 Repairs her smiles, awakens ev'ry grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face; Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes. The busy sylphs surround their darling care...  The Works of the British Poets - Page 43by Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1157 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...furround their darling care, Thefe fet the head, and thofe divide the hair ; Seme fold the fieeve, whilft others plait the gown ; And Betty's prais'd for labours not her own. Not with more glories, in th' etherial plain, The fun firft rifes o'er the purpled main, Than, ifluing... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - 1767 - 250 pages
...arife, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes. The bufy Sylphs furround their darling care; Thefe fet the head, and thofe divide the hair, Some fold the fleeve, while others plait the gown, And Betty's prais'd for labours not her own. Jam reparat rifus, jam furgit... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Poets, English - 1769 - 600 pages
...federal functions in decorating the heroine. " The bufy Sylphs furround their darling " care, " Thefe fet the head, and thofe divide the hair, " Some fold the fleeve, while others plait the " gown ; " And Betty's prais'd for labours not her own." The enfuing Canto opens... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 592 pages
...feveral functions in decorating the heroine. " The bufy Sylphs furround their darling " care. " Thefe fet the head, and thofe divide the hair, " Some fold the fleeve, while others plait the " gown ; " And Betty's prais'd for labours not her own." The enfuing Canto opens... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1770 - 378 pages
...her converfation, that is to fay, her Dreams. The bufy Sylphs furround their darling care, 145 Thefe fet the head, and thofe divide the hair, Some fold...gown ; And Betty's prais'd for labours not her own. . '. VIR. 141;. Tlte I'tify Sylphs, etc.] Ancient Traditions of the Rabbi's relate, that feveral of... | |
 | 1775 - 680 pages
...¡id iheir darling care, Thefe fet the head, and thofe divide the hair ; Some fold the flccvc, while others plait the gown, And Betty's prais'd for labours not her own." The mention of the LOCK || on which the poem turns, is rightly rcferved for the fécond canto. The... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1770 - 294 pages
...arife, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes. The bufy Sylphs furround their darling care ; Thefe fet the head, and thofe divide the hair, Some fold the fleeve, while others plait the gown, And Betty's prais'd for labours not her own. HEALTH .t Hie jacet et munde,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...keener lightnings quicken in her eyes. The bufy Sylphs * furround their darling care, 14.5 Thefe let the head, and thofe divide the hair, Some fold the fleeve, whilft others plait the gown j And Betty's prais'd for labours not her own. * Ancient Traditions of the Rabbi,s relate, that feveral... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 412 pages
...arife, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes. The bufy Sylphs furround their darling care, 145 Thefe fet the head, and thofe divide the hair, Some fold...Betty's prais'd for labours not her own. CANTO II. "XT OT with more glories in th" etherial plain, -^ ^ The Sun firft rifes o'er the purpled main, Than,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 400 pages
...arife, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes. The bufy Sylphs furround their darling care, 145 Thefe fet the head, and thofe divide the hair, Some fold the fleeve, whilft others plait the gown ; And Betty 's prais'd for labours not her own. CANTO II. NO T with more glories in th' etherial plain, The... | |
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