 | John Milton - 1763
...lover's hearts with ends of ribband bound, The courtier's promifes, and fick man's pray'rs, The fmiles of harlots, and the tears of heirs, Cages for gnats, and chains to yoke a flea, Dry'd buttcrllics, and tomes of cafuiftry. 460. Thofe argent 'fields &C.] There is no... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Poetry - 1767
...m'an*s pray'rs^ The fmiles of harlots; and' the tears' of heirs, Cages for fcnats, and chain's- to1 yoak" a flea, Dry'd butterflies, and tomes of cafuiftry. But truft the Mufe — fhe faw it upward rife, Tho' mark'd by none but quick, poetic eyes : (So Rome's great founder to the heav'ns withdrew*'... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead, William Warburton - 1769 - 578 pages
...hearts with ends of ribband " bound, u The courtier's promifes, and fick men's " pray'rs, " The fmiles of harlots, and the tears of heirs, " Cages for gnats, and chains to yoke a tlca, " Dry'd butterflies, and tomes of cafuiftry." The Lock, however, 'is at length difcovered... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769
...hearts with ends of ribband " bound, "The courtier's promifes, and fick men's " pray'rs, " The fmiles of harlots, and the tears of heirs, " Cages for gnats, and chains to yoke a flea, " Dry'd butterflies, and tomes of cafuiftry." The Lock, however, is at length difcovered... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1770
...The courtier's promifes, and fick man's pray'rs, The fmiles of harlots, and the tears of heirs, 129 Cages for gnats, and chains to yoak a flea, Dry'd...cafuiftry. But truft the Mufe— fhe faw it upward rife, Tho' mark'd by none but quick, poetic eyes : (So Rome's great founder to the heav'ns withdrew,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779
...The courtier's promifes, and fick man's prayers, The finiies of harlots, and the tears of heirs, no Cages for gnats, and chains to yoak a flea, Dry'd...butterflies, and tomes of cafuiftry. But truft the' Mufe—me faw it upward rife, Though mark'd by none but quick, poetic eyes i (So Rome's great founder... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779
...courtier's promifes, and fick man's praytrs, Ihe finiles of harlots, and the tears of heirs, izq Cages Cages for gnats, and chains to yoak a flea^ Dry'd butterflies, and tomes of cafuiftry. But truft tlie Mufe. — me faw it upward rife, Though mark'd by none but (naick, poetic eyes : (So Rome's. great... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Literary Criticism - 1779
...The courtier's promifes, and fick man's prayers, .The finiles of harlots, and the tears of heirs, 1*0 Cages for gnats, and chains to yoak a flea, Dry'd butterflies, and tomes of cafuiftiy. But truft the Mufe — me faw it upward rife, Though mark'd by none but quick, poetic eyes... | |
 | Poetry - 1782
...lovers hearts with ends of ribband bound ; The courtier's proinifes and fick m^n's pray'rs, The fmiles of harlots and the tears of heirs ; Cages for gnats, and chains to yoke a flea, Dried butterflies, and tomes of cafuiftry. But truft the Mufe — me faw it upward rife,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1783 - 278 pages
...found, And Lovers' Hearts with ends of ribband bound. The Courtier's Promifes, and fick Man's Pray'rs, The Smiles of Harlots, and the Tears of Heirs, Cages for Gnats, and Chains to yoke a Flea, Dry'd Butterflies, and Tomes of Cafuiftry. But truft the Mufe — me faw it upward rife,... | |
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