 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 Seiten
...wise! From Marlborough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driveller, and a show. The teeming mother, anxious for her race, Begs for...what ills from beauty spring; And Sedley curs'd the form that pleas'da king. Ye nymphs of rosy lips and radiant eyes, Whom pleasure keeps too busy to be... | |
 | 1817 - 314 Seiten
...dotage And Swift expires a driveller and a show. [flow, The teeming mother, anxious for her race, Beg ' for each birth the fortune of a face : Yet Vane could...what ills from beauty spring: And Sedley curs'd the form that pleas'da king. Ye nymphs of rosy lips and radiant eyes! Whom pleasure keeps too busy to be... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 Seiten
...wise ! From Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driv'ler and a show. The teeming mother, anxious for her race, Begs for...what ills from beauty spring ; And Sedley curs'd the form that pleas'da king. Ye nymphs of rosy lips and radiant eyes, Whom pleasure keeps too busy to be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 368 Seiten
...wise ! From Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driv'ler and a show. * The teeming mother, anxious for her race, Begs for...what ills from beauty spring ; And Sedley curs'd the form that pleas'da king. Ye nymphs of rosy lips and radiant eyes, Whom Pleasure keeps too busy to be... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 398 Seiten
...Mr. Boswell's TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES, we find some observations respecting the lines in question : " In Dr. Johnson's VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES, there is...for each birth the fortune of a face ; Yet Vane,' &c. " Lord Hailes told him [Johnson], he was mistaken in the instances he had given of unfortunate... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 388 Seiten
...Mr. Boswell's TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES, we find some observations respecting the lines in question : " In Dr. Johnson's VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES, there is...for each birth the fortune of a face ; Yet Vane,' &e. " Lord Hailes told him [Johnson], he was mistaken in the instances he had given of unfortunate... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 Seiten
...wise ! From Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driv'ler and a show. The teeming mother, anxious for her race, Begs for...what ills from beauty spring; And Sedley curs'd the form that pleas'da king. Ye nymphs of rosy lips and radiant eyes, Whom pleasure keeps too busy to be... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 394 Seiten
...In Mr. BoswelTs TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES, we find some observations respecting the lines in question : " In Dr. Johnson's VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES, there is...mother, anxious for her race, Begs for each birth tile fortune of a face ; Yet Vane,' &c. " Lord Hailes told him [Johnson], he was mistaken in the instances... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 Seiten
...the wise ! From Marlb'rough's eyesthe streams of dotage Row, And Swift expires a driv'ler and a show. Yet Vane could tell what ills from beauty spring ; And Sedley curs'd the form that pleased a king. Ye nymphs of rosy lips and radiant eyes, « Whom Pleasure keeps too busy... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 Seiten
...TO THE HEBRIDES, (p. 37, 4th edit.) we find some observations respecting the lines in question : " In Dr. Johnson's VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES there is the...for each b.irth the fortune of a face ; " Yet Vane," &c. " Lord Hailes told him, £ Johnson] he was mistaken in the instances he had given of unfortunate... | |
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The teeming mother anxious for her race, Begs for each birth the fortune of a face: Yet Vane could tell what ills from beauty spring; And Sedley curs'd the form that pleas'da king. 
