| Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...? How vain are all thefe glories, all our pains, Unlefs good fenfe preferve what beauty gains: • That men may fay, when we the front-box grace, Behold the firft in virtue, as in face ! 9 Oh ! if to dance all night, and drels all day, Charm'd the fmall-pox, or chas'd old age away; Who... | |
| English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...rows ? How vain are all thefe glories, all our pains, Unlefs good fenfe preferve what beauty gains: That men may fay, when we the front-box grace, Behold the firft in virtue, as in race! Oh! if to dance all night, and drefs all day, Charm'd the fmall-pox, or chas'd old age away;... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1722 - 294 pages
...rows ? How vain are all thefe glories, all our pains, Unlefs good fenfe preferve what beauty gains : That men may fay, when we the front-box grace, Behold...face ! Oh ! if to dance all night, and drefs all day, Oharm'd the fmall-pox, or chas'd old age away.; Who would not fcorn what hufwife's cares produc*Or... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...? How vain are all thefe glories, all our pains, 15 Unlefs good fenfe preferve what beauty gains : That men may fay, when we the front-box grace, Behold...and drefs all day, Charm'd- the fmall-pox, or chas'd old age away ; Who would not fcorn what houfewife's cares produce, Or who would learn one earthly thing... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...? How vain are all thefe glories, all our pains, 15 Unlefs good fenfe preferve what beauty gains : That men may fay, when we the front-box grace, Behold...and drefs all day, Charm'd the fmall-pox, or chas'd old age away ; Who would not fcorn what houfewife's cares produce, Or who would learn one earthly thing... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...our pains, 1 5 Unlefs good fenfe preferve what beauty gains : That men may fay, when we the front box grace, Behold the firft in virtue as in face ? Oh...day, Charm'd the fmall-pox, or chas'd old-age away; ao Who would not fcorri what houfewife's cares produce Or who would learn one earthly thing of ufe... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 316 pages
...? How vain are all thefe glories, all our pains, 15 Unlefs good fenfe preferve what beauty gains : That men may fay, when we the front-box grace, Behold the firft in virtue as in face ! IMITATIONS. " Our foaming bowls with purer neftar crovvn'd, " Our feafts enhanc'd with mufic's fprightly... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...rows ? How vain are all thefe glories, all our pains, Unlefs good fenfe preferve what beauty gains : That men may fay, when we the front-box grace, Behold...to dance all night, and drefs all day, Charm'd the fmall-pcx, or chas'd old-age away ; Who would not fcorn what houfewife's cares produce, Or who would... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...pains, Unlefs good fenfe preferve what beauty gains : That men may fay, when we the front-box grace, Oh ! if to dance all night, and drefs all day, Charm'd the fmall-pox, or chas'd old-age away ; Who would not fcorn what houfewife's cares produce, Or who would learn one earthly thing of ufe?... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 592 pages
...How vain are all thefe glories, all our pains, *' Unlefs good ienfe preferves what beauty " gains: " That men may fay, when we the front-box " grace, *'...night, and drefs all day, " Charm'd the fmall-pox, or chac'd old age " away ; " Who would not fcorn what houfewife's cares " produce, " Or who would learn... | |
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