 | Leigh Hunt - Humor - 1846 - 282 pages
...interpos'd; Fate urg'd the shears, and cut the sylph in twain (But airy substance soon unites again) ; The meeting points the sacred hair dissever from the fair head FOR EVER AND FOR EVER ! Then fiash'd the living lightning from her eyes, And screams of horror rend the affrighted skies. Not louder... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 488 pages
...147.] First he expands the glitt'ring Forfex wide T' inclose the Lock ; then joins it to divide : The meeting points the sacred hair dissever, From the fair head, for ever, and for ever. All that is between was added afterwards. — P. The meeting points the sacred hair dissever From the... | |
 | Quotations, English - 1847 - 526 pages
...steed it stumbles in its way : The man of thought strikes deepest, and strikes safest. SAVAGE. 10. Then flash'd the living lightning from her eyes, And screams of horror rend the vaulted skies ; Not louder shrieks to pitying heaven are cast, When husbands, or when lap-dogs,... | |
 | Quotations, English - 1847 - 540 pages
...steed it stumbles in its way : The man of thought strikes deepest, and strikes safest. SAVAGE. 10. Then flash'd the living lightning from her eyes, And screams of horror rend the vaulted skies ; Not louder shrieks to pitying heaven are cast, When husbands, or when lap-dogs,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1847 - 516 pages
...The reader, therefore, must be satisfied with instances where this order is mixed with others. Again: Not louder shrieks to pitying Heav'n are cast, When husbands, or when lupdogs, breathe their last. And hew triumphal arches to the ground. Again: Steel could the works of... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 pages
...k First he expands the glittering fprfex wide To inclose the Ix>ck ; then joins it to divide : The meeting points the sacred hair dissever From the fair head, for ever, and for ever. As long as Atalantis m shall be read, Or the small pillow grace a lady's bed, While visits shall be... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...interpos'd ; Fate urg'd the shears, and cut the Sylph in twain, (But airy substance soon unites again,) The lively diamond drinks thy purest rays, Collected light, compact ; that, polish'd Heaven are cast, When husbands, or when lap-dogs, breathe their last : Or when rich China vessels,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1852 - 522 pages
...period. The reader, therefore, must be satisfied with instances where this order is mixed with others. Not louder shrieks to pitying Heav'n are cast, When husbands, or when lupdogs, breathe their lost Again : Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1853 - 542 pages
...period. The reader, therefore, must be satisfied with instances where this order is mixed with others. Not louder shrieks to pitying Heav'n are cast, When husbands, or when lupdogs, breathe their last. Again : Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce - 1854 - 352 pages
...heart. Amaz'd, confus'd he found his power expired, Resign'd to fate, and with a sigh retir'd. The meeting points the sacred hair dissever From the fair...th' affrighted skies. Not louder shrieks to pitying Heaven are cast, When hushands, or when lapdogs breathe their last; Or when rich China vessels, fall'n... | |
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T inclose the Lock ; now joins it, to divide. Ev'n then, before the fatal engine clos'd, A wretched Sylph too fondly interpos'd ; Fate urg'd the shears, and cut the Sylph in twain, But airy substance soon unites again,) ! The meeting points the sacred... 
