 Safe from the treach'rous friend, the daring spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, When kind occasion prompts their warm desires, 75 When music softens, and when dancing fires? Tis but their Sylph, the wise Celestials know, Tho' Honour is...  Bell's Edition - Pagina 79door John Bell - 1796Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pagina’s
...hmec l<> the epd- of this canto were added at'tcrSafe from the treacherous friend, the daring sparlt, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, When kind occasion prompts their warm desires, When music softens, and when dancing fires f 'Tis but their Sylph, the wise celestials know, Though... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pagina’s
...: For spirits, freed from mortal laws, with ease Assume what sexes and what shapes they please. 70 What guards the purity of melting maids, In courtly...softens, and when dancing fires ? 'Tis but their sylph, tne.wise celestials know, Though honour is the word with men below. Some nymphs there are, too conscious... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1816 - 452 pagina’s
...And view with scorn two pages and a chair. Again : i'' What guards the purity of melting maids, ID courtly balls, and midnight masquerades, Safe from...spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark? Again : With tender hillet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire... | |
 | Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - 1817 - 532 pagina’s
...and third. Think what an equipage thou hast in air, And view with scorn two pages and a chair. Again: What guards the purity of melting maids, In courtly...spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark ? Again: With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, , .. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1819 - 458 pagina’s
...First and third. Think what an equipage thou hast in air, And view with scorn two pages and a. chair. What guards the purity of melting maids, In courtly...spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark ? Again : With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 418 pagina’s
...purity of melting maids, In courtly balls, and midnight masquerades, Safe from the treacherous friends, the daring spark, The glance by day, the whisper in...dark, When kind occasion prompts their warm desires, When music softens, and when dancing fires ? 'Tis but their sylph, the wise celestials know, Though... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 pagina’s
...embrac'd : For spirits, freed from mortal laws, with ease Assume what sexes and what shape they please. What guards the purity of melting maids, In courtly balls, and midnight masquerades, Safe from the treacherous friends, the daring spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, When kind occasion... | |
 | mrs. Purcell - 1820 - 822 pagina’s
...Lady Glanroy for the 6th ; some of ours go, and insist I shall make one of the party. CHAPTER X. ' What guards the purity of melting maids In courtly balls and midnight masquerades, Safe from the treacherous friend, the daring spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, 'Tis but their Sylph... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pagina’s
...For, spirits, freed from mortal laws, with ease Assume what sexes and what shapes they please. Wh.it rate, by themselves enslav'd ? Or could of inward slaves make outward free ? Know therefore, treacherous friend, the daring spark . The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, When kind occasion... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 pagina’s
...embrac'd : For, spirits, freed from mortal laws, with ease Assume what sexes and what shapes they please. 'What guards the purity of melting maids, In courtly balls, and midnight masquerades, Safe from the treacherous friend, the daring spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, When kind occasion... | |
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