 What's female beauty, but an air divine, Through which the mind's all gentle graces shine ? They, like the sun, irradiate all between ; The body charms because the soul is seen. Hence, men are often captives of a face, They know not why, of no peculiar...  The wife of Fitzalice, and the Caledonian siren - Sida 210efter Marianne Breton - 1817Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 420 sidor
...and yet the case is clear; What's female beauty, but an air divine, Thro' which the mind's all-gentle graces shine ? They, like the sun, irradiate all between ; The body charms because the soul is seen. Hence, men are often captives of a face, They know not why, of no peculiar grace : Some forms, tho'... | |
 | 1803 - 468 sidor
...She's quile deform'df and yet the case is clear. 150 What 's female beauty but an air divine, Thro' which the mind's all gentle graces shine ? They, like...between; The body charms, because the soul is seen : Hence men are often captives of a face, They know not why, of no peculiar grace. Some forms, thro"... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 230 sidor
...hear She's quite deform'd ? and yet the case is clear. What's female beauty but an air divine, Thro' which the mind's all gentle graces shine ? They, like...between ; The body charms, because the soul is seen: Hence men are often captives of a face, They know not why, of no peculiar grace. Some forms, tho' bright,... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 sidor
...yet the case is clear ; What's female beauty, but an air divine, Through which the mind's all-gentle graces shine ? They, like the sun, irradiate all between ; The body charms because the soul is seen. Hence, men are often captives of a face, Thy know not why, of no peculiar grace : Some forms, though... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 sidor
...yet the case is clear. What '• female beauty but an air divine, Thro' which the mind's all-gentle D z߂Mu ) p>c f֢ 7 X gUS? d 6W l =G Wt K C 7. #&E Ӫ` @ " c I # Z @ Hence men are often captives of a face. They know not why, of no peculiar (truce ; Some forms, though... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 sidor
...yet the case is clear ; What's female beauty, but an air divine, Through which the mind's all-gentle graces shine ? They, like the Sun, irradiate all between ; The body charms because the soul is seen. Hence, men âreoftèft captive» of a face. They know not why, ef no peculiar grace : Some forms, though... | |
 | Edward Young - 1811 - 294 sidor
...hear She's quite deform'd ! And yet the case is clear ; What's female beauty, but an air divine, Thro' which the mind's all gentle graces shine ? { They, like the sun, irradiate all between ; .^, ' Jf j The body; charms because the soul is seen. *4£0 fl*vJLMHence, men are often captives... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 sidor
...deck the female cheek he only knows Who paints less fair the lily and the rose. What's female beauty, -but -an air divine, Through which the mind's all...sun, irradiate all between : The body charms, because ±he soul is seen. Hence men are often captives of a face, They know not why, of no peculiar grace:... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 358 sidor
...the case is clear ; What 's female beaut}-, but an air divine, Through which the mind's all-gentle graces shine ? They, like the Sun, irradiate all between ; The body charms because the soul is seen, Hence, men are often captives of a face. They know not why, of no peculiar grace : Some forms, though... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - 1822 - 542 sidor
...coveted by one sex, and so fascinating to the other, is, as an eminent poet of your country has said, " an air divine, Through which the mind's all gentle...shine ; They, like the sun, irradiate all between ; And the face charms, because the soul is seen." In this respect the women of New-England, to a great... | |
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