Do you, my fair, endeavour to possess An elegance of mind as well as dress ; Be that your ornament, and know to please By graceful Nature's unaffected ease. Bell's Edition - Page 30by John Bell - 1782Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 456 pages
...difgrace the partial boon of Heaven ! How few with all their pride of form can move ! 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 know to pleafe By graceful... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...difgrace the partial bi;on of heayen ! How few with all their pride of form can move ! How few are lovely, that are made for love ! Do you, my fair, endeavour to poflefs An elegance of mind as well as drcfs; Be that your ornament, and know to pleafe By graceful... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...to difgrace the partial boon of Heaven! How few with all their pride of form can move ! How 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 know to pleafe By graceful... | |
| George Lyttelton (1st baron.) - 1801 - 188 pages
...to disgrace the partial boon of Heaven ! How few with all their pride of form can move ! How few are lovely, that are made for love! Do you, my fair, endeavour...ornament, and know to please By graceful Nature's unaffected ease. Nor make to dangerous wit a vain pretence, But wisely rest content with modest sense... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...How few with all their pride of form can move ! How few are lovely, ihat were made for love ! Do yon, my fair, endeavour to possess An elegance of mind as well as dress ; Be that yoat ornament, and know to please By graceful Nature's unaffected ease. Nor make to dang'rous wit a... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...partial boon of heaven ? How few with all their pride of form can move ? How few are lovely, that were made for love ? Do you, my Fair, endeavour to possess...ornament, and know to please By graceful Nature's unaffected ease.. Nor make to dang'rous wit a vain pretence, But wisely rest content with modest sense... | |
| Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 456 pages
...partial booh of heav'n ! How few, with all their pride ol form, can move! How few are lovely, that were made for love ! Do you, my fair, endeavour to possess...ornament, and know to please By graceful nature's unaffected ease. Nor make to dang'rous wit a vain pretence; But wisely rest content with modest sense... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...partial boon of heav'n! How few, with all their pride of form, can move! How few are lovely, that were made for love! Do you, my fair, endeavour to possess...as dress; Be that your ornament, and know to please l!y graceful Nature's unaffected ease. Nor make to dang'rous wit a vain pretence, But wisely rest content... | |
| Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 360 pages
...the styles of pootry. Vous, sexe aimable et sensible, vous qui, dociles à ce précepte de Lyttleton, Do you , my fair, endeavour to possess An elegance of mind as well as dress. ** LYTTLETON , Advicc to a Ladf. êtes un juge si délicat et si difficile, puisse cet ouvrage, au... | |
| Cuthbert Shaw, Thomas Park - 1807 - 230 pages
...to disgrace the partial boon of Heaven ! How few with all their pride of form can move : How few are lovely, that are made for love ! Do you, my fair,...ornament, and know to please By graceful Nature's unaffected ease. Nor make to dangerous wit a vain pretence^ But wisely rest content with modest sense... | |
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