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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... "
Poetical Works: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author - Page 102
by Alexander Pope - 1860
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A Compendium of English Literature, Chronologically Arranged from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1854 - 796 pages
...attain his ends. For this, ere Phosbus rose, he had implored Propitious Heaven, and every power adored j But chiefly Love— to Love an altar built, Of twelve...pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fiio. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and long possess the prize ;...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...attain his ends. For this, ere Phccbus rose, he had implored Propitious Heaven, and every power adorod ; But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built, Of twelve...pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fl/e. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and long possess the prize ;...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With Memoir, Critical ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pages
...success a lover's toil attends, Few ask if fraud or force attain'd his ends. For this, ere Phoebus rose, he had implored Propitious Heaven, and every...gloves ; And all the trophies of his former loves ; 40 With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire....
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With Memoir, Critical ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 pages
...lover's toil attends, \ jff- ; <v' Few ask if fraud or force attain'd his ends. \ For this, ere Phoebus rose, he had implored Propitious Heaven, and every...lay three garters, half a pair of gloves ; And all thejtropjiics of his former loves ; 40 With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1848 - 786 pages
...fraud or force atlain his ends. For this, ere Phccbns rose, he had implored Propitious Heaven, ami every power adored ; But chiefly Love — to Love...pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fiio. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and long possess the prix.e ;...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...success a lover's toil attends, Few ask if fraud or force attain his ends. For this, ere I'lurlnis rose, he had implored Propitious Heaven, and every...pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the flic. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and long possess the prize ;...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1859 - 780 pages
...when success a lover's toil attends, Few ask if fraud or force attain his ends. For this, ere Phoebus rose, he had implored Propitious Heaven, and every...pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the flie. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and long possess the prize ;...
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Works ...

Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 pages
...attain'd his ends. For this, ere Phoebus rose, he had implor'd Propitious Heav'n, and every power ador'd ; But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built, Of twelve...lights the pyre. And breathes three amorous sighs to light the fire. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Boon to obtain, and long possess the...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1859 - 504 pages
...suecess a lover's toil attends, Few ask, if fraud or foree attain'd his ends. For this, ere Pheebus thrce garters, half a pair of gloves, And all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender billets-doux...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 pages
...a lover's toil attends, Few ask if fraud or force attain his ends. For this, ere Phoebus rose, lie had implored Propitious Heaven, and every power adored...pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the file. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and long possess the prize j...
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