| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...said, Curse on all laws but those which love has made ! Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, 75 Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies. Let wealth, let honour, wait the wedded dame, August her deed, and sacred be her fame ; Before true passion all those views remove : Fame, wealth,... | |
| Jane Porter - Poland - 1805 - 254 pages
...thefe worthy lords and gentlemen had all, to a man, adopted the oracle of the poet,, that, 03 " Love, " Love, free as air, at fight of human ties, . " Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies .'" They all profeffed to adore Lady Sara ; and fome were caught by her beauty, others by her eclat,... | |
| Edmund Spenser - 1805 - 644 pages
...anone ' Betith his winges, and farewell he is gone." Hence Pope in his Epiftle of E/oifa to Abelard : ' Love, free as air, at fight of human ties ' Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies." Our poet has the fame thought in FQ iv. i. 46. " For love is free &c." UPTON. Then fpake one of thofe... | |
| Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1805 - 554 pages
...anone " Betith his wingos, and farewell he is gone." Hence Pope in his Epijtle of Eloifa to Abelard : " Love, free as air, at fight of human ties " Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies." Our poet has the fame thought in FQ iv. i. 46. " For leva XXVI. . . . Then fpake one of thofe fix ;... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 486 pages
...laws but thofe which love ordains." DRYPEN. Cinyras Love, free as air, at fight of human ties, 7j; Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies. Let...Auguft her deed, and facred be her fame ; Before true paflidn all thofe views remove ; Fame, wealth, and honour ! what are you to Love ? The jealous God,... | |
| Jane Porter - Poland - 1806 - 264 pages
...and gentlemen had all to a man, adopted the oracle of the poet, that, " Love, free as air, at sight of human, ties " Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies !" They all professed to adore Lady Sara j and some were caught by her beauty,, others by her eclat,... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 pages
...profane his fires. Those restless passions in revenge inspires. And again, } Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies. It is improper for a person in the situation of Eloisa to mention Cupid ; mythology is here out of... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...sai.l, Curse on all laws but those which Love has made ! Love, free as air, at sight of human ties. It Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies. Let wealth, let honour, wait the wedded dame, August her deed, and sacred he her fame; Before true passion all those views remove; Fame, wealth,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...marriage, have I said, Curse on all laws but those which love has made ! Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies. Let wealth, let hooour, wait the wedded dame, Angust ber deed, and sacred be her fame ; Before true passion all those... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...marriage, have I said, Curse on all laws but those which love has made 1 Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment...flies. Let wealth, let honour, wait the wedded dame, August her deed, and sacred be her fame ; Before true passion all those views remove ; Fame, wealth,... | |
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