 And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box ; The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transformed to combs, the speckled, and the white.  The Atlantic Monthly - Page 6251894Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Parnell - 1767 - 250 pages
...each fhe nicely culls with curious toil, And decks the Goddefs with the glitt'ring fpoil. This caiket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The Tortoife here and Elephant unite; Transform'd to combs, the fpeckled, and the white. Here file* of... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - 1770 - 294 pages
...each fhe nicely culls with curious toil, And decks the goddefs with the glitt'ring fpoil. This cafket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoife here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the fpeckled, and the white. Here A TRANSLATION... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...appear; 130 From each she nicely culls with curious toil, And decks the goddess with the glitt'ring spoil. This casket India's glowing- gems unlocks,...yonder box ; The tortoise here and elephant unite, 135 Transform'd to combs, the speckled, and the white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 400 pages
...nicer/ culls with curious toil, And decks the Goddefs with the glittering. fpcSK K ' ' This This caflcet India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The Tortoife here and Elephant unite, 135 Transform'd to combs, the fpeckled and the white. Here files... | |
 | 1782 - 516 pages
...each me nicely culls with curious toil, And decks the goddefs with the glitt'ring fpoil. This cafket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box: The tortoife here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the fpeckled and the white. Here files of pins... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...world appear; From each she nicely culls with curious toil, And decks the goddess with the glitt'ring spoil This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And...white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Puffs, powders, patches, Bibles, billet-doux. Now awful beauty puts on all its arms; The fair each... | |
 | John Adams - 1789 - 376 pages
...each me nicely culls with curious toil, And decks the goddefs with the glitt'ring fpoil ; This cafket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoife here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the fpeckled and the white. Here files of pins... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...each, die nkely culls wkfa curious toil, And Hecks the goddefs with the glat'ring fpoil. This caiket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box.- ... . The tortoife, here, and c'epbact, unite, : •. . Transfonn'd to combs, the fptxkled and the white. Here... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...each me nicely culls with curious toil, And decks the goddefs with the glitt'ring fpoil. This cafket arnell, or from Gay >" Such tattle often entertains My Lord and me as far a tortortc here and elephant unite, Transform'd 10 combs, the fpeckledandthcwhite : Here files of pins... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...From each (he nicely culls with curious toil, And decks the Goddcfs with the gliu'rine fpd This cafket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box: The tortoifc here and elephant unite, Transform 'd to combs, the fpeckl'd andthe whiff. Here files of pins... | |
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