 The various off rings of the world appear; From each she nicely culls with curious toil, And decks the Goddess with the glitt'ring spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks. And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The Tortoise here and Elephant...  Southern Literary Messenger - Page 881838Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...with curious toil, And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems 's authentic fire. Thus, at their shady lodge arriv'd, both stood, Both turn'd, and under open Puffa, powders, patches, Bibles, billet-doux. Now awful Beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce - 1854 - 352 pages
...with curious toil, And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled, and the white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Puffs,... | |
 | George Campbell - Rhetoric - 1854 - 456 pages
...Hudibras, part i., canto 2. £ Dunciad, B. $ The passage is this : This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elty)hant unite : Transform'd to combs, the speckled and the white. Her files of pins extend their... | |
 | Authors, English - 1855 - 834 pages
...with curious toil, And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box....white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Puffo, powders, patches, Bibles, billet-doux. Now awful beauty puts on all its arms; The fair each... | |
 | Stephen Watson Fullom - Women - 1855 - 428 pages
...toilet stands display'd, Each silver vase in mystic order laid. ****** This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box : The tortoise here and elephant unite, Tranform'd to combs, the speckl'd and the white ; Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Puffs,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...with curious toil, And decks the Goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box: The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transfomrd to combs, the speckled and the white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Puffs,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 pages
...with curious toil, And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here, and elephant unite, Trausforrn'd to combs, the speckled and the white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows, m... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 pages
...or since were the mysteries of the toilet so gracefully descrihed. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box : The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transformed to combs, the speckled and the white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Puffs,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pages
...with curious toil, And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here, and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled and the white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows, 137... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1857 - 394 pages
...with curious toil, And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box: The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transformed to combs, the speckled and the white. Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Puffs,... | |
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