 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...success a lover's toil attends, Few ask if fraud or force attained his ends. For this, ere Phoebus rose, he had implored Propitious Heaven, and every...all the trophies of his former loves. With tender billets-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire. * Then prostrate... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 pages
...last moment they do not descend. Thus Lord Petre, to ' implore propitious heaven, and every power,' ' To Love an altar built Of twelve vast French romances,...all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender billets-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire.' * We remain disappointed,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 586 pages
...last moment they do not descend. Thus Lord Petre, to ' implore propitious heaven, and every power,' ' To Love an altar built Of twelve vast French romances,...all the trophies of his former loves ; With tender billets-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire.' * We remain disappointed,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1871 - 544 pages
...attained his ends. 6* For this, ere Phoebus rose, he had implored Propitious heav'n, and every pow'r adored, But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built,...twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay the sword-knot Sylvia's hands had sewn U With Flavia's busk that oft had wrapped his own : A fan, a... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poetry - 1963 - 884 pages
...his Ends. For this, ere Phoebus rose, he had implor'd 35 Propitious Heav'n, and ev'ry Pow'r ador'd, But chiefly Love — to Love an Altar built, Of twelve...Gloves ; And all the Trophies of his former Loves. 40 With tender Billet-doux he lights the Pyre, And breathes three am'rous Sighs to raise the Fire.... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Aubrey Beardsley - Art - 1968 - 84 pages
...ere Phcebus rose, he had implor'd 35 Propitious Heav'n, and ev'ry Pow'r ador'd, But chiefly Love—to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vast French Romances,...Gloves, And all the Trophies of his former Loves. 40 With tender Billet-doux he lights the Pyre, And breathes three am'rous Sighs to raise the Fire.... | |
 | Colin Nicholson - Business & Economics - 1994 - 252 pages
...envy, and the Ladies stare' (IV, 104), he is to be disappointed. Nor is the lock destined to join the 'three Garters, half a Pair of Gloves; / And all the Trophies of his former Loves' (II, 39^1-0) which the Baron adores in the privacy of his own home. At the end of the poem everything... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 936 pages
...success a lover's toil attends, Few ask, if fraud or force attained 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.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poetry - 1998 - 260 pages
...every power adored, But chiefly love—to love an altar built, Of twelve vast French romances, neady gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of 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.... | |
 | Sophie Gee - Fiction - 2008 - 387 pages
...THE RAPE OF THE LOCK For this, ere Phoebus rose, he had implored Propitious heav'n, and every pow'r adored, But chiefly Love — to Love an altar built,...twelve vast French romances, neatly gilt. There lay the sword-knot Sylvia's hands had sewn With Flavia's busk that oft had wrapped his own: A fan, a garter,... | |
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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... 
