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" She never feels the spleen's imagin'd pains, Nor melancholy stagnates in her veins ; She never loses life in thoughtless ease, Nor on the velvet couch invites disease ; Her home-spun dress in simple neatness lies, And for no glaring equipage she sighs... "
Memoirs of the forty-five first years of the life of James Lackington ... - Page 110
by James Lackington - 1827
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Poems on Several Occasions: Rural sports. The fan. The shepherd's week ...

John Gay - English poetry - 1753 - 282 pages
...Her reputation, which is all her boaft, In a malicious vifit ne'er was loft : No midnight mafkerade her beauty wears, And health, not paint, the fading bloom repairs. If love's foft paflion in her bofom reign, 425 An equal paflion warms her happy fwain ; No homebred jars her...
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Miscellanies, Moral and Instructive, in Prose and Verse

American literature - 1787 - 430 pages
...Her reputation, which is all her boaft, In a malicious vifit ne'er was loft. No midnight mafquerade her beauty wears, And health, not paint, the fading bloom repairs. If love and quiet in her bofoin reign, And like enjoyment in her happy fwain, No home-bred jars her quiet...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...Her reputation, which is all her boaft, In - malicious vifu ne'er was loft ; No midnight mafqueiadc her beauty wears, And health, not paint, the fading bloom repairs. ' If love's foft paliion in her txifom reign. An equal paliion warms her happy (\vain : . No home-bred jars her...
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Memoirs of the First Forty-five Years of James Lackington: The Present ...

James Lackington - Booksellers and bookselling - 1792 - 556 pages
...reputation which is all her boaft, " In a malicious vifit ne'er was loft. " No midnight mafquerade her beauty wears, " And health, not paint, the fading bloom repairs. •• If Love's foft paffions in her bofom reign, ** An equal paffion warms her happy fwain." GAY. At that time I abounded...
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Memoirs of the Forty-five First Years of the Life of James Lackington, the ...

James Lackington - Booksellers and bookselling - 1795 - 562 pages
...reputation- which is all her boaft, " In a malicious vifit ne'er was loft. f No midnight mafquerade her beauty wears, " And health, not paint, the fading bloom repairs. " If Love's foft paffions in her bofom reign, f* An equal paffion warms h^ happy fwain." GAV. At that time I abounded...
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Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical ..., Volume 7

Joseph Addison - Anecdotes - 1797 - 610 pages
...Her reputation, which is all her boaft, In a malicious vifit ne'er was loft. No midnight mafqucrade her beauty wears, And health, not paint, the fading bloom repairs. If love and quiet in her bofom reign, And like enjoyment in her happy fwain, No home-bred jars her quiet...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...invites disease : Her home-spun dress in simple neatness lies And for no glaring equipage she sighs ; Her reputation, which is all her boast, In a malicious...wears, And health, not paint, the fading bloom repairs. W love's soft passion in her bosom reign, An equal passion warms her happy swain ; No home-bred jars...
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The Poetical Works of John Gay: In Three Volumes. Collated with the Best ...

John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 pages
...reputation, which is all her boast, In a malicious visit ne'er was lost : No midnight masquerade her beanty wears, And health, not paint, the fading bloom repairs. If love's soft passion in her bosom reign, 426 An equal passion warms her happy swain. No homebred jars her quiet...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...invites disease ; Hfr home-spun dress in simple neatness lies, And for no glaring equipage she sighs : Rα _L P I $ passion in her bosom reign, An equal passion warms her happy swain : No home-bred jars her quiet state...
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The muses' bower, embellished with the beauties of English poetry, Volume 3

English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...invites disease ; Her home-spun dress in simple neatness lies, And for no glaring equipage she sighs; Her reputation, which is all her boast, In a malicious...not paint, the fading bloom repairs. If love's soft passion in her bosom reign, An equal passion warms her happy swain ; No homebred jars her quiet state...
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