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 Poetical Works - Page 25by Thomas Parnell - 1866 - 185 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Parnell - 1722 - 240 pages
...faid To meafure heigth againft his Head, And SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ^ 3 And lift it felf above : Yet fpite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth Form forbid,...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... | |
| Thomas Parnell - 1726 - 276 pages
...meafure heigth againft his Head, And lift it felf above: Yet Poems on fevered Occafions. 3 3 Yet fpite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth Form forbid,...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) - Bees - 1752 - 338 pages
...meafure Height againfthis Head, And lift itfelf above : Yet fpite oF all that Nature did To make this uncouth Form forbid, This Creature dar'd to love....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 - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...mountain back mote well be faid, To meafure height againft his head, And lift itfelf above ; 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... | |
| Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...mountain back mote well be faidr To meafure height againft his head,. And lift' itfelf above ; 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... | |
| Thomas Parnell - English literature - 1767 - 250 pages
...mountain back mote well be faid To meafure height againft his head, And lift itfelf above : Yet fpitc of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid,...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 pages
...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... | |
| English poetry - 1770 - 268 pages
...mountain back mote well be faid To meafure height againft his head, And lift itfelf above ; Yet fpite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid,...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;... | |
| Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1770 - 294 pages
...mountain back mote well be faid, To meafure height againft his head, And lift itfelf above ; Yet fpite of all that nature did To make his uncouth form forbid,...to love. •. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, NOD. wanted hope to gain the prize, Cou'd ladies look within ; But But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 936 pages
...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... | |
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