Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail China jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade; Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball; Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock... Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres - Page 222by Hugh Blair - 1839 - 679 pagesFull view - About this book
| Tibullus - 1759 - 468 pages
...Flaw ; Or fta'm her Honour, or her new Brocade, Forget her Prayers, or mifs a Mafquerade ; Or lofe her Heart, or Necklace at a Ball, Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock mult fall. Cant. a. 49. And tutord'Kim your Canyueft.} This Elegy abounds in. difficult Pafiagcs ;... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...Or some frail china-jar receive a flaw; Orstainlier honour, or her new brocade; Forget herpray'rs, or miss a masquerade; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball; Orwhether Heav'n has doorn'tl that Shock must fall, Haste then, ye Spiiits ! to your charge repair:... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 400 pages
...flaw : Or ftain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her prayers, or mifs a mafquerade ; Or lofe her heart, or necklace at a ball ; Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock muft fall. Hafte then, ye fpirits ! to your charge repair : The fluttering fan be Zephyretta's care... | |
| Alexander Pope - Epic poetry, English - 1798 - 146 pages
...or where, the fates have wrapp'd in night. Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail china jar receive a flaw; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade; Forget her pray'rs, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball ; Or whether Heav'n has doom'd... | |
| George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 462 pages
...ther part of the same exquisite performance. Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Of some frail china jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her prayers, pr miss a masquerade ; Or lose her hearty or necklace, at a ball; Or whether heaven has doom'd that... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pages
...or where, the Fates have wrapp'd in night. Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail china jar receive a flaw; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade; Forget her pray'rs, or miss a masquerade; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball; Or whether Heav'n has doom'd... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 pages
...flaw ; Or (lain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her prayers, or mifs a mafquerade ; Or lofe her heart, or necklace at a ball; Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock mutt fall. Wade then, ye fpirits ! to your charge repair : The fluttering fan be Zcpliyretia's care... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...Fates have wrapp'd in night. Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, 105 Or some frail china-jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her pray'rs, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball ; Or whether Heav'n has doom'd... | |
| Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 360 pages
...nymph shall break Diana's la\v, Or some frail China-jar receîve a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or a new brocade; Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball ; Orwhether heaven has doom'd that Shock must fall : * * Soit que la nymphe doive violer les lois de... | |
| John Aikin - Books and reading - 1806 - 346 pages
...degrading parallel ; as in the following lines : Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail China jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her pray'rs, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball , Or whether heav'n has dooni'd... | |
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