 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...Thames. 4 Fair nymphs, and well dress'd youths around hershone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those ; I* Favours to none, to all she smiles extends, Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 146 pages
...Thames. Fair nymphs, and well-dress'd youths around her shone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those : Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends, firight as the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pages
...Thames. Fair nymphs, and well dress'd youths, around her shone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those: Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...breast, the ensign of popery, the adoration of which is plainly recommended in the following lines : On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. Next he represents her as the universal church, according to the boasts of the papists : And like the... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 pages
...which Druids might adore"— The last word naturally reminds the editor of this couplet in Pope; " On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore."— What can be more easy or more useless than such criticism ?— The admirers of Thomson will scarcely... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...Thames. 4 Fairnymphs and well-dress'd youths aroundher shone; But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those : 10 Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as... | |
 | Henry Whitfield - 1804 - 510 pages
...hung from her neck of purest alabaster, and /hading the fine cambric, formed an elegant contrast, and On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss and Infidels adore. Lovely Emma, in whatever dress art supplied, thou wert sure of pleasing. Immortal shalt thou be, if... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 360 pages
...essor pour monter à la seconde. J'ajouterai que l'une promet la saillie , l'autre la donne : » • On her white breast | a sparkling cross she wore "Which...disclose Quick as her eyes | and as unfix'd as those : Faveurs to none | to all she smiles extends , Oft she rcjects | but never once offends. * POPE ,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 402 pages
...Lock, Mr. Pope has, with exquisite propriety, suited the construction of the verse to the subject. ' On her white breast | a sparkling cross she wore,...disclose, Quick as her eyes | and as unfix'd as those. Favours to none | to all she smiles extends! Oft she rejects I but never once offends. "When the pause... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pages
...and well dress'd youtbs around her But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. [shone; On her white hreast a sparkling cross she wo,re, Which Jews might kiss,...sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as uufix'd as those : 10 Favours to none, to all she smiles extends: Oft she rejects, hut never once offends.... | |
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Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride... 
