Celia's chamber, As straw and paper are by amber. If we sit down to play or set, (Suppose at ombre or basset,} Let people call us cheats or fools, Our cards and we are equal tools. We sure in vain the cards condemn : Ourselves... Reflection: A Poem, in Four Cantos ... - Page 118by Fulke Greville - 1790 - 278 pagesFull view - About this book
| Matthew Prior - 1779 - 480 pages
...Now, Richard, this coercive force, Without your choice, muft take its courfe ; Great kings to wars are pointed forth, Like loaded needles to the north. And thou and I, by power unfeen, Are barely paffive, and fuck'd-in To Henault's vault, or Celia's chamber; As ftraw and... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...• Now, Richard, this coercive force Without your choice must take its course. Great kings to wars are pointed forth, like loaded needles to the North, And thou and I, by power unseen. Are barely passive, and suck'd in To Henault's vaults or Celia's chamber, As straw and... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 466 pages
...matter. ' Now, Richard, this coercive force Without your choice must take its course. Great kings to wars are pointed forth, Like loaded needles to the North, And thou and I, by power unseen, Are barely passive, and suck'd in To Henault's vaults or Celia's chamber, As straw and... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...Now, Richard, this coercive force, Without your choice, must take its course ; Great kings to wars arc thy thoughts this night in sleep Affects me equally ; nor can I lik power unseen, Are barely passive, and suck'd-in To Henault's vaults or Celia's chamber, As straw and... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 364 pages
...Now, Richard, this coercive force, Without your choice, must take its course ; Great kings to wars are pointed forth, Like loaded needles to the north. And thou and I, by power unseen, Are barely passive, and suck'd-in To Henault's vaults, or Celia's chamber, As straw and... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 292 pages
...matter. ' Now, Richard, this coercive force Without your choice must take its course. Great kings to wars are pointed forth, Like loaded needles to the North, And thou and I, by power unseen, Are barely passive, and suck'd in To Henault's vaults or Celia's chamber, As straw and... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
..."Now, Richard, this coercive force. Without your choice, must take its course ; Great kings to wars power unseen, Are barely passive, and suck'd-in To Hermult's vaults, or Celia's chamber, As straw and... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
..."Now, Richard, this coercive force, Without your choice, must toko its course ; Great kings to wars power unseen, Are barely passive, and suck'd-in To Henault's vaults, or Celia's chamber, As straw and... | |
| Matthew Prior, John Mitford - 1853 - 366 pages
...matter. Now, Richard, this coercive force, Without your choice, must take its course; Great kings to wars are pointed forth, Like loaded needles to the north. And thou and I, by power unseen, Are barely passive, and suck'd-in To Henault's vault, or Celia's chamber, As straw and... | |
| Matthew Prior - English poetry - 1860 - 358 pages
...Now, Richard, this coercive force, Without jour choice, must take its course ; Great kings to wars are pointed forth, Like loaded needles to the north. And thou and I, by power unseen, Are barely passive, and suck'd-in To Henault's vault, or Celia's chamber, As straw and... | |
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