 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 146 pagina’s
...of Shock. ' To fifty chosen sylphs, of special note, We trust th' important charge, the petticoat : Oft have we known that seven-fold fence to fail, Though stiff with hoops and arm'd with ribs of whale; Form a strong line about the silver bound, And guard the wide circumference... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pagina’s
...of Shock. ' To fifty chosen sylphs, of special note, We trust th' important charge, the petticoat: Oft have we known that seven-fold fence to fail, Though stiff with hoops and arm'd with ribs of whale; Form a strong line about the silver bound, And guard the wide circumference... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pagina’s
...of Shock. " To fifty chosen sylphs, of special note, We trust the' important charge, the petticoat : Oft have we known that seven-fold fence to fail, Though stiff with hoops, and arm'd with rihs of whale; Form a strong line ahout the silver hound, And guard the wide circumference... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pagina’s
...of Shock. " To fifty chosen sylphs, of special note, We trust th' important charge, the petticoat : Oft have we known that sevenfold fence to fail, Though stiff with hoops and arm'd with rihs of whale; Form a strong line ahout the silver hound, 1!1 And guard the wide circumference... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pagina’s
...guard of Shock. To fifty chosen Sylphs of special note, We trust the important charge, the petticoat : Oft have we known that seven-fold fence to fail. Though stiff with hoops and arm'd with rib* of w hale ; Form a strong line about the silver bound, And guard the wide circumference... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pagina’s
...of Shock. To fifty chosen sylphs, of special note, We trust th' importaut charge, the petticoat: Oit have we known that seven-fold fence to fail, Though stiff with hoops and arm'd with ribs of whale ; Form a strong line about the silver bound, 121 And guard the wide circumference... | |
 | Joseph Nightingale - 1821 - 746 pagina’s
...it had been said that a hooped And whale-boned petticoat was insufficient. " Oft have we known tliat sevenfold fence to fail, "Though stiff with hoops...way and bent beneath a fierce embrace." And was it credible that the Queen's morning-gown had made a stouter resistance ? He (the Solicitor-General) hardly... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 pagina’s
...of Shock. " To fifty chosen Sylphs, of special note, We trust th' important charge, the petticoat : Oft have we known that seven-fold fence to fail, Though stiff with hoops, and arm'd with ribs of whale. Form a strong line about the silver bound, And guard the wide circumference... | |
 | Joseph Nightingale - 1821 - 794 pagina’s
...it had been -aid that a hooped and whale-boned petticoat was insufficient. " Oft hare we knowa ihat sevenfold fence to fail, "Though stiff with hoops and armed with ribs of wbale." This too frequently " Gave way and bent beneath a fierce embrace." And was it credible that... | |
 | 1822 - 762 pagina’s
...in our own cold climate it had been remarked of the petticoat on the one side, " Oft have we found that seven-fold fence to fail, Though stiff with hoops, and armed with ribs of whale." On the other, the Grecian robe, " The leathern outside, boisterous as it was, Gave way and bent beneath... | |
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Form a strong line about the silver bound, And guard the wide circumference around. 'Whatever spirit, careless of his charge, His post neglects, or leaves the fair at large, Shall feel sharp vengeance soon o'ertake his... 
