 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...resort, To ia«ic awhile the pleasures <if a court ; Invariom talk the instructive hours they pass'd, us Llill put hi his modest plea,— " Let favor speak...for me."— For who, like him, his\ark>us powers ev'ry word n reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat ; With singing, laughing,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...resort, To taste- awhile the pleasures of a court; In various talk th' instructive hours they past, 1 1 Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last ; One speaks...screen ; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes j At every word « reputation dies. SmifT, or the fan, supply vach pause of chat, With singing, laughing,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court; In various talk th' instructive hours they past, 1 1 Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last ; One speaks...British queen, And one describes a charming Indian sereen j A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At every word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of the court ; 10 In various talk th' instructive hours they past, Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last; One speaks...screen ; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; Ml At ev'ry word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 420 pages
...resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court ; In various talk th' instructive hours they past, Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last ; One speaks...At every word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Meanwhile, declining from... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court ; In various talk th' instructive hours they past, dering pride. Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear...celestial temper, but returns Of force to its own likeness supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Meanwhile, declining from... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court ; In various talk th' instructive hours they past, Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last ; One speaks...looks, and eyes ; At every word a reputation dies. Suull j or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Meanwhile,... | |
 | Heron - 1821 - 944 pages
...exclaimed Frederic peevishly.. CHAPCHAPTER XII. In varioti5otalk th' instructive hours they pass'd, Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last; One speaks...; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At e.ery word a reputation dies. Snu.'F, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 308 pages
...resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a court; In various talk the' instructive hours they pass'd, Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last; One speaks...At every word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Meanwhile, declining from... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 426 pages
...resort, To taste awhile the pleasures of a Court ; 10 In various talk th' instructive hours they past, Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last ; One speaks...screen ; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes ; 15 At every word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing,... | |
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Who gave the ball or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of the British Queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes: At every word a reputation dies. 
