 | Simon Dentith, Professor Simon Dentith - PARODY (Computer file) - 2000 - 228 pages
...good Sense preserve what Beauty gains: That Men may say, when we the Front-Box grace, Behold the fiist in Virtue as in Face! Oh! if to dance all Night, and dress all Day, Charm'd the Small-pox, or chas'd old Age away; Who would not scom what Huswife's Cares... | |
 | John Roach - English poetry - 1793 - 276 pages
...beauty gains ! That men may fay, when we the front-box grace, Behold the full in virtue as in facie! Oh ! if to dance all night, and drefs all day, , Charm'd the fmall-pox, or chas'd old age away ; Who would not feorn what hotifewife's cares produce, Or who would learn one earthly... | |
 | Carlo Formichi - 1924 - 578 pages
...preserve what beauty gains : . That men may say, when we the front-box grace : « Behold the first in virtue as in face ! » Oh ! if to dance all night, and dress all day, Charmed the small-pox, or chased old ago away ; Who would not scorn what housewife's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1926 - 312 pages
...sense preserve what beauty gains : * That men may say, when we the front-box grace, 'Behold the first in virtue as in face !' Oh! if to dance all night, and dress all day, Charm'd the small-pox, or chas'd old age away; 20 Who would not scorn what housewife's... | |
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Who would not scorn what Housewife's Cares produce, Or who would learn one earthly Thing of Use ? To patch, nay ogle, might become a Saint, Nor could it sure be such a Sin to paint. But since, alas ! frail Beauty must decay... 
