 Love various minds does variously inspire; It stirs in gentle bosoms gentle fire. Like that of incense on the altar laid : But raging flames tempestuous souls invade; A fire which every windy passion blows, With pride it mounts, or with revenge it glows.  Clarissa, ed. by E.S. Dallas - Pagina 104door Samuel Richardson - 1868Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825
...explanation of his character : Love various minds does variously inspire ; It stirs in gentle bosoms gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid...which ev'ry windy passion blows, With pride it mounts, or with revenge it glows. Dryden's was not one of the " gentle bosoms :" love, as it subsists in itself,... | |
 | Cecilia Mary Caddell - 1825
...mutual understanding. CHAPTER XIX. Love various minds does variously inspire : It stirs in gentle bosoms gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid...raging flames tempestuous souls invade ; A fire which every windy passion blows, With pride it mounts. DEYDEN. THE manners of Lady Jacintha Stangate were... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825
...explanation of his character : Love various minds does variously inspire ; It stirs in gentle bosoms gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid...raging flames tempestuous souls invade : A fire which every windy passion blows, With pride it mounts, or with revenge it glows. Dryden's was not one of... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 615 pagina’s
...explanation of his character : Love various minds does variously inspire : It stirs in gentle bosoms gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid...raging flames tempestuous souls invade : A fire which every windy passion blows, With pride it mounts, or with revenge it glows. Dryden's was not one of... | |
 | 1820
...original than the one just quoted, but its merits will perhaps be more generally felt and acknowledged. " Love various minds does variously inspire : He stirs,...natures, gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altars laid : But raging flames tempestuous souls invade. •• Afire which every windy passion blows... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington)
...fora moment bums. Shadictil. Love various hearts does variously inspire, It stirs in gentle bosoms gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid...raging flames tempestuous souls invade , A fire which every windy passion blowi. With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows. Dryden. Yet, if desire... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834
...explanation of his character : Love various minds does variously inspire : It stirs in penile bosoms gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid ; But raging Sames tempestuous aouls invade : A fire which every windy paeiion blows, With pride it mounts, or with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835
...might be selected." — C. [" Love various minds does variously inspire : It stirs in gentle bosoms gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid...raging flames tempestuous souls invade ; A fire which every windy passion blows, With pride it mounts, or with revenge it glows."] (2) The Duke of Buckingham,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835
...might be selected." — C. [" Love various minds does variously inspire: It stirs in gentle bosoms gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid;...But raging flames tempestuous souls invade; A fire wh'ch every windy passion blows, With pride it mounts, or with revenge it glows."] (2) The Duke of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837
...explanation of his character : Love various minds doea variously Inspire : It slirs in gentle bosoms happily adapted to the purposes of the poem. The heathen deities can no longer gain attention ; we s Are which every windy pauion blows, With pride it mounts, or with revenge it glows. Dryden's was not... | |
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