 Puffs, powders, patches, bibles, billet-doux. Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens ev'ry grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face ; Sees by degrees a purer blush arise,...  Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry - Page 188edited by - 1791Full view - About this book
 | Ulrich Broich - Literary Criticism - 1990 - 252 pages
...Belinda/Arabella was not meant to be the object of overt satire. Here Files of Pins extend their shining Rows, Puffs, Powders, Patches, Bibles, Billet-doux....Beauty puts on all its Arms; The Fair each moment rises in her Charms, Repairs her Smiles, awakens ev'ry Grace, And calls forth all the Wonders of her... | |
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