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... less than a fortnight . It was occasioned by a frolic , carried rather beyond the bounds of good breeding , in which Lord Petre cut off a lock of Mrs. Arabella Fermor's hair : the poem was undertaken at the request of Mr. Caryl , in ...
... less than a fortnight . It was occasioned by a frolic , carried rather beyond the bounds of good breeding , in which Lord Petre cut off a lock of Mrs. Arabella Fermor's hair : the poem was undertaken at the request of Mr. Caryl , in ...
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... Less shone the tresses Egypt's princess wore , Which sweet Callimachus so sung before . Here courtly trifles set the world at odds ; Belles war with beaux , and whims descend for gods . The new machines , in names of ridicule , Mock xviii.
... Less shone the tresses Egypt's princess wore , Which sweet Callimachus so sung before . Here courtly trifles set the world at odds ; Belles war with beaux , and whims descend for gods . The new machines , in names of ridicule , Mock xviii.
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... less refin'd , beneath the moon's pale light Pursue the stars that shoot athwart the night , Or suck the mists in grosser air below , Or dip their pinions in the painted bow , Or brew fierce tempests on the wintry main , Or o'er the ...
... less refin'd , beneath the moon's pale light Pursue the stars that shoot athwart the night , Or suck the mists in grosser air below , Or dip their pinions in the painted bow , Or brew fierce tempests on the wintry main , Or o'er the ...
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... less pleasing , though less glorious care ; To save the powder from too rude a gale , Nor let th ' imprison'd essences exhale ; To draw fresh colours from the vernal flow'rs ; To steal from rainbows ere they drop in show'rs A brighter ...
... less pleasing , though less glorious care ; To save the powder from too rude a gale , Nor let th ' imprison'd essences exhale ; To draw fresh colours from the vernal flow'rs ; To steal from rainbows ere they drop in show'rs A brighter ...
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... Uncurl'd it hangs , the fatal sheers demands , And tempts once more thy sacrilegious hands . Oh hadst thou , cruel ! been content to seize Hairs less in sight , or any hairs but these ! ' THE RAPE OF THE LOCK . CANTO V. THE RAPE 52.
... Uncurl'd it hangs , the fatal sheers demands , And tempts once more thy sacrilegious hands . Oh hadst thou , cruel ! been content to seize Hairs less in sight , or any hairs but these ! ' THE RAPE OF THE LOCK . CANTO V. THE RAPE 52.
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Æneid aërial airy ancient Ariel arms beau beauty beaux behold Belinda billet-doux bodkin bosom breast breath bright CANTO CANTO III Caryl caus'd charms cheek Clarissa conceal'd cry'd dæmons E'en e'er earth edition Elves ev'ry fair fair head fate FIDu fierce fix'd flies flow'rs glitt'ring grace hair half hand heart Heav'n heav'nly Homer honour humour Iliad ladies lap-dogs Lesbia lines added lock lord Lord Petre machinery maid Matadore mighty mortal nymph o'er their head ombre open'd OVID Parnell passions poem poet Pope pray'rs pride prize prude Published November Pyxide quæ Queen rage rais'd RAPE repair resound rising round Roveray seem'd shining sighs silver sing Sir Plume skies snuff-box soft soon soul Spades spirits Spleen spread sprites Sylphs and Gnomes tears Thalestris thee things thou Thrice toilet tow'rs trembling tresses trumps Twas Umbriel Unnumber'd vapour vial VIRG virgin whisper wings wits wretched
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Страница 20 - Planets through the boundless Sky. Some less refin'd, beneath the Moon's pale Light Pursue the Stars that shoot athwart the Night ; Or suck the Mists in grosser Air below, Or dip their Pinions in the painted Bow, Or brew fierce Tempests on the wintry Main, Or o'er the Glebe distil the kindly Rain.
Страница 37 - T' inclose the lock ; now joins it, to divide. Ev'n then, before the fatal engine clos'd, A wretched sylph too fondly interpos'd ; Fate urg'd the shears, and cut the sylph in twain, (But airy substance soon unites again) The meeting points the sacred hair dissever From the fair head, for ever, and for ever ! Then flash'd the living lightning from her eyes, • And screams of horror rend th
Страница 36 - The little engine on his fingers' ends; This just behind Belinda's neck he spread, As o'er the fragrant steams she bends her head. Swift to the Lock a thousand sprites repair, A thousand wings, by turns, blow back the hair; And thrice they twitch'd the diamond in her ear; Thrice she look'd back, and thrice the foe drew near.
Страница 11 - Th' inferior priestess, at her altar's side, Trembling, begins the sacred rites of Pride. Unnumber'd treasures ope at once, and here The various offerings of the world appear ; From each she nicely culls with curious toil, And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil.
Страница 51 - In some lone isle, or distant northern land : Where the gilt chariot never marks the way, Where none learn ombre, none e'er taste bohea ! There kept my charms conceal'd from mortal eye ! Like roses that in deserts bloom and die.
Страница 15 - Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those: Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike.
Страница 31 - Sad chance of war! now destitute of aid, Falls undistinguish'd by the victor spade! Thus far both armies to Belinda yield; 65 Now to the baron fate inclines the field. His warlike Amazon her host invades, Th' imperial consort of the crown of spades.
Страница 35 - And see through all things with his half-shut eyes) Sent up in vapours to the Baron's brain New stratagems, the radiant Lock to gain.
Страница 44 - Of bodies changed to various forms by Spleen. Here living tea-pots stand, one arm held out, One bent; the handle this, and that the spout...
Страница 61 - Form'da vast buckle for his widow's gown: Her infant grandame's whistle next it grew, The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew; Then in a bodkin grac'd her mother's hairs, Which long she wore, and now Belinda wears. ) "Boast not my fall