 | 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... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | 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 its place. The letters... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...marriage, have I said, Curse on all laws but those which love has made ! LjOve, five 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 Uer fame; Before true... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...marriage, have I said, Curse on all laws but those which love has made ! Love, free as air, at si;;ht 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 famej Before true... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...marriage, have I said, Curse on all laws but those which love baa made! 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... | |
 | sir Barnaby Sketchwell (pseud.) - 1809 - 382 pages
...for married people : Curse on all laws but those which lore has made ; Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies. POPE. SIR JACOB SAMPSON. . . . . " moriemur i.tulia " Sed moriamur, ait." YUOIL. IN this gentleman... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 296 pages
...marriage, hare I said, Curse on all laws but those which lore has made ? 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... | |
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How oft, when press'd to 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... 
