 But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves; With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous...  Elements of Criticism - Seite 146von Lord Henry Home Kames - 1807Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 Seiten
...ador'd, But chiefly Love — -to Love an altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves. With tender Billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire. Then... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1722 - 294 Seiten
...pow'r adoi'd, But chiefly Love— —to Love an altar builf, Of twelve vi&Innth romances, neatly gilt, There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves; And all the trophies of his former loves. .With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire. Then... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 Seiten
...pow'r ador'd, But chiefly Love— to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves ; 40 With tender Billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 Seiten
...Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garter?, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves ; 40 With tender Billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 Seiten
...ador'd, But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly guilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves; And all the trophies of his former loves ; 40 With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 Seiten
...pow'r ador'd; But chiefly Love—to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves. 40 THE RAPE OF THE LOCK. 149 Then proftrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain and long... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 Seiten
...hair. ] In allufion to thofe line* of Hudibras, applied to the fame purpofe, i8o THE RAPE OF THE LOCK. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire. Then... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 316 Seiten
...pow'r ador'd, But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves ; 40 With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire.... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762 - 478 Seiten
...fmil'd || and all the world was gay. He rais'd liis azure wand y and thus begmj Examples of the fecond. There lay three garters \\ half a pair of gloves; And all the trophies \\ of his former Joves. 1 Our humble province \\ is to tend the fajr,. Not a lefs pleafing 1) though lefs glorious eare.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 288 Seiten
...ador'd ; But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves. With tender billet-donx he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rons fighs to raife the fire. Then... | |
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