To measure height against his head, And lift itself above : 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... Tales of Wonder; - Page 276by Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801Full view - About this book
| Thomas Parnell - 1726 - 276 pages
...3 3 Yet fpite 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, 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
...above : Yet fpite oF all that Nature did To make this uncouth Form forbid, This Creature dar'd to love. 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 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
...; 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 one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, if a fliape cou'd win a heart,... | |
| Thomas Parnell - English literature - 1767 - 250 pages
...above : Yet fpitc 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, 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
...above ; Yet fpite 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, Cou'd ladies look within ; . But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with aft, And, if a fhape cou'd win a heart;... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 424 pages
...of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. C3 He He fejt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain...prize, Could' ladies look within ; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, Am!, if a fliape could win a heart, He had a fliape to winTUKvin, if right I read... | |
| Grenville Kleiser - Elocution - 1779 - 422 pages
...Yet, fpite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. C 3 B, He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Coufd ladies look within; But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, . And, if a fhape could .win a heart,... | |
| English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...above ; Yet, fpite 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...prize. Could ladies look within : But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art; 'And if a fhape could win a heart, He had a fliape to win. Edwin, if right I read... | |
| English periodicals - 1781 - 512 pages
...To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of Edith's eyes, -i Nor wanted hope to gain the 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... | |
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