 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...Fate : Laws are but pofitive ; Love's Pow'r we fee Is Nature's Sanction, and her firft Decree. Each Day we break the Bond of human Laws For Love, and...are plac'd; Love throws the Fences down, and makes a gen'ral-Wafte. Maids, Widows, Wives, without Diftinftion fall : (Pal. &< The fweeping Deluge, Love,... | |
 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...Fate : Laws are but pofitive : Love's Pow'r, we fee, Is Nature's Sanction, and her firft Decree. Each Day we break the Bond of Human Laws For Love, and...the Fences down, and makes a general Wafte: Maids, Maids, Widows* Wives, without diftinftion fall; The fweeping Deluge, Love, comes on, and covers all.... | |
 | Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...: Laws ate but Pofitive ; Love's Pow'r we fee Is Nature's Sanftion, and her firft Deere*. Each Daj? we break the Bond of human Laws For Love, and vindicate...common Caufe. Laws for Defence of civil Rights are pLc'd ; Love throws t he Fencesdown, And makesagen'ralWafte. Maids, Widows, Wives, without Diftinftion... | |
 | Eliza Fowler Haywood - 1755 - 336 pages
...fate : Laws art but pofitive ; love's power we fet Is nature's fan ff ion, and her firft decree. Each day we break the bond of human laws For love, and...vindicate the common caufe. Laws for defence of civil right are plac'd ; Love throws the fences down, and makes a ge* neral wajle, Maids, widows, wives,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...fate ; Laws are but pofitive ; love's pow'r, we fee, Is Nature's fanction, and her firft decree. Each day we break the bond of human laws For love, and...makes a general wafte : Maids, widows, wives, without diftinction fall; The fweeping del uge, love, comes on, and covers al I . If then the laws of friendfhip... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...Each ui. } Each day we break the bond of human laws For lovei and vindicate the common caufe. taws for defence of civil rights are plac'd, Love throws...makes a general wafte: Maids. widows, wives, without diftin&ion fall ; The fweeping deluge, love, comes on, and covers all. If then the laws of friendfhip... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...fate ; Laws are but pofitive ; love's power, we fee, It Nature's fanftion, and her firft decree. Each day we break the bond of human laws For love, and...rights are plac'd, Love throws the fences down, and makesa general waftia Maids, widows, wives, without diftin&ion fall; The fweeping deluge, love, comes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 356 pages
...fate ; Laws are but pofitive ; love's power, we fee, Is Nature's fan&ion, and her firft decree. Each day we break the bond of human laws For love, and...Laws for defence of civil rights are plac'd, Love throw? the fences down, and makes a general wafte: Maids, widows, wives, without diftinftion fall ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...fate ; Laws are but pofitive ; love's power, we fee, Is Nature's fanftion, and her firft decree. Each day we break the bond of human laws For love, and...vindicate the common caufe. Laws for defence of civil r'ghts are plac'd, Love throws the fences down, and makes a general wafte: Maids, widows, wives, without... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...and her firft decree. Each day we break trie bond of human laws For love, and vindicate the commbn caufe. Laws for defence of civil rights are plac'd. Love throws the fences down, and makes a general walk: Maids, widows, wives, without diftinction fall; The fweeping deluge, love, comes on, and covers... | |
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And know'st thou not, no law is made for love? Law is to things which to free choice relate; Love is not in our choice, but in our fate; Laws are but positive; love's power, we see, Is Nature's sanction, and her first decree. 
