 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 cheek a...  The British Poets - Page 1021866Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 pages
...expires. 245 ' Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke !' Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke : ' No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace...lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one 's dead : 250 And — Betty — give this cheek a little red.' that he conceived dancing to be... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 pages
...puff expires. ' Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke/ Were the last words that poor Narcissa ' deadAnd — Betty — give this cheek a little red.' 25 The courtier smooth, who forty years had shined... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 332 pages
...puff 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 cold limbs, and shade ray tifel«ss face r One would not, sure, be frightful wfien one's dead — And— Betty— give this... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1837 - 318 pages
...a caricature. " Odious in woollen, 'twould a saint provoke, Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke. No ! let a charming chintz, and Brussels lace...limbs, and shade my lifeless face. One would not sure look frightful when one's dead — And Betty, give this cheek a little red." gyric on vanity, which... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1837 - 204 pages
...provoke, Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke. No! let a charming chintz, and Brussels lice Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face. One would not sure look frightful when one's dead— And Betty, give this cheek a little red." With this sally the Doctor... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1837 - 318 pages
...charming chintz, and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face. One would not sure look frightful when one's dead — And Betty, give this cheek a little red." With this sally the Doctor concluded his panegyric on vanity, which ever since I have ranked among... | |
 | 1834 - 602 pages
...attacks Mrs. Oldtield ybwr times alive and dead ? ' We know the character of Narcissa, with ' One need not sure be frightful when one's dead — And, Betty, give this cheek a little red,' has been applied to Mrs. Oldtield ; but surely that anonymous allusion, even if meant for Mrs. Oldtield,... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1838 - 460 pages
...'twould a saint provoke !" Were Ihe last words that poor Narcissa spoke. " No : let a charming chints and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs and shade my lifeless face. One need not, sure, be frightful, though one's dead, And, Betty, give my cheek a little red." " I give... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
..." Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke2) " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my...little red." The courtier smooth, who forty years had shiucd An humble servant to all human kind, Just brought out this, when scarce his tongue could stir,... | |
 | 1840 - 480 pages
...golden sword ! Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke, (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke.) No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace...lifeless face : One would not sure be frightful, when one 'a dead, And— Betty — give this cheek a little red. The thoughts of vanity, in the example... | |
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