 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 146 pagina’s
...pride surveys his rising tow'rs, There stands a structure of majestic frame, Which from the neighb'ring Hampton takes its name. Here Britain's statesmen oft...screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At ev'ry word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pagina’s
...of nymphs at home; Here thou, great Anna ! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take—and sometimes tea. Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort,...screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At ev'ry word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing,... | |
 | Elizabeth Strutt - 1807 - 274 pagina’s
...her pride too deeply, to be submitted to in uncomplaining silence. JL 6 CHAP. CHAP. XXXIV. In Tarious talk th' instructive hours they past, Who gave the...chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. AFTER a Few days had elapsed, Lord Drelincourt gained resolution to impart to the family the secret... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pagina’s
...Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court; In various talk the' instructive hours they past. Who gave the ball, or...the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, langhing, ogling, and all that. Meanwhile, declining from the noon of day, The sun obliquely shoots... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pagina’s
...awhile the pleasures of a court ; In various talk the' instructive hours they past, Who gave the hall, or paid the visit last ; One speaks the glory of the...Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singiag, laughing, ogling, and all that. Meanwhile, declining from the noon of day, The sun obliquely... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pagina’s
...resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court ; In various talk the' instructive hours they patt, Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last ; One speaks...looks, and eyes ; At every word a reputation dies. Smiff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Mrau while,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pagina’s
...resort, To ia«ic awhile the pleasures <if a court ; Invariom talk the instructive hours they pass'd, us Llill put hi his modest plea,— " Let favor speak...for me."— For who, like him, his\ark>us powers ev'ry word n reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat ; With singing, laughing,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pagina’s
...sometimes tea. Hitherto the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of the court ; 10 In various talk th' instructive hours they past, Who...screen ; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; Ml At ev'ry word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 pagina’s
...trembling for the birth of Fate. • CANTO III. CLOSE by those meads, for ever crown'd with flowers, Where Thames with pride surveys his rising towers,...looks, and eyes ; At every word a reputation dies. Suull j or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Meanwhile,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 574 pagina’s
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Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home ; Here thou, great ANNA ! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea. Hither the heroes and the nymphs resort, To taste awhile the pleasures... 
