Or caught the orient blush of quick surprise, How sweetly mutable, how brightly wild, The liquid lustre darted from her eyes ? Each look, each motion wak'da new-born grace, That o'er her form its transient glory cast : Some lovelier wonder soon usurp'd... Poems - Page 42by William Mason - 1803 - 235 pagesFull view - About this book
| History - 1763 - 552 pages
...caught the orient blufh of quick furprife, How fweetly mutable, how brightly wild, The liquid luftrc darted from her eyes ? Each look, each motion wak'da new-born grace, That o'er her form its traniient glory caft : Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas'd by a charm Hill lovelier... | |
| William Mason - 1764 - 280 pages
...caught the orient blufh of quick furprize, How fweetly mutable, how brightly wild, ^ The liquid luftre darted from her eyes? Each look, each motion wak'da new-born grace, That o'er her form its tranfient glory caft : Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas'd by a charm ftill lovelier... | |
| Moses Mendez - English poetry - 1770 - 334 pages
...orient blufh of quick furpri?e, HowJfweetly mutable, how brightly wild, •„; " . The liquid luftre darted from her eyes > Each look, each motion wak'da new-born grace, .That p'er her form its-tranfient glory caft : Softie loveKer wonder foon ufiirp'd the place, f Chas'd by... | |
| William Mason - 1774 - 316 pages
...caught the orient blufh of quick furprize, How fweetly mutable, how brightly wild, The liquid luftre darted from her eyes ? Each look, each motion wak'da new-born grace, That o'er her form its tranfient glory caft: Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas'd by a charm Itill lovelier... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 416 pages
...is fled)' '" Whene'er with soft serenity she smil'd, Or caught the orient blush of quick surprize, How sweetly mutable, how brightly wild, ^ The liquid...the place, Chas'd by a charm still lovelier than the last/iJ> That bell again I It tells us what she is : On what she was no more the strain prolong : Luxuriant... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...caught the orient blufh of quick furprize, How fweetly mutable, how brightly wild, The liquid luftrc darted from her eyes ! Each look, each motion, wak'da new-born grace, That o'er her form its tranfient glorv caft : Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chac'd by a charm (till lovelier... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...caught the orient blufli of quick furprifc, How fwectlv mutable, how brightly wild, The liquid luftre He fpares nor friend nor foe ; but calls to mind, Like dooms-day, all the faults of all mank tranficnt glory caft : Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas'd by a charm ftill lovelier... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi - English language - 1794 - 548 pages
...caught the orient blufti of quick furprife, How fweetly mutable ! how brightly wild The living luftre darted from her eyes ! Each look, each motion wak'da new-born grace, That o'er her form its tranfient glory call ; Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas'd by a charm ftill lovelier... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1794 - 458 pages
...caught the orient blufli of quick furprife, How fweedy mutable ! how brightly wild The living luftre darted from her eyes! Each look, each motion wak'da new-born grace, That o'er her form its tranfient glory caft; Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas'd by a charm ftill lovelier... | |
| English poetry - 1796 - 220 pages
...caught the orient blufh of quick furpril'e, How fweetly mutable, how brightly wild, The liquid luttre darted from her eyes ! Each look, each motion, wak'da new-born grace That o'er her form its tranfient glory caft : Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas'd by a charm ftill lovelier... | |
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