 This day, black Omens threat the brightest Fair, That e'er deserv'da watchful spirit's care; Some dire disaster, or by force, or slight; But what, or where, the fates have wrapt in night. Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail China...  History of English Literature - Page 204by Hippolyte Taine - 1871Full view - About this book
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...Or some frail China jar receive a flaw : Or stain her honour, or her new brocade; Forget her prayYs, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball ; Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shuck shall fall. Haste then, yrspirits! to yonr charge repair:... | |
 | George Campbell - English language - 1808 - 468 pages
...some frail china jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball ; Or whether heaven has doom'd that Shock must fall f. This is humorous, in that it is a lively sketch... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...some frail China jar receive a flaw: Or stain her honour, or her new brocade . Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade; Or lose her heart, or necklace at a ball; Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock must fail. Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair:... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...in night. Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, 105 Or some frail china-jar receive a flaw; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her...masquerade; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball; Or whether heav'n has doom'dthat Shock must fall. Haste then, ye spirits! to your charge repair: 111... | |
 | Albius Tibullus - 1812 - 386 pages
...some frail china jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade, Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a hall, Or whether heaven has doom'd that Shock must fall. Canto 2. Ver. 49. This Elegy abounds in difficult... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1816 - 428 pages
...wrapt in night: Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law ; Or some frail china jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her...masquerade ; Or lose her heart, . or necklace, at a ball ; Or whether Heav'n has doom'd that Shock must fall. Rafle of the Lock, Canto ii. 101. One speaks the... | |
 | Perse, Juvénal - Latin poetry - 1817 - 596 pages
...some frail china jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or — her new brocade, Forget her prayers, or miss — a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or — necklace at a ball," &c. VER. 155. No reverence for the table here is found, #c.] Among many absurd, and many impious tenets... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1819 - 550 pages
...some frail China jar receive a flaw ; ;. Or stain her honour or her new brocade ; Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace at a ball ; Or whether heaven has doom'd that Shock must fall. What is called the point of an epigram, consists,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 418 pages
...some frail China-jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade ; Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace at a ball ; Or whether heav'n has deem'd that Shock must fall. Haste then, ye spirits ! to your charge repair... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 538 pages
...Or some frail China jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour or her new brocade; Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace at a ball; Or whether heaven has doom'd that Shock must fall. What is called the point of an epigram, consists,... | |
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