As some fair female, unadorn'd and plain, Secure to please while youth confirms her reign, Slights every borrow'd charm that dress supplies, Nor shares with art, the triumph of her eyes ; But when those charms are past, for charms are frail, When time... Bridal of Triermain. Minor poems - Page 28by Walter Scott - 1900Full view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 pages
...that drefs fupplies, Nor friares with art the triumph of her eyes. But when thofe charms are paft, for charms are frail, When time advances, and when lovers fail, She then fliines forth follicitous to blefs, In all the glaring impotence of drefs. Thus fares the land, by... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...charm that drefs fupplies, Nor fhares with art the triumph of her eyes. But when thofe charms are paft, for charms are frail, When time advances, and when lovers fail, She then (nines forth, follicitous to blefs, In all the glaring impotence of drefs. Thus fares the land, by... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...that drefs fupplies, Nor fhares with art the triumph of her eyes : But when thofe charms are paft, for charms are frail, When time advances, and when lovers fail, She then mines forth, felicitous to blefs, In all the glaring impotence of drefs. Thus fares the land, by luxury... | |
| 1785 - 316 pages
...that drefs fupplies, Nor fhares with art the triumph of her eyes : But when thofe charms are paft, for charms are frail. When time advances, and when lovers fail, She then mines forth, folicitous to bid?, In all the glaring impotence of drefs. Thus fares the land, by luxury... | |
| John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 pages
...that drefs fupplies, Nor fhares with art the triumph of her eyes : But when thofe charms are paft, for charms are frail, . When time advances, and when lovers fail, She then fhines forth folicitous to blefs, In all the glaring impotence of drefs. Thus fares the land, by luxury... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...that drefs fupplies, Nor ihares with art the triumph of her eyes ; But when thole charms are paft, for charms are frail, When time advances, and when lovers fail, She then fhines forth, folicitous to blefs, In all the glaring impotence of drefs. Thus fares the land, by luxury... | |
| 1792 - 112 pages
...that drefs fupplies, Nor shares with art the triumph of her eyes ; But when thofe charms are paft, for charms are frail, When time advances, and when lovers fail, She then shines forth, felicitous to blefs, In all the glaring impotence of drefs. Thus fares the land, by luxury betray'd,... | |
| T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...drefs fupplies, Nor fhares with art the triumph of her eyes : 2.;o But when thofe charms are pair, for charms are frail, When time advances, and when lovers fail, „ She then mines forth, folHcitous to blefs, In all the glaring impotence of drefs. Thus fares the land, by luxury... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...that drefs fupplies, Nor fharej with art the triumph of her eyes ; But when thofe charms are paft, for charms are frail, When time advances, and when lovers fail, She then fnines fcrth, folicitous to blefs, In all the glaring impotence of drefs. Thus fares the land, by luxury... | |
| 1800 - 322 pages
...land adorn'd for pleasure all In barren splendor feebly waits the fall. As some fair female, unadorn'd and plain, . Secure to please while youth confirms...solicitous to bless, In all the glaring impotence of dress. Thus fares the land, by luxury belray'd, In nature's simplest charms at first array'd, But verging... | |
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