applause ensued ; 35 Belinda... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pagina’s
...well our power to ose, And keep good-humour still whate.'er we lose ? And trust me, dear ! good-humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams,...Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.' So spoke the dame, but no applause ensued ; Belinda frown'd, Thalnstris call'd her prude. " To arms,... | |
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