 | George Campbell - 1808 - 468 pages
...of the humorous, take as a contrast to the two last examples, the following delineation of a fop : Sir Plume (of amber snuff-box justly vain, And the nice conduct of a clouded cane) • * A Letter to Sir William Wyndham. t Swift on Good Manners. With earnest eyes and round unthinking... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...raging to Sir Plume repairs, And hids her bean demand the precious hairs : Sir Plume, of amber suuff-box justly vain, And the nice conduct of a clouded cane, With earnest eyes, and rotmd unthinking face, He first the suuff-box open'd, then the case, And thus broke out — ' My lord,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...demand the precious hairs (Sir Plume of amber snuff-box justly vain, And the nice condnct of a clonded cane): With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face, He first the snuff-box open'd, then the case, And thus broke out— 'My Lord, why, what the devil ? . Z ds ! damn the lock... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...all ! She said ; then raging to Sir Plume repairs. And bids lu;r beau demand the precious lu'.ir» ; In blind infallibility's embrace, The sainted spirit petrified the breast : facei He first the snuff-box open'd, then the case. • And thus broke out — " .My Lord, why, what... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...all !• She said ; then raging to sir Plume repairs, And bids her beau demand the precious hairs i (Sir Plume of amber snuff-box justly vain, And the...and round unthinking face, He first the snuff-box open'd, then the case, And thus broke out—" My Lord, why, what the " devil ? " Z — ds ! dairm the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...perish all I" She said ; then raging to sir Plume repairs, And bids her beau demand the precious hairs : (Sir Plume of amber snuff-box justly vain, .And the...cane) With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face, lie first the snuff-box open'd, then the cose, And thus broke out — " My Lord, why, what the " devil... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...all ! 120 She said ; then raging to Sir Plume repairs, And bids her beau demand the precious hairs : (Sir Plume, of amber snuff-box justly vain, And the...cane,) With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face, 125 He first the snuff-box open'd, then the case, And thus broke put. ..." My Lord, why, what the devij... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 322 pages
...that treaty ; and particularly levels at the refusal some people made to drink Her Majesty's health. Sir Plume, of amber snuff-box justly vain, And the nice conduct of a clouded cane, With earnest eyes It is remarkable, this general is a great taker of snuff, as well as towns ; his conduct of the clouded... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 412 pages
...health.. Sir Plume (a proper name for a soldier) has all the circumstances that agree with Prince Eugene : Sir Plume, of amber snuff-box justly vain, And the nice conduct of a clouded cane, With earnest cyei "Tis remarkable, this general is a great taker of snuff, as well as towns; his conduct of the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 506 pages
...health.* Sir Plume (a proper name for a soldier) has all the circumstances that agree with prince Eugene : Sir Plume, of amber snuff-box justly vain, And the nice conduct of a clouded cane, With earnest eyes 'Tis remarkable, this general is a great taker of snuff, as well as towns ; his conduct of the clouded... | |
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She said ; then raging to Sir Plume repairs, And bids her Beau demand the precious hairs: (Sir Plume of amber snuff-box justly vain, And the nice conduct of a clouded cane... 
