 In this was every art, and every charm, To win the wisest, and the coldest warm: Fond love, the gentle vow, the gay desire, The kind deceit, the still-reviving fire, Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs, Silence that spoke, and eloquence of eyes.  The Lady's Weekly Miscellany - Pagina 3591808Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Bell - 1790 - 422 pagina’s
...what the mystic cestus consisted, the description of Homer will shew. " In it was every art, and ev'iy charm, To win the wisest, and the coldest warm : Fond...persuasive sighs, Silence that spoke, and eloquence of eyes." POPE. This fiction, than which nothing can be more beautiful, has been happily imitated by Tasso,... | |
 | Lazzaro Spallanzani - 1799 - 422 pagina’s
...zone , unbrae'd , Wi ll; varions skill and high embroid'ry grac'd In this was ev'ry art , and ev'ry charm , To win the Wisest , and the coldest Warm :...persuasive sighs , Silence that spoke , and eloquence of eyes. POPE, uni. de Pillai, chant xif. E si dicendo , Scioglie dal petto alabastrino il cinto , Cinto... | |
 | Pierre Flourens - 1801 - 456 pagina’s
...the zone, unbrac'd, With various skil1 and high embroid'ry grac'd, In this was ev'ry art, and ev iy charm, To win the wisest, and the coldest warm : Fond love, the gentle vow, die gay desire, The kind deceit, the still-reviving fire, Persuasive speech, gnd more persuasive sighs,... | |
 | 1805 - 420 pagina’s
...hearts, " And music of resistless whisper'd sounds, " That from the wisest steal their best resolves."' " In this was every art, and every charm " To win the...gentle vow, the gay desire, " The kind deceit, the still reviving fire, " Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs, " Silence, that spoke, ^nd eloquence... | |
 | 1805 - 378 pagina’s
...eye, the ruddy face, « Beauty unchaste, is beauty in disgrace ;" And yet in them is ev'ry. art and charm, To win the wisest, and the coldest warm : Fond...love, the gentle vow, the gay desire, The kind deceit, and still reviving fire, Languor that fascinates, all conqu'ring charms, That tempts the sage, and... | |
 | 1807 - 550 pagina’s
...Homer, or rather by Pope, though I could wish he had not omitted the ."j'lq baci(sult kisses), of Tasso, for they seem to be essentially necessary. " In this...persuasive sighs, •' Silence that spoke, and eloquence of eyes." I would recommend the whole passage, which is both amusing and instructive, to the perusal of... | |
 | Homerus - 1807 - 568 pagina’s
...Aod from her fragrant breast the aone unbrac'd, 245 With various skill and high embroidery graced. In this was every art, and every charm, To win the...the gentle vow, the gay desire, The kind deceit, the still reviving fire, 250 Persuasive speech, and more -persuasive sighs. Silence that spoke, and eloquence... | |
 | 1807 - 514 pagina’s
...Tasso, for they seem to be egscutially necessary. " ta this was every art, and even- charm, " To wiu the wisest, and the coldest warm ; " Fond love, the...still-reviving fire; " Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sight, " Silence that spoke, and eloquence of eyes." I would recommend the whole passage, which is... | |
 | 1807 - 472 pagina’s
...Pope, though I could wish he had not omitted the molle /'aci (soft kisses), of Tasso, fur they ¿eem to be essentially necessary. " In this was every art,..." To win the wisest, and the coldest warm; " Fond luve, the gentle vow, the gay desire, л The kind deceit, the still-reviving fire; " Persuasive speech,... | |
 | Torquato Tasso - 1807 - 338 pagina’s
...wondrous cestus— ] The idea of this girdle is from the s of Homer, winch Juuo borrows ot" Venus. In this was every art, and every charm, To win the wisest and the coldest warin : Fond love, the gentle vow, the gay desire, The kind deceit, the still-reviving tire, Persuasive... | |
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