 Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 228by Alexander Pope - 1853Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...and well dress'd youths around hershone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss,...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those ; I* Favours to none, to all she smiles extends, Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Epic poetry, English - 1798 - 146 pages
...and well-dress'd youths around her shone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss,...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those : Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends, firight as the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pages
...and well dress'd youths, around her shone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss,...disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those: Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...popery, the adoration of which is plainly recommended in the following lines : On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. Next he represents her as the universal church, according to the boasts of the papists : And like the... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 pages
...adore"— The last word naturally reminds the editor of this couplet in Pope; " On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore."— What can be more easy or more useless than such criticism ?— The admirers of Thomson will scarcely... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 214 pages
...the necks of our ladies from this superstition, by the introduction of the ruff. * Upon her breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore. Rafc 'ftbe Loci. The next part of our dress that I shall mention, which savours of popery, is the capuchin.... | |
 | Henry Whitfield - 1804 - 510 pages
...purest alabaster, and /hading the fine cambric, formed an elegant contrast, and On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss and Infidels adore. Lovely Emma, in whatever dress art supplied, thou wert sure of pleasing. Immortal shalt thou be, if... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 360 pages
...seconde. J'ajouterai que l'une promet la saillie , l'autre la donne : » • On her white breast | a sparkling cross she wore "Which jews might kiss...disclose Quick as her eyes | and as unfix'd as those : Faveurs to none | to all she smiles extends , Oft she rcjects | but never once offends. * POPE ,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...Thamei'. 4 Fair nvmplis and well dress'd youtbs around her But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. [shone; On her white hreast a sparkling cross she wo,re, Which...sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as uufix'd as those : 10 Favours to none, to all she smiles extends: Oft she rejects, hut never once offends.... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1807 - 402 pages
...with exquisite propriety, suited the construction of the verse to the subject. ' On her white breast | a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss...disclose, Quick as her eyes | and as unfix'd as those. Favours to none | to all she smiles extends! Oft she rejects I but never once offends. "When the pause... | |
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