| Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...! breathe a Strain divine ; Ev'n from the Grave thou malt have Power to charm. Bid them be chafte, be innocent, like thee ; Bid them in Duty's Sphere as meekly move; And if fo fair, from Vanity as free ; As firm in Friendfhip, and as fond in Love. Tell them, tho' 'tis an... | |
| Europe - 1830 - 976 pages
..., dear Maria , breath a strain divine ; Jvv'n from the grave, thou shalthave power to сЪатп . Bid them be chaste , be innocent like thee , Bid them in duty's sphere as meekly move ; Bid if so fair , from v .mît y as free , .* As firm in friendship , and as fond in love. Tell them... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1807 - 788 pages
...fear their breasts alarm ? Speak, dead Maria ! breathe a strain divine, E'en from the grave thou canst have power to charm. Bid them be chaste, be innocent, like thee, Bid them in duty's sphere as meekly more. And if as fair, from vanity as free, As firm in friendship, and as fond in love, Tell them, though... | |
| Select collection - Epitaphs - 1806 - 262 pages
...their breasts alarm ? Speak, dead Maria ! breathe a strain divine : Ev'n from the grave tbou shall have power to charm. Bid them be chaste, be innocent, like thee ; 3* Atid, if so fair, from vanity as free ; As firm in friendship, and as fond in lave. ^Tell them,... | |
| David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1807 - 786 pages
...their breasts alarm ? Speak, dead Maria ! breathe a strain divine, E'en trom the grave ttiou canst have power to charm. ; Bid them be chaste, be innocent, like thee, • • , -j. i Bid them in duty's sphere as Meekly move. . And if as fair, from vanity as free, u'-.... | |
| English literature - 1810 - 1018 pages
...their breasts alarm-? Speak, dead Maria.! breathe a strain divine : Ev'n from the grave thou shall have power to charm. Bid them be chaste, be innocent like thee ; ; Bid them in duty's sphere as merkly move; And if so fair, from vanity as free, As firm in friendship, and as fond in love. Tell... | |
| Women - 1811 - 386 pages
...fear their breasts alarm? Speak, dear Maria! breathe a strain divine; Ev'n from the grave thou slialt have power to charm, Bid them be chaste, be innocent...thee; Bid them in duty's sphere as meekly move, And if as fair, from vanity as free, As firm in friendship, and as kind in love. Tell them, though 'tis an... | |
| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - Architecture - 1813 - 696 pages
...breasts alarm ? , Speak, dear Maria: breathe a strain divine: Ev'n from the yrave tliou shall havo power to charm. Bid them be chaste, be innocent, like...sphere as meekly move ; And, if so fair, from vanity RO free ; As firm in friendship and as fond in love, Tell them, though 'tis an awful thing to die,... | |
| John Nichols - Authors, English - 1813 - 742 pages
...II. p. 285, 1. 22, the Rev. Stephen White, rector of.Holton, Suffolk, is said to have "died 1 ВЙ them be chaste, be innocent, like thee ; Bid them in Duty's sphere as meekly move j And if so fair, from vanity as free, As firm in friendship, and as fond in love. Tell them, though... | |
| John Feltham - 1813 - 368 pages
...dear Maria, breathe a strain divine ; Ev'n from the grave thon shall have pow'r to chatm. Bid them he chaste, be innocent, like thee ; Bid them in duty's sphere as meekly move; And if M> fair, from vanity as free ; As firm in friendship, and as fond in love : Tell them, tho' 'tis an... | |
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