 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 ; 40 With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous...  The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Juvenile poems - Pagina 180door Alexander Pope - 1752Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 pagina’s
...ador'd, But chiefly Love — -to Love an altar built, Of twelve vaft 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 am'rous fighs to raife the fire. Then... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1722 - 294 pagina’s
...pow'r adoi'd, But chiefly Love— —to Love an altar builf, Of twelve vi&Innth 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 am'rous fighs to raife the fire. Then... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pagina’s
...Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garter?, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his...breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire. Then proihate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and long pofTefs the prize : The IUITAT IONS.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pagina’s
...pow'r ador'd; But chiefly Love—to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves. 40 THE RAPE OF THE LOCK. 149 Then proftrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain and long poflefs... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pagina’s
...hair. ] In allufion to thofe line* of Hudibras, applied to the fame purpofe, i8o THE RAPE OF THE LOCK. 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 am'rous fighs to raife the fire. Then... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762 - 480 pagina’s
...fpark, The glance by day, the whifper in the dark ? >,1' ^rv-*. *•* - . - • • ,.. . /*:, Again, With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, ^ ^ And...fire ; Then proftrate falls, and begs, with ardent fjfe|, ~ i ,to pbtain, and long poflefs the prize. Again, Jove's thunder roars, heav'n trembles all... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762 - 478 pagina’s
...fmil'd || and all the world was gay. He rais'd liis azure wand y and thus begmj Examples of the fecond. There lay three garters \\ half a pair of gloves; And all the trophies \\ of his former Joves. 1 Our humble province \\ is to tend the fajr,. Not a lefs pleafing 1) though lefs glorious eare.... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1765 - 578 pagina’s
...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 lefs pleafing || though lefs glorious care hew triumphal... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 288 pagina’s
...ador'd ; But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves. With tender billet-donx he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rons fighs to raife the fire. Then... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 pagina’s
...But chiefly Love to Love an Altar built, *' Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly " gilt. 6 « There ''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 am'rous fighs to raife " the fire."... | |
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