 But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous...  Miscellaneous Poems and Translations - Pagina 320geredigeerd door - 1712 - 376 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 pagina’s
...built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves. With tender Billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire. Then proftrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pagina’s
...applied to the fame purpofe, i8o THE RAPE OF THE LOCK. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire. Then proftrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 294 pagina’s
...built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves. With tender billet-doux he lights die pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire. Then proftrate falls, and begs, with... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 pagina’s
...vaft French Romances, neatly " gilt. 6 « There ''There lay three garters, half a pair of " gloves ; " And all the trophies of his former loves ; " With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, " And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife " the fire." The guardian fylph, anxious for Belinda's fate,... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 pagina’s
...French Romances, neatly: " gilt. 6 *' There » " There lay three garters, half a pair of " gloves ; '* And all the trophies of his former loves ; " With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, " And breathes three am'rous iighs to raife " the fire." • The guardian fylph, anxious for Belinda's fate,... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 pagina’s
...French Romances, neatly " gilt. 6 « There " There' lay three garters, half a pair of " gloves ; " And all the trophies of his former loves ; " With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, *1 And breathes three am'rous fighs to raifc « the fire." The guardian fylph, anxious for Belinda's... | |
 | 1782 - 516 pagina’s
...built, Of twelve vaft French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, . And all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire; Then proftrate falls, and begs, with ardent eyes, Soon... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pagina’s
...built Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves : With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to rail'e the fire. Then proftratc falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pagina’s
...built Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters , half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves : With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire. Then proftrale falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pagina’s
...built Of twelve vaft French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves : With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous li^iis to nil« die arc Then proftrate falls, and begs with ardent eye» Soon... | |
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