 If a small breeze obstruct the course, It whirls about, for want of force, And in its narrow circle gathers Nothing but chaff, and straws, and feathers. The current of a female mind Stops thus, and turns with every wind ; Thus whirling round, together...  Discipline, by the author of 'Self-control'. - Seite 47von Mary Brunton - 1814Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 74 Seiten
...Chaff and Straws and Feathers. The Current of a Female Mind Stops thus, and turns with ev'ry Wind ; v Thus whirling round, together draws Fools, Fops, and Rakes, for ChafF and Straws. Hence we conclude, no Women's Hearts Are won by Virtue, Wit and Parts: Nor are the Men of Senfe to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 Seiten
...but Chaff, and Straws, and Feathers : The Current of a Female Mind Slops thus, and turns with ev'ry Wind; Thus whirling round, together draws Fools, Fops, and Rakes, for Chaff and Straws. Hence we conclude, no Womens Hearts Are won by Virtue, Wit, and Parts ; Nor are the Men of Senfe to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1744 - 416 Seiten
...but Chaff, and Straws, and Feathers ; The Current of a Female Mind Stops thus, and turns with ev'ry Wind ; Thus whirling round, together draws Fools, Fops, and Rakes, for Chaff and Straws. Hence we conclude, no Women's Hearts Are won by Virtue, Wit? and Parts: Nor are the Men of Senfe to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 Seiten
...and ftraws, and feathers: The current of a female mind f r. ::'' * Stops thus, and turns with ev'ry wind ; Thus whirling round, together draws Fools, fops, and rakes> for chaff and ftraws. Hence we conclude, no women's hearts Are won by virtue, wit, and parts ; Nor are the men of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 336 Seiten
...but chaff, and ftraws, and feathers: The current of a female mind Stops thus, and turns with ev'ry wind ; Thus whirling round, together draws Fools, fops, and rakes, for chaff and ftraws. Hence we conclude, no women's hearts Are won by virtue, wit, and parts ; Nor are the men of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 440 Seiten
...but chaff, and ftraws, and feather;-;The current of a female mind Stops thus, and turns with ev'ry wind ; Thus whirling round together draws Fools, fops, and rakes, for chaff and ftraws. 60 Hence we conclude, no womens hearts Are won by virtue, wit, and. parts ; Nor are the men... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 456 Seiten
...of .force, • . ; . And in its narrow circle gathers • .".-'i' 55 Nothing but chaff, and straws, and feathers. The current of a female mind • , ....draws Fools, fops, and rakes, for chaff' and straws. 60 Hence we conclude, no women's hearts Are won by virtue, wit, and parts : Nor are the men of sense... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 352 Seiten
...It whirls about, for want of force, And in its narrow circle gathers Nothing but charF, and straws, and feathers. The current of a female mind Stops thus,...draws Fools, fops, and rakes, for chaff and straws.' Hence we conclude, no women's hearts < Are won by virtue, wit, and parts: Nor are the men of sense... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 Seiten
...It whirls about for want of force, And in its narrow circle gathers Nothing but chaff, and straws, and feathers: The current of a female mind Stops thus,...draws Fools, fops, and rakes, for chaff and straws: Hence we conclude, no women's hearts Are won by virtue, wit, and parts ; Nor are the men of sense to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 Seiten
...narrow circle gathers Nothing but chaff, and straws, and feathers. The current of a female mind t • Stops thus, and turns with every wind ; Thus whirling...draws Fools, fops, and rakes, for chaff and straws. Hence we conclude, no women's hearts Are won by virtue, wit, and parts : Nur are the men of sense to... | |
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