 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...fhape, and beauteous face, : Shall never more be feen by mortal eyes •, In earth, the much lamented virgin lies ! Not wit, nor piety could fate prevent ; Nor was the cruel deftiny content To finifh all the murder at a blow, To fweep at once her life, and beauty too ; But... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1778 - 438 pages
...well proportion'd shape and beauteous face, Shall never more be seen hy mortal eyes ; 15 1 In ca; ih the much-lamented virgin lies. Not wit nor piety could...Destiny content To finish all the murder at a blow, *5 J To sweep, at once, her life and beauty loo ; But, like a harden'd felon, took a pride To work... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...shape, and beauteous fjcc Shall never more be seen by- mortal 'eyes; In earth the much-lamented-virgin lies. Not wit, nor piety, could Fate prevent ; Nor...sweep, at once, her life and beauty too; But, like a harden' d felon, took a pride To work more mischievously slow ; And plunderM, first; and, then, destroy'd.... | |
 | Mary Hays - Women - 1807 - 528 pages
...and beauteous face> Shall never more be seen by mortal eyes : In earth the much-lamented virgin hes! Not wit, nor piety, could fate prevent, Nor was the...blow, To sweep at once her life and beauty too ; But, hke a hardened felon, took a pride To work more mischievously slow, And plundcrM first, and then destroyed.... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...all those charms, that blooming grace, The well-proportion'd shape, and beauteous face, Shall uever more be seen by mortal eyes ; In earth the much-lamented...; Nor was the cruel Destiny content To finish all ihe murder at a blow, To sweep, at once her life and beauty too ; But, like a harden'd felon, took... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...alone it's progress could oppose. Now all those charms, that blooming grace, the well-proportion'd shape, and beauteous face, shall never more be seen...sweep at once her life and beauty too ; but, like a harden'd felon, took a pride to work more mischievously slow, and plunder'd first, and then destroy'd.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...alone it's progress could oppose. Now all those charms, that blooming grace, the well-proportion'd shape, and beauteous face, shall never more be seen...sweep at once her life and beauty too ; but, like a harden'd felon, took a pride to work more mischievously slow, and plunder'd first, and then destroy'd.... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...alone its progress could oppose. VIIL Now all those charms, that blooming grace, The well-proportion'd shape, and beauteous face, Shall never more be seen...sweep at once her life and beauty too ; But, like a harden'd felon, took a pride To work more mischievously slow, And plunder'd first, and then destroy... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 872 pages
...earth the much lamented virgin lios. Nor wit nor piety could fate prevent j Nor was the cruel Destint/ content To finish all the murder at a blow, To sweep at once her life and beauty too ; But like a harden'd felon, took a pride To work more mischievously slow, And plunder'd first, and then destroy'd.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 pages
...proportion'd shape,and beauteous face 130 Shall never more be seen by mortal eyes ; In earth the much lamented virgin lies. Not wit, nor piety could fate prevent...the murder at a blow, To sweep at once her life, and beauly too ; But, like a harden'd felon, took a pride To work more mischievously slow, And plunder'd... | |
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Shall never more be seen by mortal eyes ; In earth the much-lamented virgin lies. Not wit, nor piety, could fate prevent ; Nor was the cruel destiny content To finish all the murder at a blow, To sweep at once her life and beauty too But, like a harden'd... 
