 | Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 272 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 each birth the fortune of a face : 320 Yet Vane2 could tell what ills from beauty spring ; And Sedley3 cursed the form that pleased... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 276 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 each birth the fortune of a face : 320 Yet Vane2 could tell what ills from beauty spring ; And Sedley3 cursed the form that pleased... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 960 Seiten
...printed, with additions by me, and given into the court of session. Lord Hailes Knew Dr. Johnson's part not to be mine, and pointed out exactly where...race, Begs, for each birth, the fortune of a face ; Yet Vane could tell what ills from beauty spring: And Sedley cursed the charnu which pleased a king."... | |
 | 1863 - 588 Seiten
...reminiscences of their last sayings. JT Barnsbury. fHtiun- fairs'. Miss VAME : DISAPPOINTED LOVE. — " The teeming mother, anxious for her race, Begs for each birth the ' fortune of a face ; ' Yet Vane can tell what ills from beauty spring, And Sedley cursed the charms that pleased a king."... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett - 1870 - 666 Seiten
...1732. In Boswcll's ' Tour to the Hebrides' we ftnd some observations respecting the lady in question. "In Dr. Johnson's 'Vanity of Human wishes' there is the following passage : — • Tbe teeming mother, aniimis for her nuse. Beg* for euch birth the fortune» of a face; Yet... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1872 - 524 Seiten
...peace. 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 each birth the fortune of a face ; Yet Vane could tell what ills from beauty spring ; And Sedley cursed the form that pleased a king.... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 782 Seiten
...wise ! From Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driv'ler and a show. u ; Yet Vane could tell what ills from beauty spring; And Scdley cursed the form that pleased a king.... | |
 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 Seiten
...; — ' In Dr. Johnson's Vanity o/Яиman Wtihts there is tho following passage : — " The tceming mother, anxious for her race, Begs for each birth the fortune of a face : Yet Vane," ete. '-Lord Haiiea told him [Johnson! he was mistaken in the instances he had given of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1876 - 76 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 each birth the fortune of a face; 320 Yet Vane could tell what ills from beauty spring, And Sedley curs'd the form that pleas'da king.... | |
 | John Wesley Hales - 1878 - 772 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 each birth the fortune of a face : 320 Yet Vane could tell what ills from beauty spring ; And Sedley curs'd the form that pleas'da king.... | |
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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. 
