| History - 1763 - 552 pages
...caught the orient blufh of quick furprife, How fweetly mutable, how brightly wild, The liquid luftrc darted from her eyes ? Each look, each motion wak'da new-born grace, That o'er her form its traniient glory caft : Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas'd by a charm Hill lovelier... | |
| Moses Mendez - English poetry - 1770 - 334 pages
...the orient blufh of quick furpri?e, HowJfweetly mutable, how brightly wild, •„; " . The liquid luftre darted from her eyes > Each look, each motion wak'da new-born grace, .That p'er her form its-tranfient glory caft : Softie loveKer wonder foon ufiirp'd the place, f Chas'd by... | |
| William Mason - 1774 - 316 pages
.... Or caught the orient blufh of quick furprize, How fweetly mutable, how brightly wild, The liquid luftre darted from her eyes ? Each look, each motion...lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas'd by a charm Itill lovelier than the Lft. That bell again ! It tells us what fhe is: On what fhe was no more the... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...fmil'd, Or caught the orient blufli of quick furprifc, How fwectlv mutable, how brightly wild, The liquid tulif. He fpares nor friend nor foe ; but calls to mind, Like dooms-day, all the faults of all mank tranficnt glory caft : Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas'd by a charm ftill lovelier... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...caught the orient blufh of quick furprize, How fweetly mutable, how brightly wild, The liquid luftrc darted from her eyes ! Each look, each motion, wak'da new-born grace, That o'er her form its tranfient glorv caft : Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chac'd by a charm (till lovelier than the... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi - English language - 1794 - 548 pages
...Whene'er with fweet fertnity fhe fmil'd, Or caught the orient blufti of quick furprife, How fweetly mutable ! how brightly wild The living luftre darted...new-born grace, That o'er her form its tranfient glory call ; Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas'd by a charm ftill lovelier than the laft.... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi - English language - 1794 - 542 pages
...ferenity fhe fmil'd, Or caught the orient blufh of quick fvirprifc, How fweetly mutable ! how biightly wild The living luftre darted from her eyes! Each...motion wak'da new-born grace, That o'er her form its tranficnt glory catl ; Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas'd by a charm ftill lovelier... | |
| William Mason - 1796 - 332 pages
...How fweetly mutable, how brightly wild, , N n1 The liquid luftre darted from her eyes ?. . , ,..,y Each look, each motion wak'da new-born grace, .., That o'er her form its tranfient glory caft : o •, Some lovelier wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas' J by a charm Hill lovelier than the laft.... | |
| Mrs. West (Jane) - 1799 - 322 pages
...fmil'd, Or caught the orient blulh of quick furprize, How fweetly mutable, how brightly wild The liquid luftre darted from her eyes ! Each look, each motion,...new-born grace, That o'er her form, its tranfient glory cait ; Some lovely wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Chas'd by a charm Kill lovelier than the lad. MASON.... | |
| Jane West - 1803 - 1136 pages
...fmil'd, Or caupht the orient bin Ih of quick Airprise, How fweetly mutable, how brightly wild The liquid luftre darted from her eyes ! Each look, each motion,...That o'er her form its tranfient glory caft : Some lovely wonder foon ufurp'd the place, Clias'J by* charm ftill lovelier than the laft. MASON. MY readers,... | |
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