| Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 pages
...wonder ceafes, No matter now how loofe your drefs is ; The end is won, your fortune's made, Your filter now may take the trade. Alas ! what pity 'tis to find...fault in half the female kind ! From hence proceed avtrfion, ftritc, And all that fours the wedded life. Beauty can only point the dart, 'Tis neatnefs... | |
| Edward Moore - Fables, English - 1749 - 226 pages
...wonder ceafes, No matter now how loofe your drefs is ; The end is won, your fortune's made, Your fifler now may take the trade. Alas ! what pity 'tis to find...ftrife, And all that fours the wedded life. Beauty Beauty can only point the dart, 'Tis neatnefs guides it to the heart ; Let neatnefs then, and beauty... | |
| Edward Moore - English poetry - 1761 - 214 pages
...are- you marry 'd? Yes. Nay, then indeed the wonder ceafes, No matter now how loofe your drefs is j The end is won, your fortune's made, Your fifter now...only point the dart, Tis neatnefs guides it to the heartj Let neatnefs then, and beauty ftrive To keep a wav'ring flame alive. • 'Tis harder far (you'll... | |
| Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...how loofe your drefs is; . The end is won, your fortune's made, Your fifter now may take the trade. From hence proceed averfion, ftrife, And all that...point the dart, *Tis neatnefs guides it to the heart r Let neatnefs then, and beauty ft rive To keep a wav'ring flame alive. • 'Tis harder far (you'll... | |
| John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...matter now how loofe your drefs is; The end is won, your fortune's made, Your fifter now may take ths trade. Alas ! what pity 'tis to find This fault in...From hence proceed averfion, ftrife, And all that fburs the wedded life. Beauty can only point the dart, 'Tis neatnefs guides it to the heart ; Let neatnefs... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English essays - 1767 - 274 pages
...drefs is ; The end is won, your fortune's made ; Your fifter, now, may take the trade. Alas'."what pity 'tis, to find ' This fault in half the female kind ! From hence proieed averfion, ftrife, ] And all that fours the wedded life. Beauty ;can only point the dart; 'Ti$... | |
| Moses Mendez - English poetry - 1770 - 334 pages
...you married? Yes. Nay, then, indeed, the wonder ceafes ; No matter, then> how loofe your drefs is J The end is won, your fortune's made ; Your fifter,...female kind ! From hence proceed averfion, ftrife; j And all that fours the wedded life. Beauty can only point the dart ; 'Tis neatnefs guides it to the... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...The end is won, your fortune's made ; Your nfter now may take the trade. Alas ! what piry 'tis to nnd aller was fmooth; but Drvdcn taught to join "| The...t The long majeftic march, and energy divine; J Th Tii neatnefs guides it to the heart ; Let neatnefs then and beauty ftrivc To keep a wav'ring flame... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...wonder ceafes, No matter now how loofe your drefs is; The cod is won, your fortune's made, Yoor fitter now may take the trade. Alas ! what pity 'tis to find This fault in half the female kind ! Fran hence proceed averfion, ftrife, A2.J all that lours the. wedded life. 2ci»tj can only point... | |
| Edward Moore - English poetry - 1799 - 138 pages
...ceases, No matter now how loose your dress is ; c The end is won, your fortune's made, Your sister now may take the trade. Alas ! what pity 'tis to find...fault in half the female kind ! From hence proceed aversion, strife, And all that sours the wedded life. BEAUTY can only point the dart, 'Tis NEATNESS... | |
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