 | Edward Young - Women - 1741 - 194 pages
...prove her wit : Then, her unblemifht honour to maintain, Rejects her husband's kindnefs with difdain, But if by chance an ill-adapted word Drops from the...her unwary Lord, Her darling China in a whirlwind fent Juft intimates the Lady's difcontent. Wine may indeed excite the meekeft dame, But keen Zantippe... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1752 - 154 pages
...prove her wit : Then, her unblemilht hondur to maintain, Rejefts her husband's kindnefs with difikiii. But if by chance an ill-adapted word Drops from the...her unwary Lord, Her darling China in a whirlwind fent Juft intimates the Lady's difcontent. Wine m&y indeed excite the meekeft dame, But keen Zantifpe... | |
 | Edward Young - 1767 - 272 pages
...honour to maintain, Rejefts her hufband's kindnefs with difdain : But if, by chance, an ill adapted word Drops from the lip of her unwary lord, Her darling china,. in a whirlwind fent, Juft intimates the lady's difcontent. Wine' may indeed excite the meekeft dame ; But keen XANTIPPE,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 278 pages
...<iu//; Then, her unblemifh'd honour to maintain, Rejefts her hulband's kindncfs with d if Jain: 70 But if, by chance, an ill-adapted word Drops from...her unwary lord, Her darling china, in a whirlwind fent, Juft int:mates the lady's difcontent. Wine may indeed excite the meekeftdame; 75 But keen Xantippe,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 858 pages
...her vait; Then, her unblemim'd honour to maintain, Rejects her hufband's kindnefs with difdaini 70 But if, by chance, an ill-adapted word Drops from the lip of her unwary Ion!, Her darling china, in a whirlwind fent, Juft intimates the lady's difcontent. Wine may indeed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 290 pages
...the reins, •c ftrains i is thefe V, if theypleafei 130) '. of glory fmit, ounce on wit. ne reigns ; Can vent her thunders, and her lightnings play, O'er cooling gruel, and compofmg tea i Nor rcfts by night, but, more fmcere than nice, Shejhakes the curtains with her kind.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 286 pages
...her w»f ; Then, her unblemifh'd honour to maintain, Rejefts her hufb;md's kindnefs with difdain : ~o But if, by chance, an ill-adapted word Drops from...her unwary lord, Her darling china, in a whirlwind fent, Juft intimates the lady's difcontent. Wine may indeed excite the meekeft dame; 75 But keen Xantippe,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...prove her wit. Then, her unblemilh'd honour to maintain, Rejedis her hufband's kindnefs with difdain. pofing Pow'r, Or in lent, Juft intimates the lady's difcontent. Wine may indeed excite the meekeft dame; But keen Xantippe,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...prove her wit : Then, her unblcmilhM honor to maintain, Rejefts her hufcand's kiiidncfs with dil'dain. But if by chance an ill-adapted word Drops from the...her unwary Lord, Her darling china in a whirlwind li.ui, Jull intimates the lady's difcontcnt. Wine may, indeed, excite the mcckcft dame, But keen Zantippc,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1792 - 348 pages
...prove her wit ; Then, her unblemifh'd honour to maintain, Rejefts her hufband's kindnefs with difdain : But if, by chance, an ill-adapted word Drops from...her unwary lord, Her darling china, in a whirlwind fent, Juft intimates the lady's difcontent. Wine may indeed excite the meekeft dame ; But keen XANTIPPE,... | |
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But if, by chance, an ill-adapted word Drops from the lip of her unwary lord, Her darling china, in a whirlwind sent, Just intimates the lady's discontent. 
