 Safe from the treach'rous friend, the daring spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, When kind occasion prompts their warm desires, 75 When music softens, and when dancing fires? Tis but their Sylph, the wise Celestials know, Tho' Honour is...  Bell's Edition - Page 79by John Bell - 1796Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...hmec l<> the epd- of this canto were added at'tcrSafe from the treacherous friend, the daring sparlt, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, When kind occasion prompts their warm desires, When music softens, and when dancing fires f 'Tis but their Sylph, the wise celestials know, Though... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...: For spirits, freed from mortal laws, with ease Assume what sexes and what shapes they please. 70 What guards the purity of melting maids, In courtly...softens, and when dancing fires ? 'Tis but their sylph, tne.wise celestials know, Though honour is the word with men below. Some nymphs there are, too conscious... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1816 - 452 pages
...And view with scorn two pages and a chair. Again : i'' What guards the purity of melting maids, ID courtly balls, and midnight masquerades, Safe from...spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark? Again : With tender hillet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the fire... | |
 | Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - 1817 - 532 pages
...and third. Think what an equipage thou hast in air, And view with scorn two pages and a chair. Again: What guards the purity of melting maids, In courtly...spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark ? Again: With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, , .. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1819 - 458 pages
...First and third. Think what an equipage thou hast in air, And view with scorn two pages and a. chair. What guards the purity of melting maids, In courtly...spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark ? Again : With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three am'rous sighs to raise the... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 418 pages
...purity of melting maids, In courtly balls, and midnight masquerades, Safe from the treacherous friends, the daring spark, The glance by day, the whisper in...dark, When kind occasion prompts their warm desires, When music softens, and when dancing fires ? 'Tis but their sylph, the wise celestials know, Though... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 pages
...embrac'd : For spirits, freed from mortal laws, with ease Assume what sexes and what shape they please. What guards the purity of melting maids, In courtly balls, and midnight masquerades, Safe from the treacherous friends, the daring spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, When kind occasion... | |
 | mrs. Purcell - 1820 - 822 pages
...Lady Glanroy for the 6th ; some of ours go, and insist I shall make one of the party. CHAPTER X. ' What guards the purity of melting maids In courtly balls and midnight masquerades, Safe from the treacherous friend, the daring spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, 'Tis but their Sylph... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...For, spirits, freed from mortal laws, with ease Assume what sexes and what shapes they please. Wh.it rate, by themselves enslav'd ? Or could of inward slaves make outward free ? Know therefore, treacherous friend, the daring spark . The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, When kind occasion... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 pages
...embrac'd : For, spirits, freed from mortal laws, with ease Assume what sexes and what shapes they please. 'What guards the purity of melting maids, In courtly balls, and midnight masquerades, Safe from the treacherous friend, the daring spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, When kind occasion... | |
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