 Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air, Weighs the men's wits against the lady's hair; The doubtful beam long nods from side to side; At length the wits mount up, the hairs subside. See fierce Belinda on the baron flies, With more than usual lightning...  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 375by Alexander Pope - 1822 - 436 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...suspends his golden scales in air, Weigbs the men's wits against the lady's hair: The douhtful heam long nods from side to side ; At length the wits mount up, the hairs suhside. I 3 See fierce Belinda on the haron flics, .75 With more than usual lightning in her eyes-;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...with a frown; She smil'd to see the doughty hero slain, But, at her smile, the bean reviv'd again. Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air, Weighs...hairs subside. See, fierce Belinda on the baron flies, With more than usual lightning in her eyes: Nor fear'd the chief th' unequal fight to try, IV ho sought... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...with a frown ; She smil'd to see the doughty hero slain, But, at her smile, the beau reviv'd again. Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air, Weighs...hairs subside. See fierce Belinda on the baron flies, . . -, With more than usual lightning in her eyes: Nor fear'd the chief the' unequal fight to try,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...with a frown ; She smil'd to see the doughty hero slain, Rat, at her smile, the bean reviv'd again. Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air. Weighs...mount up, the hairs subside. See fierce Belinda on the haron flies, With more than usual lightuing in her eyes : Nor fear'd the chief the' unequal fight to... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...with a frown; She smil'd to see the doughty hero slain, But, at her smile, the bean reviv'd again. Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air, Weighs...hairs subside. See fierce Belinda on the baron flies, With more than usual lightning in her eyes : Nor fear'd the chief the' unequal fight to try, Who sought... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...smil'd to »ee the doughty hero slain. But, at her smile, the beau rcviv'd again. Now Jove suspend* his golden scales in air, Weighs the men's wits against...side to side ; At length the wits mount up, the hairs subude> See, fierce Belinda on the baron flics, With more than usual lightning in her eyes: Nor fcar'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...with a frown; She smil'd to sec the doughty hero slain. But, at her smile, the beau rcvjv'd again. Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air, Weighs the men's wits Hgainst the lady's hair ; The doubtful beam long nods from side to side ; At length the wits mount... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 420 pages
...with a frown ; She sinil'd to see the doughty hero slain, But, at her smile, the beau reviv'd again. Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air, Weighs...hairs subside. See, fierce Belinda on the Baron flies, With more than usual lightning in her eyes: Nor fear'd the chief th' unequal fight to try, Who sought... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...with a frown ; She smil'd to see the doughty hero slain, But, at her smile, the beau reviv'd again. Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air, Weighs...length the wits mount up, the hairs subside. See, lierce Belinda on the baron flies, With more than usual lightning in her eyes : Nor fear'd the chief... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...with a frown ; She smil'd to see the doughty hero slain, But, at her smile, the beau reviv'd again. Now Jove suspends his golden scales in air, Weighs...hairs subside. See, fierce Belinda on the baron flies, With more than usual lightning in her eyes : Nor fear'd the chief th' unequal fight to try, Who sought... | |
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