 When love was all an easy Monarch's care; Seldom at council, never in a war: Jilts rul'd the state, and statesmen farces writ; Nay, wits had pensions, and young Lords had wit: The Fair sat panting at a Courtier's play, And not a Mask went unimprov'd away:...  The History of the Province of Moray - Page 343by Lachlan Shaw - 1827 - 498 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...young lords had wit; The fair sat panting at a courtier's play, . 540 And not a mask went unimprov'd away ; The modest fan was lifted up no more, And virgins smil'd at what they blush'd before. The foll'wing licence of a foreign reign Bid all the dregs of bold Socinus drain ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...young lords had wit ; The fair sat panting at a courtier's play, 5W And not a mask went unimprov'd away ; The modest fan was lifted up no more, And virgins smil'd at what they blush'd before. The foll'wing license of a foreign reign Did all the dregs of old Socinus drain ; S4»... | |
 | Mark Noble - 1806 - 428 pages
...seducing licentiousness of composition in the following lines : " The fair sat panting at a courtier's play, " And not a mask went unimproved away : " The modest fan was lifted up no more, " And virgins smiled at what they blush'd before. " These monsters, critics, with your darts en" gage, " Here point... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...and young lords had wit ; The fair sat panting at a courtier's play, And not a mask went unimprov'd away ; The modest fan was lifted up no more, And virgins smil'd at what they blush'd before. The following licence of a foreign reign Did all the dregs of bold Socinns drain ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...and young lords had wit ; The fair sat panting at a courtier's play, And not a mask went unimprov'd away ; The modest fan was lifted up no more, And virgins smil'd at what they blush'd before. The following licence of a foreign reign Did all the dregs of bold Sociuus drain ;... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...young lords had wit; the fair sat panting at a courtier's play, 540 and not a mask went unimprov'd away ; the modest fan was lifted up no more, and virgins smil'd at what they blush'd before. The following license of a foreign reign did all the dregs of bold Socinns drain ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...and young lords had wit : The fair sate panting at a courtier's play, And not a mask went unimprov'd away : The modest fan was lifted up no more, And virgins smil'd at what they blush'd before- » The following license of a foreign reign Did all the dreg* of.bold Socinus drain... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...young lords had wit; the fair sat panting at a courtier's play, 540 and not a mask went unimprov'd away ; the modest fan was lifted up no more, and virgins smil'd at what they blush'd before. The following license of a foreign reign did all the dregs of bold Socinns drain ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...514. Now those that reach, &c. Vcr. 519. And each, &.c. Vur,521. Arc nioxlAlfi urg'd by ucred, kc. The modest fan was lifted up no more, And virgins smil'd at what they blush'd before. The following license of a. foreign reign Did all the dregs of bold Socinus drain ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...envy'd where acv quir'd ; Maintain 'd with pains, but forfeited with taw, &C. a?e, 1G3 Tfht jnodest fan was lifted up no more. And virgins smil'd at what they blush'd before. The following license of a foreign rolgn Did all the drops of bold Socinus drain; Then... | |
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