 Why decked with all that land and sea afford, Why angels called, and angel-like adored? Why round our coaches crowd the white-gloved beaux, Why bows the side-box from its inmost rows; How vain are all these glories, all our pains, Unless good sense preserve...  Conversation; or, Shades of difference - Page 169by Heron - 1821Full view - About this book
 | Old favourites, Matilda Sharpe - 1881 - 438 pages
...ears. . . . Then grave Clarissa graceful waved her fan ; Silence ensued, and thus the nymph began : " Say, why are beauties praised and, honoured most,...sea afford, Why angels called, and angel-like adored ? Why round our coaches crowd the white-gloved beaux ? Why bows the side-box from its inmost rows ?... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - American poetry - 1882 - 906 pages
...waved her fan ; Silence ensued, and thus the nymph began : " Say, why are beauties praised and honored most, The wise man's passion, and the vain man's toast ? Why decked with all that land and sea afford t Why angels called, and angel-like adored I Why round our coaches crowd the white-gloved beaux t Why... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1882 - 984 pages
...are beauties praised and honored most, The wise man's passion, and the vain man's toast ? 768 PRAED. Why decked with all that land and sea afford, Why angels called, and angel-like adored ? Why round our coaches crowd the white-gloved beaux, Why bows the side-box from its inmost rows ?... | |
 | John Ashton - Great Britain - 1882 - 358 pages
...could hardly make it out. 1 See Appendix. • Sec Appendix. • TalUr, 51. Say why are beauties prais'd and honoured most, The wise man's passion, and the vain man's toast ? Why deck'd with all that land and sea afford, Why angels call'd, and angel-like adored ? It was an old... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1871 - 542 pages
...in vain.1 [Then grave Clarissa' graceful waved her fan; Silence ensued, and thus the nymph began. " Say, why are beauties praised and honoured most,' The wise man's passion, and the vain man's toast ? 4 Why decked with all that land and sea afford, Why angels called, and angel-like adored ? * ! Why... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1871 - 542 pages
...Say, why are beauties praised and honoured most,' The vyse man's passion, and the vain man's toast P ' Why decked with all that land and sea afford, Why angels called, and angel-like adored ? ' Why round our coaches crowd the white-gloved beaux,' Why bows the side-box from its inmost rows... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1893 - 176 pages
...raged in vain. Then grave Clarissa graceful waved her fan ; Silence ensued, and thus the nymph began. " Say why are beauties praised and honoured most, The wise man's passion, and the vain man's toast ? 10 Why decked with all that land and sea afford, Why Angels called, and Angel-like adored ? Why round... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1898 - 122 pages
...Say, why are Beauties praised and honored most, The wise man's passion, and the vain man's toast? 10 Why decked with all that land and sea afford, Why angels called, and angel-like adored ? Why round our coaches crowd the white-gloved beaus? Why bows the side box from its inmost rows? 3... | |
 | Edward Robins - Biography & Autobiography - 1898 - 312 pages
...in this bibulous way may have given rise to Pope's plaintive query : " Say why are beauties prais'd and honoured most, The wise man's passion, and the vain man's toast ? Why deck'd with all that land and sea afford, Why Angels call'd, and angel-like adored ? " And if the actress... | |
 | Edward Arber - English poetry - 1899 - 336 pages
...Edition of 1718. Then grave CLARISSA graceful waved her fan. Silence ensued, and thus the Nymph began. ' Say, why are Beauties praised and honoured most? The...afford ? Why Angels called, and Angel-like adored ? Why round our coaches crowd the white-gloved Beaus ? Why bows the Side-Box from its inmost rows ?... | |
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