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" 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 Works of the English Poets: Parnell and A. Philips - Page 22
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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Poems on Several Occasions

Thomas Parnell - 1722 - 240 pages
...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 had a Shape to win. Edwin (if fight I read my Song) With flighted...
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Poems on Several Occasions

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...
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The Court of Queen Mab: Containing a Select Collection of Only the Best ...

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...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 I read my fong) With flighted...
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Poems on Several Occasions

Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...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 one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, if a fliape cou'd win a heart,...
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Poems on Several Occasions

Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...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 one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, jf a fhapc cou'd win a heart, He...
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The Works in Verse and Prose, of Dr. Thomas Parnell: Enlarged with ...

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...
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The Works: In Verse and Prose, of Dr. Thomas Parnell, ... Enlarged with ...

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...
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Poems on Several Occasions

Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1770 - 294 pages
...the prize, Cou'd ladies look within ; But But one Sir Topaz drefs'd with art, And, if a Ihape cou'd win a heart, He had a fhape to win. Edwin, if right I read my fong, With ffighted paffion pac'd along All in the moony light ; 'Twas near an old enchanted court, Where fportive...
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Poems for Young Ladies: In Three Parts : Devotional, Moral, and Entertaining ...

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;...
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How to Read and Declaim

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,...
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