Detested wretch !" — but scarce his speech began, When the strange partner seem'd no longer man His youthful face grew more serenely sweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points invest his hair ; Celestial... The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Page 140by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
| Thomas Parnell - 1722 - 240 pages
...began, When the ftrange Partner feem'd no longer Man ; His youthful Face grew more ferenely fweet ; His Robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his Feet ; Fair rounds of radiant Points inveft his Hair $ Celeftial Odours breathe thro' purpled Air ; And Wings, whofe Colours glhter'd on... | |
| Thomas Parnell - 1726 - 276 pages
...rounds of radiant Points inveft his Hair ; Celeftial Odours breathe thro' purpled Air ; And Wings, whofe Colours glitter'd on the Day, Wide at his Back their gradual Plumes difplay. The Form Etherial burfts upon his Sight, And moves in all the Majefty of Light. Tho' loud... | |
| Miscellaneous poems - 1732 - 306 pages
...began, When the ftrangc partner feem'd no longer Man : His youthful face grew more ferenely fweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ;. Fair rounds of radiant points inveft his hair ; Celeftial odours breathe thro' purpled air ; And wings, whofe colours glitter'd on... | |
| English literature - 1750 - 372 pages
...began, "When the ftrange partner feem'd no longer man : His youthful face grew more ferenely fweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of rr.diant points inveft his hair; Celeftial odours breathe thro' purpled air ; And wings, whofc colours... | |
| Seraph - Hymns, English - 1754 - 294 pages
...began, "When the ftrange partner feem'd no longer man : His youthful face grew more ferenely fweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points invert his hair ; CeleQial odours breathe thro' purpl'd air ; And wings, whofe colours glitter'd on... | |
| Muse - 1757 - 248 pages
...began, When the ftrange Partner feem'd no longer Man. His youthful Face grew more ferenely fweet ; His Robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his Feet: Fair Rounds of radiant Points invert his Hair $ Celeftial Odours breathe thro" purpled Air : And Wings, whofe Colours glitter'd on... | |
| Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...began, : When the flrange partner feem'd no longer man : His youthful face grew more ferenely fweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points invert his hair; Celeftial odours breathe thro' purpled air ; H And 144 POEMS on feveral OCCASIONS.... | |
| Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...began, When the ftrange partner feem'd no longer man : His youthful face grew more ferenely fweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points inveft his hair ; Celeftial odours breathe thro' purpled air ; And wings, whofe colours glitter'd on... | |
| John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...began, When the ftrange partner feem'd no longer man : His youthful face grew more ferenely fweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points inveft his hair ; Ccleftial odours breathe thro' purpled air ; And wings, whofe colours glitter'd on... | |
| Thomas Parnell - 1767 - 250 pages
...began, "When the ftrange partner feem'd no longer man: H ; s youthful face grew more ferenely fweet; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet; Fair rounds of radiant points invert his hair; CeldHal odours breathe thro' purpled air; And wings, whofe colours glitter'd on the... | |
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