 Soft yielding minds to water glide away, And sip with Nymphs, their elemental tea. The graver Prude sinks downward to a gnome, In search of mischief still on earth to roam. The light Coquettes in sylphs aloft repair. And sport and flutter in the fields...  An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ... - Pagina 217door Joseph Warton - 1806 - 8 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1720 - 302 pagina’s
...nymphs, their elemental tei; The graver prude finks downward to a Gnome, In fearch of mifchief flill on earth to roam. The light coquettes in Sylphs aloft repair, And fport and flutter in the fields of air. Know farther yet; whoever fair and chafte Rejects mankind,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 pagina’s
...Nymphs, their elemental Tea. The graver Prude finks downward to a Gnome, In fearch of mifchief ftill on Earth to roam. The light Coquettes in Sylphs aloft repair. And fpor£ and flutter in the fields of Air. Know farther yet; whoever fair and chafte Rejects mankind,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 294 pagina’s
...nymphs, their elemental tea. The graver Prude finks downward to a Gnome, In fearch of mifchief ftill on Earth to roam. The light Coquettes in Sylphs aloft repair, And fport and flutter in the fields of air. Know farther yet; whoever, fair and chafte, Rejects mankind,... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 pagina’s
...their elemental " Tea. " The graver Prude finks downward to a " Gnome, " In fearch of mifchief ftill on Earth to roam. " The light Coquettes in Sylphs aloft repair, " And fport and flutter in the fields of Air." Befides the delicate ftrokes of Satire and play of imagination... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 pagina’s
...elemental "Tea. * • " The graver Prude fmks downward to a " Gnome, " In fearch of mifchief ftill on Earth to roam. " The light Coquettes in Sylphs aloft repair, " And fport and flutter in the fields of Air." Befides the delicate ftrokes of Satire and play of imagination... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pagina’s
...their souls retire : The sprites of fiery termagants in flame Mount up, and take a salamander's name ; Soft yielding minds to water glide away, And sip,...repair, And sport and flutter in the fields of air." " Know further yet ; whoever fair and chaste Rejects mankind, is by some sylph embrac'd : For spirits,... | |
 | 1782 - 516 pagina’s
...nymphs, their elemental tea; ' The graver prude finks downward to a Gnome, ' In fearch of mifchief ftill on earth to roam ; * The light coquettes in Sylphs aloft repair, ' And fport and flutter in the fields of air. • Know farther yet; whoever, fair and chafte, ' Rejects mankind,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 pagina’s
...Nymphs, their elemental tea : The graver Prude finks downward to a Gnome-, In fcarch of mifchief ftill on earth to roam : The light Coquettes in Sylphs aloft repair, And fport and flutter in the fields of air. THE RAPE OF THE LOCK, V. 1. p. I JO. THE TOILET. AND now, unveil'd,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 146 pagina’s
...their souls retire : The sprites of fiery termagants in flame Mount up, and take a salamander's name. Soft yielding minds to water glide away, And sip,...repair, And sport and flutter in the fields of air. ' Know further yet; whoever fair and chaste Rejects mankind, is by some sylph embrac'd: For spirits,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pagina’s
...souls retire : The sprites of fiery termagants in flame Mount up, and take a salamander's name. 60 Soft yielding minds to water glide away, And sip,...roam. The light coquettes in sylphs aloft repair, 6jT And sport and flutter in the fields of air. Know further yet; whoever, fair and chaste, Rejects... | |
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