 In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name; But now is black beauty's successive heir, And Beauty slander'd with a bastard shame : For since each hand hath put on Nature's power, Fairing the foul with Art's false...  Shakespeare's Sonnets - Page 133by William Shakespeare - 1865 - 160 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1760 - 266 pages
...knows well To ihun the heaven that leads men to this hell ' . In praife of her beauty, though black. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...bore not beauty's name: But now is black beauty's fucceffive heir, And beauty flander'd with a baflard fhame : For fince each hand hath put on nature's... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1775 - 290 pages
...none knows well To fhun the heaven that leads men to this hell. In praife of her beauty, though black. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...bore not beauty's name : But now is black beauty's fucceflive heir, And beauty flander'd with a baftard fhame : For fmce each hand hath put on nature's... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 752 pages
...audit, though dehyM, anfwer'd mult be, And her quietus is to render thee *. CXXVII. In the old age 9 black was not counted fair ", Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name ; "" 6 Wbicb it ait mir'd with feconds, — ] I am juft informed by in old lady, that /Vow/I is a provincial... | |
 | 1792 - 774 pages
...delay'd,anfwer'd niufk be, And her quietus is to render thee. CXXVII. In the oM age black was not cnuntod fair, Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name; But now is black beauty's fucceffivc heir, And beauty ilandtr'd wi;ha baftard fhamc. For finco each hand hath put on nature''... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1798 - 306 pages
...pleafure ; She may detain, but not ftill keep her treafure : Her audit, though delay'd, anfwer'd muft be, And her quietus is to render thee. cxxvu. In the...bore not beauty's name ; But now is black beauty's fucceffive heir, And beauty flander'd with a baftard fhame. For fince each hand hath put on nature's... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 268 pages
...none knows well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. IN PRAISE OF HER BEAUTY, THOUGH BLACK. IN the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...now is black beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame: For since each hand hath put on nature's power, Fairing the foul with... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 224 pages
...knows veil To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. IN PRAISE OF HER BE AUTY, THOUGH BLACK. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...now is black beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame : For-since each hand hath put on nature's power, Fairing the foul with... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 746 pages
...treasure : Her audit, though delay'd, answer'd must be, And her quietus is to render thee. SONNET CXXVII. IN the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...now is black beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame. For since each hand hath put on nature's power, Fairing the foul with... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 380 pages
...none knows well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. IN PRAISE OF HER BEAUTY, THOUGH BLACK. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...now is black beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame : For since each hand hath put on nature's power, Fairing the foul with... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 pages
...knows well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. IN PRAISE OF HER BE AUTY, THOUGH BLACK. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it...now is black beauty's successive heir, And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame : For since each hand hath put on nature's power, Fairing the foul with... | |
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