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" Soft yielding minds to water glide away, And sip, with nymphs, their elemental tea. The graver prude sinks downward to a gnome, In search of mischief still on earth to roam. The light coquettes in sylphs aloft repair, 65 And sport and flutter in the fields... "
The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Four Volumes. Collated with the ... - Page 68
by Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808
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The Beauties of English Poesy, Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 288 pages
...For when the Fair in all their pride expire, To their firft Elements their Souls retire : The fpritei of fiery Termagants in Flame ' *• Mount up, and...name. Soft yielding minds to Water glide away, And fip, with nymphs, their elemental tea. The graver Prude finks downward to a Gnome, In fearch of mifchief...
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The Life of Alexander Pope, Esq: Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a ...

Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 pages
...Vanities at once are dead; #*##**»**# " For when the Fair in all their pride expire, " To their firft elements their Souls retire. *' The Sprites of fiery...name. " Soft yielding minds to Water glide away, " And fip, with Nymphs, their elemental " Tea. "The " The graver Prude finks downward to a " Gnome, " In...
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The Life of Alexander Pope, Esq: Comp. from Original Manuscripts; with a ...

Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 pages
...Vanities at once are deadj ********** '* For when the Fair in all their pride expire, " To their firft elements their Souls retire. ** The Sprites of fiery...name. " Soft yielding minds to Water glide away, " And fip, with Nymphs, their elemental " Tea. " The " The graver Prude finks downward to a " Gnome, " In...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 75-76

John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...Her joy in gilded chariots, when alive, 55 And love of Ombre, after death survive. For when the fair in all their pride expire, To their first elements...termagants in flame Mount up, and take a salamander's name; fo Soft yielding minds to water glide away, And sip, with nymphs, their elemental tea; The graver prude...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Four Volumes Complete. With His Last ...

Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...Ombre, after death furvive. For when the Fair in all their pride expire, Tp their firft Elements 'the Souls retire : The Sprites of fiery Termagants in...Flame • « Mount up, and take a. Salamander's name. 60 Soft yielding minds to Water glide away, And fip, with Nymphs, their elemental Tea. The graver Prude...
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 3

1782 - 516 pages
...their pride expire, ' To their firft elements their fouls retire ; • The fprites of fiery termagents in flame ' Mount up, and take a Salamander's name...' Soft yielding minds to Water glide away, • And fip, with nymphs, their elemental tea; ' The graver prude finks downward to a Gnome, ' In fearch of...
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The Beauties of Pope: Consisting of Selections from His Poetical and Prose Works

Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 pages
...For when the Fair in all their pride expire, To their firft elements their Souls retire : The fprites of fiery Termagants in flame Mount up, and take a...name : Soft yielding Minds to Water glide away, And fip, with Nymphs, their elemental tea : The graver Prude finks downward to a Gnome-, In fearch of mifchief...
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The English Parnassus: Being a New Selection of Didactic, Descriptive ...

John Adams - 1789 - 376 pages
...For when the fair in all their pride expire,. To their firft elements their fouls retire. The fp'rits of fiery termagants in flame Mount up, and take a...name. Soft yielding minds to water glide away, And fip, with Nymphs, their elemental tea. The graver prude finks downward to a Gnome, In fearch of mifchief...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes, Complete. With ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...VIRO. Aeneid. vi. V For when the Fair in all their pride expire, To their firft elements their fouls retire : The Sprites of fiery Termagants in Flame Mount up, and take a Salamander's name. So Soft yielding minds to Water glide away, And up, with Nymphs, their elemental Tea. The graver Prude...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1797 - 444 pages
...VIRC. Aeneid. vi. P. For when the Fair in all their pride expire, To their firft elements their fouls retire : The Sprites of fiery Termagants in Flame Mount up, and take a Salamander's name, 60 Soft yielding minds to Water glide away, And fip, with Nymphs, their elemental Tea. The graver Prude...
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