To measure height against his head, And lift itself above : Yet, spite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Could ladies look within... The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Side 150af British poets - 1822Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| Thomas Parnell - 1726 - 276 sider
...Occafions. 3 3 Yet fpite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth Form forbid, This Creature dar'd to love. He felt the Charms of Edith's Eyes, Nor wanted Hope to gain the Prize, Cou'd Ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with Art, And, if a Shape cou'd win a Heart, He... | |
| Aulnoy (Madame d', Marie-Catherine) - 1752 - 338 sider
...itfelf above : Yet fpite oF all that Nature did To make this uncouth Form forbid, This Creature dar'd to love. He felt the Charms of Edith's Eyes, Nor wanted...Prize, Could Ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with Art, And, if a Shape could win a Heart, He had a Shape to win. 360 A FAIRY TALE, (if right... | |
| Thomas Parnell - 1760 - 268 sider
...Yet fpite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid,. This creature dar'd to love. He He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Cou'd ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, jf a fhapc cou'd win a heart, He... | |
| Thomas Parnell - 1760 - 268 sider
...; Yet fpite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Cou'd ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, if a fliape cou'd win a heart,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 274 sider
...itfelf above ; Yet, fpite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Cou'd ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, if a fhape cou'd win a'heart, He... | |
| Thomas Parnell - 1767 - 250 sider
...itfelf above : Yet fpitc of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Cou'd ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, if a fhape cou'd win a heart, He... | |
| Thomas Parnell - 1767 - 250 sider
...Yet fpite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, f This creature dar'd to love. Me felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Cou'd ladies look within; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, if a fhape cou'd win a heart, He... | |
| 1770 - 268 sider
...itfelf above ; Yet fpite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Cou'd ladies look within ; . But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with aft, And, if a fhape cou'd win a heart;... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 936 sider
...fpite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. C 3 H« He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope...prize, Could ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, if a fhape could win a heart, He had a fhape to win. Edwin, if right I read... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 424 sider
...of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. C3 He He fejt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain...prize, Could' ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, Am!, if a fliape could win a heart, He had a fliape to winTUKvin, if right I read... | |
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