 A giddy Wasp around her flies: He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and cheek aspires. Her fan in vain defends her charms; Swift he returns, again alarms; For by repulse he bolder grew, Perch'd on her lip, and sipt the dew.  Fables - Seite 30von John Gay - 1746 - 194 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1794 - 918 Seiten
...beauty, She now was penfive, now was gay, And lull'd the fultry hours away. As thu« in indolence (he lies, A giddy wafp around her flies. He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and check afpir«. Her fan in vain defend» her charm«; Swift he returns, again alarms ; For by repulfe... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 Seiten
...beauty, She now was pcnfive, now was gay, And lull'd the lultry hours away. As thus in indolence (he lies, A giddy wafp around her flies. He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and cheek afpire«. Her fan in vain defends her charnu: Swift he returns, again alarms ; For by repulfe he bolder... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 Seiten
...beauty, She now was penfive, now was gay, And loll'd the fultry hours away. As thus in indolence me lies, A giddy wafp around her flies. He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and cheek alpines. Her fan jn vain defends her charms; Swift lie returns again alarms; (•'or by repu lie he... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 Seiten
...pensive; now was gay, And loll'd the sultry hours away. As thus in indolence she lies, A giddy WASP around her flies : He now advances, now retires ; Now to her neck and cheek aspires : Her fan in vain defends her charms, Swift he returns, again alarms ; For by repulse he bolder... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 424 Seiten
...A giddy Wasp around her flies, ao He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and cheek aspires. Her fan in vain defends her charms ; Swift he returns, again alarms; For by repulse he bolder grew, Perch'd on her lip, andsipt the dew. She frowns ; she frets. Good Gods ! she... | |
 | John Gay - 1799 - 280 Seiten
...beauty, She now was penfive, now was gay,. And loll'd the fultry hours away. As thus in indolence fhe lies, A giddy wafp around her flies. He now advances,...grew, Perch'd on her lip and fipt the dew. She frowns, fhe frets. Good God, fhe Proteft me from thefe teazing flies ? [cri«s3 Of all the plagues that heav'n... | |
 | John Gay - 1799 - 250 Seiten
...beauty, She now was penfive, now was gay. And loll'd the fultry hours away. As thus in indolence fbe lies , A giddy Wafp around her flies. He now advances,...by repulfe he bolder grew, Perch'd on her lip, and Opt the dew. She frowns, fhe frets. Good God ! fhe cries, Protect me from thefe teafing flies! Of all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 Seiten
...And loll'd the fultry hours away. As thus in indolence (he IKS, A giddy W (,. around her flies. 20 He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and...her charms; Swift he returns, again alarms ; For by lepulfe he bolder grew, aj Perch'd on her lip, and fipt the dew. She frowns; (he frets. "Good Gods... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 Seiten
..., And Inll'd the fultry hours away. As thus in indolence Ihc lies, ; A giddy Wafp around her Hies. He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and cheek afpires. Her fan in vain defends her charm* ; Swift he returns, again alarms; For by.icpulfe he bolder grew, *5 Perch'd on her lip, and... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 508 Seiten
...fultry hours sway. As thus in indoler.cs (he lies, A giddy Wafp around her flics. fto He now advanees, now retires, Now to her neck and cheek afpires. Her fan in vain defends her charms' j Swift he returns, again alarms ; For by lepulfe he bolder grew, »5 Pcrch'd on her h'p, and lipt... | |
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