 With every pleasing, every prudent part, Say, what can Chloe want?"— She wants a heart. She speaks, behaves, and acts just as she ought; But never, never, reached one generous thought. Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, Content to dwell in decencies...  George Balcombe: A Novel... - Seite 247von Beverley Tucker - 1836 - 322 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 Seiten
...behaves, and acts juft as fhe ought ; 161 But never, never, reach'd one gen'rous Thought. Virtue fhe finds too painful an endeavour, Content to dwell in Decencies for ever. NOTEs. fophy, which he never lofes fight of, and which teaches, that Providence is inceffantly turning... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 Seiten
...fpeaks, behaves, and adhjuft as (he ought; 161 But never, never, reach'd one gen'rous Thought. Virtue me finds too painful an endeavour, Content to dwell in Decencies for ever. So very reafonable, fo unmov'd, 165 As never yet to love, or to be lov'd. She, while her Lover pants... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 238 Seiten
...a tincture to all thofe which, from thence, it occafionally afl'umes. '' With ev'ry pleafing, ev'ry prudent part, " Say, what can Chloe want ?"—She wants a Heart. She (peaks, behaves, and adls juft as fhe ought; 161 But never, never, reach'd one gen'rous Thought. Virtue... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 234 Seiten
...paffions or caprice drive up and down ac random. ii4 MORALESSAY S. EP. H " With ev'ry plealing, ev'ry prudent part, " Say, what can Chloe want? " — She wants a Heart. She fpeaks, behaves, and acts juft as Ihe ought, 161 But never, never, reach'd one gen'rous Thought. Virtue... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 402 Seiten
...behaves, anda&s juft as fhe ought; 1 6 1 But never, never, reach'd one gen'rous Thought. Virtue fhe finds too painful an endeavour, Content to dwell in Decencies for ever. So very reafonable, fo unmov'd, ' 165 As never yet to love, or to be lov'd. She, while her Lover pants... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 Seiten
...behaves, and acts juft as flie " ought; " But never, never, reach'd one gen'rous " Thought. " Virtue (he finds too painful an endeavour, " Content to dwell in Decencies for ever. " So very reafonable, fo unmov'd, • " As never yet to love, or to be lov'd,. " She, while her Lover... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 Seiten
...behaves, and a&s juft as flic " ought.; *^But never, never, reach 'd one gen'rous " Thought. " Virtue fhe finds too painful an endeavour, •" Content to dwell in Decencies for ever. " So very reafonable, fo unmov'd, " As never yet. to love, or to be lov'd. *' She, while her Lover... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 Seiten
...form'd without a spot." — Nature in her then err'd not, but forgot. ." With ev'ry pleasing, ev'ry prudent part, " Say, what can Chloe want ?"— She...She speaks, behaves, and acts, just as she ought, 161 But never, never, reach'd one gen' rous thought. Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, Content... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 Seiten
...r — Ihe wants a Heart. She fpeaks, behaves, and acts juft as fhe ought, But never, never, reach'd one generous thought. Virtue She finds too painful...endeavour, Content to dwell in Decencies for ever. So very reafonable, founmov'd, As never yet to love, or to be lov'd. She, while her Lover pants upon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 Seiten
...Cure was form'd without a fpot." — Nature in her then err'd not, but forgot. " With every pleafing, every prudent part, " Say, what can Chloe want?" — She wants a Heart. She fpeaks, behaves, and a£ts juft as (he ought; But never, never, reach'd one generous Thought. Virtue... | |
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