 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
 | Pat Rogers - Literary Criticism - 2007
...the "superstresses" somewhere other than on the rhymes. Here is one possibility: Repairs her Smiles, awakens ev'ry Grace, And calls forth all the Wonders of her Face; Sees by Degrees a purer Blush arise, And keener Lightnings quicken in her Eyes. If we emphasize the carefully chosen verbs... | |
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