 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...force attained his ends. For this, ere Phoebus rose, he had implored Propitious Heav'n, and ev'ry pow'r adored, But chiefly Love — to love an altar built,...billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...Propitious Heav'n, and cv'ry pow'r ador'd; But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters,...billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to rail'e the fire. Then proftratc falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain and... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...Propitious Heav'n, and ev'ry pow'r ador'd; But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters...billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raife the fire. Then proftrale falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and... | |
 | 1794 - 918 pages
...Propitious heav'n, and every power ador'd ; But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built. Of twelve vaft French romances neatly gilt. There lay three garters,...gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves. 40 VARIATIONS. Ver. 4. Launch'd on the bofom] From hence the poem continues, in the firrt edition to... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...Propitious heav'n, and every power ador'd ; But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built. Of twelve vaft French romances neatly gilt. There lay three garters,...pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former love». 40 VARIATIONS. Ver. 4. Lannch'd on the bofom] From hence the poem continues, in the firft edition... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...Propitious Heaven, and cv'ry pow'r ador'd ; But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built Of twelve vaft French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters,...billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous li^iis to nil« die arc Then proftrate falls, and begs with ardent eye» Soon to obtain, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 pages
...But chiefly Love— to Love an altar built, Of twelve vail French romances, neatly gilt. G 3 There There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves i 40 V9 ith tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous fighs to raile the fire.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...Propitious heav'n, and ev'ry pow'r ador'd, But chiefly Love—to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vaft French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters,...of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves ; 40 With NOTES. VER. 25. With hairy /fringes] In allufion to Anacreon'» manner. W. In what ode of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Epic poetry, English - 1798 - 146 pages
...attain'd his ends. For this, ere Phoebus rose, he had implor'd Propitious Heav'n, and ev'ry pow'r ador'd, But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built, Of twelve...billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pages
...ere Phoebus rose, he had implor'd Propitious Heav'n, and ev'ry pow'r ador'd, But chiefly Love—to Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances,...billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and... | |
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But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous... 
