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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... "
The poetical works of Alexander Pope, ed. with notes and intr. memoir by A.W ... - Page 235
by Alexander Pope - 1869
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Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, Issues 77-79

Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — and— Betty— give this cheek a little red." 25 1 The Courtier smooth, who forty years had shin'd an...just brought out this, when scarce his tongue could " If— where I 'm going — I could serve you, Sir?" [stir, " I give and I devise," (old Euclio said,...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explanatory notes ..., Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ;) " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace " Wrap..." And — Betty — give this cheek a little red." 251 The courtier smooth, who forty years had shin'd An humble servant to all human kind, Just brought...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 1

John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
..." Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke,) " y leave, Sick of bis civil pride from morn to eve...ever pass'd so ill. Yet hence the poor arc cloth'il, sliin'd An humble servant to all human-kind, [stir, Just brought out this, when scarce his tongue could...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 5

John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
..." Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke,) " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace, Wrap...little red." The courtier smooth, who forty years had fthin'd An humble servant to all human-kind, [stir, Just brought out this, when scarce his tongue could...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1822 - 370 pages
...before they were here inserted. ,,_ Ver. 247. the last tuordi that poor Narcissa spoke,] This Story, No, let a charming Chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my...— And — Betty— give this Cheek a little Red." 251 The Courtier smooth, who forty years had shin'd An humble servant to all human kind, Just brought...
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The Works of Alexander Pope;

Alexander Pope - 1822 - 368 pages
...expires.] He repeated these four lines to Mr. J. Richardson many years before they were here inserted. No, let a charming- Chintz and Brussels lace Wrap...— And — Betty— give this Cheek a little Red," 251 The Courtier smooth, who forty years had shin'd An humble servant to all human kind, Just brought...
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The British poets, including translations, Volume 41

British poets - 1822 - 276 pages
...expires. ' Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke, (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke) No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my...One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead— And—Betty—give this cheek a little red.' The courtier smooth, who forty years had shined An humble...
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The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by ..., Volume 5

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1824 - 430 pages
...Narcissa spoke ;] This story, as well as the others, is founded on fact, though the author had the " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my...One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead— 250 And — Betty — give this cheek a little red." The courtier smooth, who forty years had shin'd...
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The Works of Alexander Popekesq., with Notes and Illustrations by ..., Volume 5

Alexander Pope - 1824 - 422 pages
...Narcissa spoke;] This story, as well as the others, is founded on fact, though the author had the " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my...One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead— 250 And— Betty — give this cheek a little red." The courtier smooth, who forty years had shin'd...
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Select British Poets, Or, New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present ...

William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...expires. " Odieus ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoks, (Were the last words that poor Narcisea spoke) And head, what thou hast said is just and right :...praises owe, And daily thanks | I chiefly, who enjoy So one'sdead — And — Betty — -give this cheek a little red." The courtier smooth, who forty years...
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