 | Child rearing - 1841 - 300 pages
...death-bed scene of a woman whose ruling passion had always been dress — 92 THE BOOK. OF BREVITIES. " Odious in woollen !* 'Twould a saint provoke, Were...words that poor Narcissa spoke ! No ! let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap these cold limbs, and shade this lifeless face ; One need not sure be... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...bring the jowl." The frugal crone, whom praying prieeis attend, Still strives to save the hallow'd rice happy .' could he 'scape "Odious! in woollen! 'twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke,) " No,... | |
 | Arts - 1842 - 586 pages
...anticipated! his satire justified! — which it is by many a kindred example : — Odious! in woollens! 'twould a saint -provoke ! Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ! No ! let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs and shade my lifeless face; One wuuld not, sure, be t'rightful... | |
 | S. Warrand - 1842 - 580 pages
...anticipated! his satire justified! — which it is by many a kindred example ; — Odious ! iir woollens ! 'twould a saint provoke ! . Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ! No ! let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs and shade my lifeless face; One would not, sure, be frightful... | |
 | 1842 - 584 pages
...anticipated! his satire justified! — which it is by many a kindred example ; — Odious ! in woollens ! 'twould a saint provoke ! Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ! No ! let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs and shade my lifeless face ; One would not, sure, be frightful... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...taper's end, Collects her breath, as ebbing life retires. For one pun" more, and in that puff expires. " Y? chintz and Brussels lace, Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be... | |
 | Sharon Turner - Creation - 1844 - 452 pages
...travelling, in ships, armies, ahops, villages, or cities, still this self-identity, this continuous * " Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke !" Were...Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs and shade my lifeless lace. One need not, sure, be frightful, though one's dead, And, Betty, give my cheek a little red."... | |
 | Thomas Henry White - Europe - 1845 - 474 pages
...Those coloured Caryatides I cannot endure, they so ludicrously recall Pope's lines on Mrs. Clive, " Odious ! in woollen 'twould a saint provoke !" Were...words that poor Narcissa spoke. " No, let a charming chintz and Brussell's lace Wrap my cold limbs and shade my lifeless face. One would not sure be frightful... | |
 | Thomas Henry White - Europe - 1845 - 492 pages
...Those coloured Caryatides I cannot endure, they so ludicrously recall Pope's lines on Mrs. Clive, " Odious ! in woollen 'twould a saint provoke !" Were...words that poor Narcissa spoke. " No, let a charming chintz and Brussell's lace Wrap my cold limbs and shade my lifeless face. One would not sure be frightful... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 410 pages
...taper's end, Collects her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. "Odious! in woollen! 'twould a saint provoke," (Were...words that poor Narcissa spoke) " No, let a charming chintz, and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be... | |
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twould a Saint provoke, (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke) No, let a charming Chintz, and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — «<• And— Betty— give this... 
