| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 274 pages
...her humour moft, when fhe obeys ; Let Fops or Fortune fly which way they will ; 265 Difdains all lofs of Tickets, or Codille ; Spleen, Vapours, or Small-pox, above them all, And Miftrefs of herfelf, tho' China fall. And yet, believe me, good as well as ill, Woman's at beft a Contradiction... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 pages
...her humour moft, when fhe obeys ; Let Fops or Fortune fly which way they will ; 265 Difdains all lofs of Tickets, or Codille ; Spleen, Vapours, or Small-pox, above them all, And Miftrefs of herfelf, tho' China fall. And yet, believe me, good as well as ill, Woman's at beft a Contradi&ion... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...charms, or hear Sighs for a daughter with unwounded ear; 260 She who ne'er answers till a husband cools, Or, if she rules him, never shows she rules; Charms...obeys ; Let fops or fortune fly which way they will, 265 Disdains all loss of tickets, or codille; Spleen, vapours, or small-pox, above them all, And mistress... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...her humour moft, when fhe obeys ; Let Fops or Fortune fly which way they wll ; 265 Dil'dains all lofs of Tickets, or Codille ; Spleen, Vapours, or Small-pox, above them all, And Miftrefs of herfelf, though China fall. And yet, believe me, good as well as ill, Woman 's at beft... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...her humour moil, when fhe obeys ; Let Fops or Fortune fly which way they will, 265 Difdains all lofs of Tickets, or Codille ; Spleen, Vapours, or Small-pox, above them all, And Mifbrefs of herfelf, though China fall. And yet, believe me, good as well as ill, Woman 's at beft... | |
| John Bell - English drama - 1797 - 456 pages
...answers till a husband cools, And if she rules him, never shews she rules. Sensible, elegant Pope! Charms by accepting, by submitting sways, Yet has her humour most, when she obeys. [Seems to read on. Mign. Lord love my mistress I always so charming, so gay, and so happy ! Mrs. Bell.... | |
| Robert Burton - Melancholy - 1801 - 436 pages
...cheerful as to day ! She who ne'er answers till a husband cools } Or, if she rules him, never shews she rules; Charms by accepting, by submitting sways, Yet has her humour most when she obeys. A noify female, who ufed to " bandy word for word and frown for frown," complaining to one of her neighbours... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...charms, or hear Sighs for a daughter with unwounded ear ; 260 She who ne'er answers till a husband cools, Or if she rules him never shows she rules ; Charms...obeys ; Let fops or fortune fly which way they will, 265 Disdains all loss of tickets or codille ; Spleen, vapours, or small-pox, above them all, And mistress... | |
| English drama - 1804 - 552 pages
...answers till a husband cools, ' And, if she rules him, never shews she rules.' Sensible, elegant Pope ! ' Charms by accepting, by submitting sways, ' Yet has her humour most, when she obeys.' [Seems to rend on. Mig. Lord love my mistress ! Always so charmmg, so gay, and so hnppy ! Mrs Bell.... | |
| English drama - 1804 - 556 pages
...answers till a husband cools, ' And, if she rules him, never shews she rules.' Sensible, elegant Pope ! ' Charms by accepting, by submitting sways, ' Yet has her humour most, when she obeys.' [Seems to read on Mig. Lord love my mistress ! Always so channmg, so gay, and so happy ! Mrs Hell.... | |
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