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" Humour can prevail, When Airs, and Flights, and Screams, and Scolding fail. Beauties in vain their pretty Eyes may roll ; Charms strike the Sight, but Merit wins the Soul. "
A Manual of English Literature - Page 539
by Henry Morley - 1879 - 665 pages
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Familiar Letters Between the Principal Characters in David Simple ..., Volume 2

Sarah Fielding - Capital punishment - 1747 - 406 pages
...keep Good-humour Jlill, whatever " we lofe ? •/ 'c And truji me, Dear, Good-humour can " prevail, cc When Airs, and Flights, and Screams, " and Scolding fail: " Beauties in vain their pretty Ryes may " roll, i' Charms Jirike the Sight, but Merit wins " the Soul." Ccelia was going to anfwer...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 75-76

John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...still whate'er we lose ? 33 And trust me, Dear! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, arid screams, and scolding fail. Beauties in Vain their...Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul." So spoke the dame, but no applause ensu'd ; 35 Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her Prude. To arms,...
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The Rape of the Lock,: An Heroi-comical Poem,

Alexander Pope - Epic poetry, English - 1798 - 146 pages
...well our pow'r to use, And keep good humour still whate'er we lose ? And trust me, dear ! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams,...Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.' So spoke the dame, but no applause ensu'd; Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her prude. ' To arms,...
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The rape of the lock, an heroi-comical poem. Adorned with plates

Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pages
...well our pow'r to use, And keep good humour still whate'er we lose ? And trust me, dear! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams,...Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.' So spoke the dame, but no applause ensu'd; Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her prude. ' To arms,...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 2

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...our pow'r to use, And keep good humour still whate'er we lose ? 30 And trust me, Dear ! good humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams,...Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. So spoke the dame, bnt no applause ensu'd ; 35 Belinda frown'd, Thalestris call'd her Prude. To arms,...
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A Satirical View of London; Or, A Descriptive Sketch of the English ...

John Corry - London (England) - 1804 - 230 pages
...immortal. We shall now recommend to the attention of the ladies a sentiment of our sweetest poet : » w Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll : CHARMS STRIKE THE SIGHT, BUT MEKIT WINS THX SOUL ! i FEMALE EDUCATION. Mi. granted, and no plainer truth appears, Our most important...
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A Mirror for the Female Sex: Historical Beauties for Young Ladies, Intended ...

Mrs. Pilkington (Mary) - Women - 1804 - 276 pages
...offended God, can only be the action of a madman, or the premeditation of an atheist. BEAUTY. SENTIMENTS. Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll : Charms strike the sight ; hut nt£r~it wins the soul. Pope. Beauty, as a flowery blossom, soon fades : but the divine excellencies...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...well our pow'r to use, Aud keep good-humour still whatc'er we lose ? And trust me, dear! good-humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams,...Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul." So spoke the dame, but no applause ensued ; Belinda Crown' tl, Thaiestris cail'd her prude. " To arms,...
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The poetical works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ...

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...keep good-humour still whate'er we lose? 30 And trust me, dear! good-humour can prevail, When a.-rs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail. Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; Charms slrike the sight, hut merit win-j tl^e soul." So spoke the dame, hut no applause ensued ; 35 Belinda...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Four Volumes. Collated with the ...

Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...well our power to ose, And keep good-humour still whate.'er we lose ? And trust me, dear ! good-humour can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams,...Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.' So spoke the dame, but no applause ensued ; Belinda frown'd, Thalnstris call'd her prude. " To arms,...
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