 | John Bell - 1796
...Thames. 4 Fair nymphs, and well dress'd youths around hershone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore. Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those ; I* Favours... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 79 pages
...Thames. Fair nymphs, and well-dress'd youths around her shone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those : Favours to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801
...ethereal plain The Sun first rises o'er the purple main, Than issuing forth, the rival of his beams O ' Launch'd on the bosom of the silver Thames. She is...a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, aid infidels adore. Next he represents her as the universal church, according to the boasts of the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1801 - 1 pages
...Thames. Fair nymphs, and well dress'd youths, around her shone, But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those: Favours to... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803
...which Druids might adore"— The last word naturally reminds the editor of this couplet in Pope; " On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore."— What can be more easy or more useless than such criticism ?— The admirers of Thomson will scarcely... | |
 | 1803
...secured the necks of our ladies from this superstition, by the introduction of the ruff. * Upon her breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore. Rafc 'ftbe Loci. The next part of our dress that I shall mention, which savours of popery, is the capuchin.... | |
 | Henry Whitfield - 1804
...hung from her neck of purest alabaster, and /hading the fine cambric, formed an elegant contrast, and On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss and Infidels adore. Lovely Emma, in whatever dress art supplied, thou wert sure of pleasing. Immortal shalt thou be, if... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 754 pages
...Thames. 4 Fairnymphs and well-dress'd youths aroundher shone; But ev'ry eye was fix'd on her alone. On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and Infidels adore. Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes, and as unfix'd as those : 10 Favours... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806
...essor pour monter à la seconde. J'ajouterai que l'une promet la saillie , l'autre la donne : » • On her white breast | a sparkling cross she wore "Which jews might kiss [ and infidels adore , Her lively looks | a sprightly mind disclose Quick as her eyes | and as unfix'd as those : Faveurs... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807
...Lock, Mr. Pope has, with exquisite propriety, suited the construction of the verse to the subject. ' On her white breast | a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss | and Infidels adore ; Her lively looks | a sprightly mind disclose, Quick as her eyes | and as unfix'd as those. Favours... | |
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Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void... 
